Suitable tub for mixing

[Joe Fish]

I'm going to be doing 50% water changes every week while curing some live rock. Would a rubbermaid toote that holds say 25gal be sturdy enough to mix in? I just realized I don't have anything to mix that much salt in.

 

[Joe Fish]

Any idea how much water 45lbs of fiji live rock will take up?

 

[Joe Fish]

when I first but the live rock in the tank should I just put it in and not worry about arranging it until it's cured? Or should I set it up how I want it first?

 

[Joe Fish]

How much water should be covering the rock when curing?

 

[KahluaZzZ]

question 1 : Yeah a rubbermaid is perfect.
question 2 : No, but not a lot..even tough it's porous, some air we be trapped inside and well...it's a rock.
question 3 : your choice..try different patterns, check if it's solid..play with it to create caves for little fishies.
question 4 : Well when you check LFS they have water just over their live rock containers and it seems to work. There's no obligation to fill your tank completely

 

[Joe Fish]

Thanks a bunch. Now that I have live rock coming in 2 days i'm realizing a couple things I should of thought of before I started. I think once I get the toote thinger I should be ok. I think i'm going to cure the rock in the rubbermaid tub I can just put my powerheads, skimmer, and heater right in there. I can just drain my tank into the tub ( because I have gravit working with me) to cover the rock and use the existing water for water changes until I run out then I'll make more. Then once i'm done curing I can move it back to the display tank. I sure hope it turns out.

 

[Joe Fish]

Thanks again.... You have answered many questions of mine. Only if Lake Erie was salt water......I could get my own water.

 

[KahluaZzZ]

hehe...i don't think you would want water from there even if it was salted...diesel and chemicals directly into your tank

 

[Joe Fish]

Good point. I have to deal with regular tap for now.

 

[Joe Fish]

I put 40, 1/2 cups of salt into my 55gal tank and after 2 days the hydrometer says it's inbetween where it's supposed to be. That should only be enough for 40 gallons. Do I put more in?

 

[KahluaZzZ]

you call..btw swing arm hydrometer can be tricky sometimes..check if there's air bubbles trapped on the arm...they can really mess up the results. I always check it like 3 times.

 

[Joe Fish]

At first I thought it was broke then I noticed an air bubble on each side of the arm. I put more in. The rest of the 50 gallon bag, which is supposed to be for 50 gallons of water. I think... I'll give it until tonight before I test. Then I'll test again tomorrow.