removing LR Q?

phenom5 · 03/05/2006, 12:34 PM

i've got kind of an odd question. my tank has been up and running for 2+ years...what would happen if i removed all my LR? i've been reading through some of the cooking LR threads and as far as i can tell my tank should be fine for a few months w/o LR, but i want to make sure. basically, rather then cooking the LR i have now i'd like to replace it with good quality base rock. so i want to make sure it's okay to remove the LR. i would remove everything but any small pieces of LR that any corals are attached to, and maybe one piece of LR, then rerplace the rest with good quality BR. also, any suggestions on where to get BR? right now i'm looking at reefer rocks...i can't seem to find HIrocks, they still around?

TIA

Boat Racer · 03/05/2006, 12:42 PM

www.hirocks.com whats wrong with the rocks you have?is it the shape and size of them you dont like?Go ahead and bite the bullet if your going to do the rest.Its worth it.

I kept about 20 lbs pf L/R in my tank when the rock was cooking in a rubber made tub for 6 weeks.If ya got good flow and filtration the tank will be fine with your fish and coral in the meen time.Check out how I did mine.

phenom5 · 03/05/2006, 12:44 PM

thanks boat racer. bookmarked. for some reason when i tried to google hirocks it didn't come up.

phenom5 · 03/05/2006, 12:48 PM

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whats wrong with the rocks you have?is it the shape and size of them you dont like?

oops...didn't see this part.
well, the rock i have does not have very good shape to it, currently my tank is way too rockpile-ish. i want to open up the aquascape to improve my flow, and to improve the overall look of my tank. i want to build some sort of crazy pilar, arch, PVC frame, acrylic rod kind of aquascape.

Boat Racer · 03/05/2006, 01:07 PM

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...hreadid=759471

03/05/2006, 12:34 PM	#1
phenom5 Unregistered Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Arizona Posts: 5,096	removing LR Q? i've got kind of an odd question. my tank has been up and running for 2+ years...what would happen if i removed all my LR? i've been reading through some of the cooking LR threads and as far as i can tell my tank should be fine for a few months w/o LR, but i want to make sure. basically, rather then cooking the LR i have now i'd like to replace it with good quality base rock. so i want to make sure it's okay to remove the LR. i would remove everything but any small pieces of LR that any corals are attached to, and maybe one piece of LR, then rerplace the rest with good quality BR. also, any suggestions on where to get BR? right now i'm looking at reefer rocks...i can't seem to find HIrocks, they still around? TIA __________________ Rob Current Tank Info: DSA 155 Pro \| ATI Sunpower \| ATB 840 v2 \| Apex \| Wav

03/05/2006, 12:42 PM	#2
Boat Racer Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Sarasota Florida Posts: 268	www.hirocks.com whats wrong with the rocks you have?is it the shape and size of them you dont like?Go ahead and bite the bullet if your going to do the rest.Its worth it. I kept about 20 lbs pf L/R in my tank when the rock was cooking in a rubber made tub for 6 weeks.If ya got good flow and filtration the tank will be fine with your fish and coral in the meen time.Check out how I did mine. Last edited by Boat Racer; 03/05/2006 at 01:01 PM.

03/05/2006, 12:44 PM	#3
phenom5 Unregistered Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Arizona Posts: 5,096	thanks boat racer. bookmarked. for some reason when i tried to google hirocks it didn't come up. __________________ Rob Current Tank Info: DSA 155 Pro \| ATI Sunpower \| ATB 840 v2 \| Apex \| Wav

03/05/2006, 01:07 PM	#5
Boat Racer Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Sarasota Florida Posts: 268	Maybe this will help in some way.Its my efforts http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...hreadid=759471