Live Rock

AC_Rhino · 01/02/2018, 08:23 PM

I'd like to add a few piles of live rock to you tidal pool tank.

What kind of live rock should i look for?
What are my live rock options?
How do I get the best (stow away critter) bang for my buck with live rock?
Would the live rock I can get a a PetCo or PetSmart me any good?
is there a good online site for live rock?
What do you guys use for live rock?
Is it true that if i choose to use live coral I have to super glue it to the live rock?

Thanks

AC_Rhino · 01/02/2018, 08:26 PM

It should say "I'd like to add a few piles of live rock to my tidal pool tank." but there is no way to edit a post

Reef_Pilot · 01/03/2018, 03:00 AM

If you want hitchhikers, you need real or aqua-cultured live rock.
Here are a few to Try:
TampaBay Saltwater, Salty Bottom or Gulf Live Rock

homer1475 · 01/03/2018, 04:38 AM

I would second Tampa Bay Saltwater, but Richard is recovering from surgery and at 65 years old won't be able to go diving any time soon, so they have halted all live rock sale.

Uncle99 · 01/03/2018, 09:23 AM

I never use a lot of live rock because I do not want any hitchhikers in my DT. Along with the beneficial bacterial seed, comes crap, especially crabs, which For the most part, are trouble makers. In addition, in the past, I got a rock which was a phosphate factory, likely sat in a tank with algae for years then given to the LFS.

Today I use dry, carbi-sea rock which is dry, dead, but covered by pinkish purple coraline algae and looks fab right away in the DT. I seed this rock with I small piece of live rock to seed the other rocks.

AC_Rhino · 01/03/2018, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Uncle99

I never use a lot of live rock because I do not want any hitchhikers in my DT. Along with the beneficial bacterial seed, comes crap, especially crabs, which For the most part, are trouble makers. In addition, in the past, I got a rock which was a phosphate factory, likely sat in a tank with algae for years then given to the LFS.

Today I use dry, carbi-sea rock which is dry, dead, but covered by pinkish purple coraline algae and looks fab right away in the DT. I seed this rock with I small piece of live rock to seed the other rocks.

I'm going to ask a dumb question because I haven't been able to just find the answer. What do you mean by seed?

rffanat1c · 01/03/2018, 10:41 PM

It means the bacteria from the established rock will populate the new dry rock or “seed” it.

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01/02/2018, 08:23 PM	#1
AC_Rhino Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2017 Posts: 66	Live Rock I'd like to add a few piles of live rock to you tidal pool tank. What kind of live rock should i look for? What are my live rock options? How do I get the best (stow away critter) bang for my buck with live rock? Would the live rock I can get a a PetCo or PetSmart me any good? is there a good online site for live rock? What do you guys use for live rock? Is it true that if i choose to use live coral I have to super glue it to the live rock? Thanks

01/03/2018, 03:00 AM	#3
Reef_Pilot Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Posts: 19	If you want hitchhikers, you need real or aqua-cultured live rock. Here are a few to Try: TampaBay Saltwater, Salty Bottom or Gulf Live Rock __________________ FACT: 99.99% of all castles in America are located in fish tanks. Current Tank Info: 90g DT w/40g sump, mostly softies under Kessil/T5 combo w/Apex Classic

01/03/2018, 04:38 AM	#4
homer1475 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 5,313	I would second Tampa Bay Saltwater, but Richard is recovering from surgery and at 65 years old won't be able to go diving any time soon, so they have halted all live rock sale. __________________ 80G SCA Build: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2560256 Originally posted by der_wille_zur_macht: "He's just taking his lunch to work"

01/02/2018, 08:26 PM	#2
AC_Rhino Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2017 Posts: 66	It should say "I'd like to add a few piles of live rock to my tidal pool tank." but there is no way to edit a post

01/03/2018, 09:23 AM	#5
Uncle99 Crab Free Zone Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,906	I never use a lot of live rock because I do not want any hitchhikers in my DT. Along with the beneficial bacterial seed, comes crap, especially crabs, which For the most part, are trouble makers. In addition, in the past, I got a rock which was a phosphate factory, likely sat in a tank with algae for years then given to the LFS. Today I use dry, carbi-sea rock which is dry, dead, but covered by pinkish purple coraline algae and looks fab right away in the DT. I seed this rock with I small piece of live rock to seed the other rocks.

01/03/2018, 10:41 PM	#7
rffanat1c Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Kenosha, WI Posts: 693	It means the bacteria from the established rock will populate the new dry rock or “seed” it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk