Damsel13
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piece of lr. The one on the left. I didn't know where I should ask this question! So anyway, it was on the far left under the T5"s
Debbie
Debbie
burning 2nd that's a good looking
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Krish
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What's the question Debbie???:lol:
Damsel13
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burning2nd
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burning2nd
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i dont know if you gonna find rock like i got when i got it... but if you can it will probly be in a tank and not in a big vat.... and should have light over it.... that would increse your "Live" rockness
burning2nd
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this is litterly the next day after i put water in it.
Sherman
Has Met Willis
What does this mean?
Damsel, there are a few different "kinds" of live rock, but it's all the same stuff, in the end. The variations will be in shape, most notably. Most tanks are primarily dominated with LR from Fiji, though branching LR from Tonga is also popular. LR from the Marshall Islands tends to look more... globby, for lack of a better term. LR from Haiti is more flat and thin, and so on.
When you go to buy LR, you're buying the shape more than anything. As an example, the last piece of LR I bought was with an intended rough shape in mind (sort of an "L") to fill a particular spot. I ended buying something a little more "U" and simply broke the rock down to the shape I needed.
LakeEd
Achilles
I will agree with Sherman. You will mostly want to purchase your rock with their shape and size in mind. Larger pieces fit nicely as base pieces. Long flat pieces, work well for shelves. Arched pieces... well, work for arches. *grinz*
Look for rock with lots of very fine holes in it. Our Live Rock is actually many year old dead coral... and all of those fine holes will just be more surface area for nutrifying bacteria. Don't worry too much about the coraline algae, as it will form in your tank for you... even if your rock is pure white when you purchase it. However, the more color you can score, the better!
Look for rock with lots of very fine holes in it. Our Live Rock is actually many year old dead coral... and all of those fine holes will just be more surface area for nutrifying bacteria. Don't worry too much about the coraline algae, as it will form in your tank for you... even if your rock is pure white when you purchase it. However, the more color you can score, the better!
Damsel13
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You are are so amazingly helpful!
So....the place I get my lr from has it (had) it flown in. He said it was out of the water for like 10 hrs.. And then he put it in water in his store the water was really yellow and smelly for a week but that rock has amazing life on it.
I have been reading about "extra premium vava whatever deepwater tonga" and curing it myself. The part where it says take your wife out to dinner often during the curing process makes me think twice about trying this!
Thanks for sharing your knowledge
Debbie
So....the place I get my lr from has it (had) it flown in. He said it was out of the water for like 10 hrs.. And then he put it in water in his store the water was really yellow and smelly for a week but that rock has amazing life on it.
I have been reading about "extra premium vava whatever deepwater tonga" and curing it myself. The part where it says take your wife out to dinner often during the curing process makes me think twice about trying this!
Thanks for sharing your knowledge
Debbie
burning2nd
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ya... since it was out for about 10 hours, you can bet your butt that there was die off..
my rock was bought localy (15 min away) and i riped like 125mph on the way home to reduce time....
when i build my 150, i plan on geting about 140 lbs from somewhere on line.
(cheaper) and then about another 50lbs from a lfs (same place i got what i have now from)
and add that 50lb's in after the other 140's cycled.
my rock was bought localy (15 min away) and i riped like 125mph on the way home to reduce time....
when i build my 150, i plan on geting about 140 lbs from somewhere on line.
(cheaper) and then about another 50lbs from a lfs (same place i got what i have now from)
and add that 50lb's in after the other 140's cycled.
j.and
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Debbie,
I recently ordered rock from the same place your referencing in that quote.....
I got the Tonga Eva Rock, 77 lbs.... I cured it in a rubbermaid vat that held about 40 gallons of water in 3 weeks. It wasnt all that bad, just changed about 5 gallons of water every couple of days, ran a whisper powerfilter with extra carbon and a heater. The first week it stunk a little but nothing extraordinary.
BTW, 77 lbs for me ended up being 4 pieces.....
I recently ordered rock from the same place your referencing in that quote.....
I got the Tonga Eva Rock, 77 lbs.... I cured it in a rubbermaid vat that held about 40 gallons of water in 3 weeks. It wasnt all that bad, just changed about 5 gallons of water every couple of days, ran a whisper powerfilter with extra carbon and a heater. The first week it stunk a little but nothing extraordinary.
BTW, 77 lbs for me ended up being 4 pieces.....
moortim
Mountain Goat
Yeah curing live rock can smell nasty, just keep up on water changes and it will be fine. Another way to get good rock is to keep track of the forums and watch for someone selling their tank. I have a friend that got enough rock for his 180 at about $1 a pound and it was excellent rock, already cured.
Tim
Tim
Damsel13
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Hummmmmmmmmm......................
Damsel13
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oh and j. did you save all that goop in the bottom of the box?
Debbie
Debbie
j.and
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I saved most of what was there but there really wasnt all that much to begin with....
Damsel13
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ok, and it was ok probably like plant food.
