Maybe you could try half live base rock and half regular live rock. LR is
very expensive. If you think it's high online, try the LFS. At least double
if not triple the price. Now that I have a bunch of good rock going, I buy
the rock in small quantities while poking around in the store at $20 at a
time.

Eventually I'll have a ton of it.


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Thanks Ray. I've heard only good things about the Aqua Cs, so I'll
look into their freestanding models.

Is it possible/recommended to seed dead rock with some live rock?
Could I start out with half live rock and hope that with some TLC, the
dead rock will start to grow? If so, what kind of dead rock is
recommended for the task? If I have to pay for live rock I certainly
will, but I've been looking at it online and it's fairly expensive.
Also, shipping to my house in the woods may be difficult; I heard stuff
takes a little longer to arrive.