using dead rock in a tank???

Butchdawg14 · 02/20/2007, 07:11 PM

so im getting ready to put my tank together....by roomate has like 15 lbs of dead rock.....whould it be good to put that rock into my tank along with a peice of live rock so it will "seed" the dead rock.....

or

is it better the just buy all live rock???

thanks

Reet15 · 02/20/2007, 07:16 PM

By all means - use the dead rock and save yourself some $$$

normanviking · 02/20/2007, 08:10 PM

What kind of rock is it?????

murfman · 02/21/2007, 08:42 AM

I would not put it in if you have livestock in the tank. Any dead sponges and algae is going to cause a cycle.

Questin · 02/21/2007, 10:55 AM

Dead rock is perfect for base rock. Use it as the fondation of your reef, it is going to be covered with sand and never get any light anyways.

Deuce67 · 02/21/2007, 11:28 AM

It will be fine. 90% of the rock in my existing 90 was dead dry base rock.

normanviking · 02/21/2007, 01:05 PM

So was it live rock at one time then?? I asked the question before to make sure you are not just throwing rock in from the backyard.

clowninaround74 · 02/21/2007, 06:37 PM

yes, the live rock came from my 10 gallon that i had set up for 2+ years. It was fiji live rock but now is fiji dead rock lol. Its good rock and is pretty porous to allow for good surface area for bacteria go grow!

clowninaround74 · 02/21/2007, 06:39 PM

i had no where to put it after i tore the tank down so i dried it out and had it sitting around.

02/20/2007, 07:11 PM	#1
Butchdawg14 Moved On Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Colorado Springs/Arvada Posts: 868	using dead rock in a tank??? so im getting ready to put my tank together....by roomate has like 15 lbs of dead rock.....whould it be good to put that rock into my tank along with a peice of live rock so it will "seed" the dead rock..... or is it better the just buy all live rock??? thanks

02/20/2007, 07:16 PM	#2
Reet15 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Pueblo, Colorado Posts: 426	By all means - use the dead rock and save yourself some $$$ __________________ Don't take life too serious, nobody gets out alive anyways!

02/21/2007, 06:37 PM	#8
clowninaround74 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Denver Posts: 1,149	yes, the live rock came from my 10 gallon that i had set up for 2+ years. It was fiji live rock but now is fiji dead rock lol. Its good rock and is pretty porous to allow for good surface area for bacteria go grow! __________________ -Randall- What? You pooped in the refrigerator? And you ate the whole... wheel of cheese? How'd you do that? Heck, I'm not even mad; that's amazing. -Ron Burgundy- Current Tank Info: 60 gal cube

02/21/2007, 06:39 PM	#9
clowninaround74 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Denver Posts: 1,149	i had no where to put it after i tore the tank down so i dried it out and had it sitting around. __________________ -Randall- What? You pooped in the refrigerator? And you ate the whole... wheel of cheese? How'd you do that? Heck, I'm not even mad; that's amazing. -Ron Burgundy- Current Tank Info: 60 gal cube

02/20/2007, 08:10 PM	#3
normanviking Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Colorado Springs Posts: 908	What kind of rock is it?????

02/21/2007, 08:42 AM	#4
murfman Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Colorado Springs Posts: 4,670	I would not put it in if you have livestock in the tank. Any dead sponges and algae is going to cause a cycle.

02/21/2007, 10:55 AM	#5
Questin Registered Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Colorado Springs Posts: 784	Dead rock is perfect for base rock. Use it as the fondation of your reef, it is going to be covered with sand and never get any light anyways.

02/21/2007, 11:28 AM	#6
Deuce67 Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: CO Posts: 3,750	It will be fine. 90% of the rock in my existing 90 was dead dry base rock.

02/21/2007, 01:05 PM	#7
normanviking Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Colorado Springs Posts: 908	So was it live rock at one time then?? I asked the question before to make sure you are not just throwing rock in from the backyard.