leslie hempel
Professional Aquarist
hey guys
i moved a tank for a guy and couldent get all the LR into containers with circulation and heat but noticed that the next morning alot of the aptasia had detached from the rock.. i checked the water and recorded a temp of +-10 deg celcius..
i then left them out again the next night to see more polyps fall off and die.. some were sliming..
i have simply been draining the bucket and replenishing with new salt water daily.. i have discarded the rock of hundreds if aptasia..
so my question is is: it not better to put these buckets in a freezer to help with the eradication of the aptasia?
so far i am having success and the rock is looking good.. i understand that the anerobic function of the rock is affected by the flushing of the drums daily but it will re-establish when put back in the tank..
has anyone heard of the opposite to "cooking" as in "freezing" LR..
should we term it "Freezcooking" LR?
i moved a tank for a guy and couldent get all the LR into containers with circulation and heat but noticed that the next morning alot of the aptasia had detached from the rock.. i checked the water and recorded a temp of +-10 deg celcius..
i then left them out again the next night to see more polyps fall off and die.. some were sliming..
i have simply been draining the bucket and replenishing with new salt water daily.. i have discarded the rock of hundreds if aptasia..
so my question is is: it not better to put these buckets in a freezer to help with the eradication of the aptasia?
so far i am having success and the rock is looking good.. i understand that the anerobic function of the rock is affected by the flushing of the drums daily but it will re-establish when put back in the tank..
has anyone heard of the opposite to "cooking" as in "freezing" LR..
should we term it "Freezcooking" LR?
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