Live Rock and Base Rock Question

Kryptikhan · 11/09/2007, 09:57 PM

If I'm going to buy liverock and baserock to let the baserock eventually turn to live....what's the absolute bare minimum of liverock can I purchase....also what's a good amt of base rock I should buy coinciding with the live rock?

Or should I just buy lots of liverock in beginning.......

thx

demonsp · 11/09/2007, 10:00 PM

The more LR you get the bigger the chance of hitchhikers GOOD or BAD. Any base rock will become live in time, just takes a little longer. I think a good 50 50 combanation works well.

SALT WATER CRAZ · 11/09/2007, 10:01 PM

thats what I did I added a lot of base rock and seeded it with live rock.

Blown 346 · 11/09/2007, 11:58 PM

I agree with the others. when you do get liverock, I would inspect it very well. I had 8 unwanted crabs that appeared in mine. It was a huge hassle after losing fish after fish until I caught them all.

11/09/2007, 09:57 PM	#1
Kryptikhan Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: North East Posts: 272	Live Rock and Base Rock Question If I'm going to buy liverock and baserock to let the baserock eventually turn to live....what's the absolute bare minimum of liverock can I purchase....also what's a good amt of base rock I should buy coinciding with the live rock? Or should I just buy lots of liverock in beginning....... thx __________________ 72 Bow Reef, 75 FW Planted, 90 Acrylic tank being transformed to sump. Larger Reef in works. Current Tank Info: 72g AGA Bow (Current 4x54 T5, Super Skimmer 125, Mag 7, Hydor 3's x2, Kent Hi-S 60gph, 20G Acrylic Sump/Fuge, Dual Bulkhead Overflow, 80 lbs sand, 100 lb rock)

11/09/2007, 10:00 PM	#2
demonsp Moved On Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: el paso tx Posts: 7,634	The more LR you get the bigger the chance of hitchhikers GOOD or BAD. Any base rock will become live in time, just takes a little longer. I think a good 50 50 combanation works well.

11/09/2007, 10:01 PM	#3
SALT WATER CRAZ Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: michigan Posts: 872	thats what I did I added a lot of base rock and seeded it with live rock.

11/09/2007, 11:58 PM	#4
Blown 346 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Rockford, Illinois Posts: 6,596	I agree with the others. when you do get liverock, I would inspect it very well. I had 8 unwanted crabs that appeared in mine. It was a huge hassle after losing fish after fish until I caught them all.