Live Rock: The Foundation of a Healthy Marine Aquarium

OCCFan023 · 09-13-2005, 02:35 PM

its possible, but it will be a huge hassel, will hinder the health and enviorment of your fish, and will not give you a realistic looking aquarium. If its at all possible to get live rock, GET IT!!!

zukester · 01-19-2006, 09:22 PM

OK. I finally have now one hundred and eighty pounds of one-and-a-half to two week old cured Fiji live rock in my new aquarium. It was $4.25 per pound (reg $4.99-6.99), so it was a rather large purchase.

Lights are off for now and all smells good. Seems that, since I bought so much from the store, they had to dig into a reef tank to get enough, giving me some extras, like a few small anemones, snails, crabs, plants and the like. Some is in the sump but most is in the tank. Quite a lot.

I have one question. Good or bad: I have had zero foam in the cup of my EV120 skimmer, and it is set up according to the directions? It makes a swirl like mad and bubbles which break instantly, but no brown foam. Is that just because it is too early to tell? Will the live rock increase proteins soon? Should I not worry and suspect that the tank is just very underpopulated?

Thanks, Experts. I love the new tank.

Zukester

sharklady09 · 02-02-2006, 02:00 AM

yeah, wait on the protein skimmer, believe me, it'll come...about the whole seeding live rock, I read an article one time, of course NOW i can't find it, but some guy actually took concrete and got that to seed, it took awhile, but I guess anything is possible...oh p.s. I love Fiji live rock, it's a great base to a SW system!

PuNanny · 02-06-2006, 12:28 PM

Nice sticky helped me pick live rock for a good base of cycling my tank

OCCFan023 · 09-02-2006, 12:56 PM

I just wanted to bump something on this thread in the terms of aquascaping.

I was told a while back that larger porouse peices of live rock are the way to go over smaller peices for aquascaping and I just want to reaffirm anyone thats new and about to purchase live rock.

I recently made online orders of live rock and got a couple larger peices (one was around 40 lbs, and all I have to say is that the one large peice made my life alot easier as opposed to balancing numerouse smaller peices

just had to throw this out there for the new purchasers of rock as it truley will make your life easier (which in this hobby never hurts)

ontheroad · 10-19-2006, 10:58 AM

Agree, nice post!

/Mats

needlepimp · 10-11-2007, 06:20 AM

I have a question about the limestone in this link. Aquarium Texas HOLEY ROCK coral tanks reef base live - (eBay item 190161512925 end time Oct-14-07 20:00:00 PDT) It says ok in salt water, what do you guys think would coraline algae grow and this actually become good LR?

Verga · 02-16-2008, 05:38 PM

I was wondering, can too much coraline algae choke out your LR?

Dmoney · 04-12-2008, 04:13 PM

Can Live Rock also be placed in a fresh water auarium.

Airborneguy · 04-12-2008, 05:48 PM

you could put it in of course, but it would be a waste.. everything would die

01-19-2006, 09:22 PM	#12
zukester Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Connecticut (in the sticks) Posts: 16	Live Rock: The Foundation of a Healthy Marine Aquarium OK. I finally have now one hundred and eighty pounds of one-and-a-half to two week old cured Fiji live rock in my new aquarium. It was $4.25 per pound (reg $4.99-6.99), so it was a rather large purchase. Lights are off for now and all smells good. Seems that, since I bought so much from the store, they had to dig into a reef tank to get enough, giving me some extras, like a few small anemones, snails, crabs, plants and the like. Some is in the sump but most is in the tank. Quite a lot. I have one question. Good or bad: I have had zero foam in the cup of my EV120 skimmer, and it is set up according to the directions? It makes a swirl like mad and bubbles which break instantly, but no brown foam. Is that just because it is too early to tell? Will the live rock increase proteins soon? Should I not worry and suspect that the tank is just very underpopulated? Thanks, Experts. I love the new tank. Zukester

02-02-2006, 02:00 AM	#13
sharklady09 Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Well, in the summer I live in Omaha NE, during the rest of the year I live in College Station, TX Posts: 10	yeah, wait on the protein skimmer, believe me, it'll come...about the whole seeding live rock, I read an article one time, of course NOW i can't find it, but some guy actually took concrete and got that to seed, it took awhile, but I guess anything is possible...oh p.s. I love Fiji live rock, it's a great base to a SW system! __________________ 20 gallon: red-tailed shark, tetras-kinda a wimpy tank for a zookeeper... In my defense the avatar is a picture of one of the systems I help maintain...I love that exhibit. 8 Sandbar sharks, 3 sandtigers, 5 zebra sharks, 3 whitetip, 5 wobbies, lots of stingrays, 1 green sea turtle, 1 loggerhead turtle...sigh

02-06-2006, 12:28 PM	#14
PuNanny Little Fish Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Ramstein Air Force Base, Germany Posts: 154	Nice sticky helped me pick live rock for a good base of cycling my tank __________________ Air Traffic Controller Fish Keep me Calm 29G FreshWater 1 Red betta, 3 Black mollies, 3 cory, 7 Tiger fish, Red Wag Plattie & 6 Yellow Patties 64g Saltwater tank Pair of Tomato Clowns, 1 Yellow Tang, 1 Royal Gramma, 5 Orange Lyretail Anthias, 1 Cleaner Shrimp, and 1 Turbo Snail with LR =)

10-19-2006, 10:58 AM	#16
ontheroad Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Sweden Posts: 25	Agree, nice post! /Mats __________________ My fish tank page Candy, candy, candy Good luck!

02-16-2008, 05:38 PM	#18
Verga Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Indiana Posts: 8	I was wondering, can too much coraline algae choke out your LR? __________________ What's the point of lying in a comfortable position, if you cant fall asleep in it? -i supose to gaze into a fish tank.

10-11-2007, 06:20 AM	#17
needlepimp Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Misawa Japan Posts: 16	I have a question about the limestone in this link. Aquarium Texas HOLEY ROCK coral tanks reef base live - (eBay item 190161512925 end time Oct-14-07 20:00:00 PDT) It says ok in salt water, what do you guys think would coraline algae grow and this actually become good LR?

04-12-2008, 04:13 PM	#19
Dmoney Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 1	Live Rock Can Live Rock also be placed in a fresh water auarium.

04-12-2008, 05:48 PM	#20
Airborneguy Medium Fish Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Staten Island, NY Posts: 491	you could put it in of course, but it would be a waste.. everything would die __________________ 72g Bow-Front Reef Tank - A constant work in progress!