well 5 minutes ago i was taking my dog out in the back and letting him chase birds and what not around our backyard so i was just walking around our un finished pond and i was sitting on one of our rocks and i saw a mesh bag of LR or once LR now BR. 4 months ago i got it free from a friend and i just put it back there to kill all the unwanted junk and forgot about it. so i put it in a bucket and im filling it with RO water. i was woundering do i need to let it soak for a long time cause it was out in the elements or will a week or two do the trick.

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just let it soak over night in water then add salt.

just let it soak over night in water then add salt.

nope il atleast go with a week and it will be for my 10 gal

is it very dry like cement or sand. if so maybe 2 weeks but will u need all of it because i will need some soon.

is it very dry like cement or sand. if so maybe 2 weeks but will u need all of it because i will need some soon.

its been out in the sun for 4 months its dry! its not for sale.

ok well then a week and a half. after 5 days add a power head.

ok well then a week and a half. after 5 days add a power head.

What?! im so confused about this conversation....:doh:

we are talking about how long he should let his lr soak in water before adding saltwater.

exactly...

he needs to soak it to get the elements out of the lr.

we are talking about how long he should let his lr soak in water before adding saltwater.

no not before i add saltwater before putting in my tank

Boil em to kill any parisites and or bacteria