Live Rock ??

fishndive · 02/08/2009, 11:31 AM

Hey people got a ? about live rock for ya. I live on the gulf of mexico and we have several spots with rock jetties (i guess it would be live rock) that have been there for oober years, I have scuba'd them many times and they look they would be pretty cool rocks for me aquarium.

I guess my ? is...if I can find a small rock or chip off a piece from a bigger one, would I have to cure this rock?

fishndive · 02/08/2009, 02:39 PM

Bump

Mopar Reefer · 02/08/2009, 02:41 PM

Depending on how close your tank parameters match the parameters from where your pulling from. Also how long the rock would be out of the water/exposed?

Ranchhand02 · 02/08/2009, 02:45 PM

I would try and cure it to be on the safe side. However if your tank parameters match the ocean and the rock is not out fo the water it should not be a proble. There could also be some pests hitchhiking on the rock.

fishndive · 02/08/2009, 02:58 PM

Alrighty, well I live about 15-20 minutes from the water...and as of now my tank is sand and water so would my parameters still get foobared?

nikon187 · 02/08/2009, 03:56 PM

Make sure the country you are in doesn't have laws about taking the rock from the ocean. You aren't allowed to take rock from many places around the world and some will also carry a very large fine.

fishndive · 02/08/2009, 06:03 PM

Yea I think taking anything off the beach is prohibited, can't be scared though...lol

dwd5813 · 02/08/2009, 06:08 PM

you'd be well served by investigating the local laws regarding such things. i know here in florida it's illegal to collect liverock and i believe there are pretty hefty penalties for doing so. you might also consider the environment you're taking away from the animals that live there.

SquidHC · 02/08/2009, 06:08 PM

Is the jettie man made or a natural structure? If its man made, then the rock probably didn't originate from the sea and probably wouldnn't be of good use. "Live rock" in terms of a reef aquarium are calcium based, typicaly pieces of old dead SPS colonys. If they built a jettie of stone, I would be scared of the mineral and contaminant risk. If you do decide to use this rock, I would clean and cure it for quite some time. Unfortunately this kinda defeats the whole "live" purpose. Also, the more pourous it is, the better. So be selective.

fishndive · 02/08/2009, 06:29 PM

I was under the impression and was told that even man made(concrete, other stone like limestone...etc) rock like at the jetties was game on, if has been in the ocean/gulf for so long that it contains bacteria that would be sweet for me tank.

02/08/2009, 11:31 AM	#1
fishndive Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Lower AL Posts: 195	Live Rock ?? Hey people got a ? about live rock for ya. I live on the gulf of mexico and we have several spots with rock jetties (i guess it would be live rock) that have been there for oober years, I have scuba'd them many times and they look they would be pretty cool rocks for me aquarium. I guess my ? is...if I can find a small rock or chip off a piece from a bigger one, would I have to cure this rock?

02/08/2009, 03:56 PM	#6
nikon187 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Edmonton Alberta Posts: 4,717	Make sure the country you are in doesn't have laws about taking the rock from the ocean. You aren't allowed to take rock from many places around the world and some will also carry a very large fine. __________________ ----------------- Current Tanks: New 210 custom 84 x 24 x 24, 60g sump, SWC 250 extreme with bubble blaster 5000, 2 vortech mp40, 2 vortech mp10, 12 T5, Water blaster 5000, warner marine bio pellets, 60g clownfish cube, red carpet anemone with a 25g sump,SRO octopus 1000sss, 250w radium, lumenarc large.

02/08/2009, 06:08 PM	#8
dwd5813 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: 813 Posts: 2,827	you'd be well served by investigating the local laws regarding such things. i know here in florida it's illegal to collect liverock and i believe there are pretty hefty penalties for doing so. you might also consider the environment you're taking away from the animals that live there. __________________ 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

02/08/2009, 06:08 PM	#9
SquidHC Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Portland, Oregon, USA Posts: 840	Is the jettie man made or a natural structure? If its man made, then the rock probably didn't originate from the sea and probably wouldnn't be of good use. "Live rock" in terms of a reef aquarium are calcium based, typicaly pieces of old dead SPS colonys. If they built a jettie of stone, I would be scared of the mineral and contaminant risk. If you do decide to use this rock, I would clean and cure it for quite some time. Unfortunately this kinda defeats the whole "live" purpose. Also, the more pourous it is, the better. So be selective. __________________ We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams. Current Tank Info: 30x30 cube under construction!

02/08/2009, 02:39 PM	#2
fishndive Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Lower AL Posts: 195	Bump

02/08/2009, 02:41 PM	#3
Mopar Reefer Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Fort Walton Beach Posts: 465	Depending on how close your tank parameters match the parameters from where your pulling from. Also how long the rock would be out of the water/exposed?

02/08/2009, 02:45 PM	#4
Ranchhand02 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 532	I would try and cure it to be on the safe side. However if your tank parameters match the ocean and the rock is not out fo the water it should not be a proble. There could also be some pests hitchhiking on the rock.

02/08/2009, 02:58 PM	#5
fishndive Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Lower AL Posts: 195	Alrighty, well I live about 15-20 minutes from the water...and as of now my tank is sand and water so would my parameters still get foobared?

02/08/2009, 06:03 PM	#7
fishndive Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Lower AL Posts: 195	Yea I think taking anything off the beach is prohibited, can't be scared though...lol

02/08/2009, 06:29 PM	#10
fishndive Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Lower AL Posts: 195	I was under the impression and was told that even man made(concrete, other stone like limestone...etc) rock like at the jetties was game on, if has been in the ocean/gulf for so long that it contains bacteria that would be sweet for me tank.