Temperature to cure rock

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mygatt

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What is the lowest temperature I can cure Live rock in. It is about 45 degrees at night and 60 during the day in my garage. I do not feel like curing them in my house due to smell. Do I need to buy some heaters? thanks for any advice :gcool
 
djconn

djconn

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Hmmm..that is a good question. I'd probably buy a few heaters to at least keep it in the 70 degree range.

Anyone else?
 
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mikeguerrero

Active Member
Looking at this from an instructors point of view; I teach environmental science at a Junior college I would increase the temperature to at least 70 degrees...

Temperatures found in your garage will not allow cellular respiration to perform correctly; in other words the cold water creates an atmosphere that will not allow sexual activity of the correct temperature for reproduction.

What you end up doing is inviting a cold water species bacteria to multiply and proliferate your live rock.

End result is live rock indigenous for cold water species say from the California coast; that is something you do not want, that is unless you don't plan on keeping warm water reef tropical fish and corals.

Just my two cents...

MG
 
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