Dry Rock and long-term bacterial bloom

[Myka]

Originally Posted by eli@fijireefrock.com

With new rocks that has just been cycled and placed into the main display (if recipes been followed correctly) 1st lighting should be at a slow start instead of a full blast as this will get different bacteria from the cycle to bloom.

if curing rock in any type of tub with no lighting and high temperature and adequate flow grows the type of bacteria that will not fully survive under full lighting and that produces your rock to cycle again in the main display (one of witch bacteria bloom in the water column)

I've never heard of this or experienced this. I did some Googling and couldn't find it mentioned.