dry live rock

Reef of Eden · 02/08/2008, 02:13 PM

any place online I could buy dry live rock ready to be put into DT?
I'm starting a new aquarium. That has nothing in it really, beside the fuge, that has some macro algae and a piece of cured live rock, and live sand.

It has been running for about two weeks and is pretty well cycled by now with good colonization of bacteria in the DT. Substrate is nice and sticky.

dwd5813 · 02/08/2008, 02:17 PM

http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/Eco-Ro...79787f8ec903e6

Aquarist007 · 02/08/2008, 02:18 PM

dry live rock is an oxymoron--if its been dried out the bacteria are dead so the rock isn't live.
Most of the LFS stores sell it in a box as base rock

If you use base rock then it is going to have to cycle for bacteria---don't get fooled into a false security level here--it could take up to three months. So basically right now your tank can only hold the biomass of the amount of bacteria on that one piece of live rock that you stated has cycled.

Reef of Eden · 02/08/2008, 02:20 PM

i assumed that much^,
but was unsure. thanks for clearing that up.

REEFKEEPA · 02/08/2008, 04:42 PM

I used Dead base rock added about 30 lbs of uncured rock,
140LBs live sand , and ran it dark for 4 weeks.
It is finished cycling and if you pick up a piece of that bleached rock it smells like cured live rock. Lights are on and algae is starting to grow.
will introduce clean up crew next week.

02/08/2008, 02:13 PM	#1
Reef of Eden Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mid*Cal Posts: 169	dry live rock any place online I could buy dry live rock ready to be put into DT? I'm starting a new aquarium. That has nothing in it really, beside the fuge, that has some macro algae and a piece of cured live rock, and live sand. It has been running for about two weeks and is pretty well cycled by now with good colonization of bacteria in the DT. Substrate is nice and sticky.

02/08/2008, 02:17 PM	#2
dwd5813 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: 813 Posts: 2,827	http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/Eco-Ro...79787f8ec903e6 __________________ order some golf shoes, otherwise we'll never get out of this place alive. what can i say? in dog beers, i have only had one. - dublo8 Current Tank Info: 40B aiptasia farm

02/08/2008, 02:18 PM	#3
Aquarist007 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hamilton, Canada Posts: 28,240 Blog Entries: 1	dry live rock is an oxymoron--if its been dried out the bacteria are dead so the rock isn't live. Most of the LFS stores sell it in a box as base rock If you use base rock then it is going to have to cycle for bacteria---don't get fooled into a false security level here--it could take up to three months. So basically right now your tank can only hold the biomass of the amount of bacteria on that one piece of live rock that you stated has cycled. __________________ I prefer my substrates stirred but not shaken Current Tank Info: 150gal long mixed reef, 90gal sump, 60 gal refugium with 200 lbs live rock

02/08/2008, 04:42 PM	#5
REEFKEEPA Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: New Orleans Posts: 494	I used Dead base rock added about 30 lbs of uncured rock, 140LBs live sand , and ran it dark for 4 weeks. It is finished cycling and if you pick up a piece of that bleached rock it smells like cured live rock. Lights are on and algae is starting to grow. will introduce clean up crew next week. __________________ WE ROCK!!!!!! Current Tank Info: 70 Gallon tub drilled, 120Lbs LR, 140Lbs LS, CPR CY194 Sump w/LR trickle, Mag Drive 9.5 return, 2 x Tunze6025 for flow, 2 x Ice Cap 660 running 6 x 95 W lamps

02/08/2008, 02:20 PM	#4
Reef of Eden Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mid*Cal Posts: 169	i assumed that much^, but was unsure. thanks for clearing that up.