slightly OT, live rock in a FO tank a good idea?

[John Smith]

I have been charged with recycling 2 former FO tanks at a building our
company bought. They are 120g and 90 g approx each. Both have wet drys
etc. They had a bunch of dead coral skeletons and a few fish. The lawyers
didn't put much love into them.
I know this is a reef group, but a reef is all I ever did. I had one for 4
years and sold it when I moved. I've been away from the hobby now for 3
years and jumped at the chance to do something.
I'm not thinking reefs because of hte expense and the work involved. Plus
the boss is a deep water diver and is totally in love with various triggers
so we gotta have those.
I'm curious if addind some live rock into the tanks is beneficial or a waste
of money. The larger tanks has a huge wet dry that I will probably keep and
add a sandbed to. I think a few caulerpa plants and some peppermint shrimp
breeding every once in a while might prove a nice treat. But the live rock
would add some filtration, so I'm curious about if it is ok in a FO tank or
not.

TIA

[Teeb]

Lots of people keep fish tanks with live rock! I have one myself.. a few
incidental polyps and a ricordia but it was supposed to be just a fish w/
live rock tank. I am sure you will get some more specific replies but if
you've kept a marine tank before, reef or not, you are *there* already. I
love the look the rock adds. It's so much more natural looking than dead
painted corals decorating the tank.

Teeb

"John Smith" > wrote in message
news:y0QVa.23472$u51.2029@fed1read05...
> I have been charged with recycling 2 former FO tanks at a building our
> company bought. They are 120g and 90 g approx each. Both have wet drys
> etc. They had a bunch of dead coral skeletons and a few fish. The
lawyers
> didn't put much love into them.
> I know this is a reef group, but a reef is all I ever did. I had one for
4
> years and sold it when I moved. I've been away from the hobby now for 3
> years and jumped at the chance to do something.
> I'm not thinking reefs because of hte expense and the work involved. Plus
> the boss is a deep water diver and is totally in love with various
triggers
> so we gotta have those.
> I'm curious if addind some live rock into the tanks is beneficial or a
waste
> of money. The larger tanks has a huge wet dry that I will probably keep
and
> add a sandbed to. I think a few caulerpa plants and some peppermint
shrimp
> breeding every once in a while might prove a nice treat. But the live
rock
> would add some filtration, so I'm curious about if it is ok in a FO tank
or
> not.
>
> TIA
>
>

[richard reynolds]

its generally ok, some of the life on the LR will be consumed before it ever has a
cheance, some wont. and shrimp and triggers dont mix, ok they mix the trigger will happly
eat the shrimp :)

as for LR and total filtration it might extend the time between your waterchanges but dont
expect good nitrate reduction unless you have a lot of LR moving you into the FOWLR
category which isnt so far from a reef w/o corals and with triggers it becomes a reef w/o
corals or most inverts

some exceptions to the shrimp == dinner note do exist I dont think peperments are the ones
that have them.

triggers are fun I own 3 as of last night, just picked up a 2" undulated trigger :) me is
happy:)

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richard reynolds



John Smith > wrote in message news:y0QVa.23472$u51.2029@fed1read05...
> I have been charged with recycling 2 former FO tanks at a building our
> company bought. They are 120g and 90 g approx each. Both have wet drys
> etc. They had a bunch of dead coral skeletons and a few fish. The lawyers
> didn't put much love into them.
> I know this is a reef group, but a reef is all I ever did. I had one for 4
> years and sold it when I moved. I've been away from the hobby now for 3
> years and jumped at the chance to do something.
> I'm not thinking reefs because of hte expense and the work involved. Plus
> the boss is a deep water diver and is totally in love with various triggers
> so we gotta have those.
> I'm curious if addind some live rock into the tanks is beneficial or a waste
> of money. The larger tanks has a huge wet dry that I will probably keep and
> add a sandbed to. I think a few caulerpa plants and some peppermint shrimp
> breeding every once in a while might prove a nice treat. But the live rock
> would add some filtration, so I'm curious about if it is ok in a FO tank or
> not.
>
> TIA
>
>