Make your OWN live rock....

[RedForeman ©®]

I've read it, I've even bookmarked the page... just wanted to see if anyone
has done it, and if there was any success with it?

Seems like a not so bad idea.... but could be 'too frugal' of an idea too...

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[BiG Orange]

Why spend all the money on the tank, fish etc and get something like that? I
got 90 lbs of awesome rock from Dr. Macs corals and it was not that
expensive.

[Mbuna]

Well the environmental issues of "wild" live rock vs cultured come
into play.

In my opinion most live rock is a waste, as any rocks you put in the
tank will become live rock over time. So put a lot of base and just
a few pieces of "live" rock and let it populate the rest of the
rock.

Sean

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[BiG Orange]

"Mbuna" > wrote in message
...
> In my opinion most live rock is a waste, as any rocks you put in the
> tank will become live rock over time. So put a lot of base and just

I strongly disagree. The live rock I had had all kinds of growth on it,
orange, pink, sponges and all sorts of critters. I you get your live rock
from the right place, you cannot even compare it it aquacultured rock.

If you don't believe me look at this!
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=424581



BiG Orange

[John]

Thats some nice looking rock. How much died off? It'd be nice to see more
pics later as its cured.
~John

[BiG Orange]

That wasn't my rock, but I ordered mine from the same place, a lot of it
does die off, however I have clams, sponges and all kinds of the colored
growth still growing back on the rock. Enough of it stays to grow back over
time.

[cokeman69]

Must agree w/ orange.... It's fine to have about 1/3 of your rock not
being live, but much more "critters" on live rock, so, better to get
more live rock, than base rock...

Although Mbuna is also correct, all rock in a marine enviroment will
become live, given time, and proper "seeding"... that's why I say
1/3 base rock, 2/3 live rock
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