Live Rock question

sledge760 · 03/03/2006, 03:27 PM

Does Tufa Rock become Live Rock if I mix it in with LR I have been adding in to my 180 FOWLR?

wetWolger · 03/03/2006, 03:30 PM

almost any rock can become live....but it really takes about a year. It will get coraline but it wont have all the pods/tube worms etc till it has been in there a year. In my tank I have quite a bit of lace rock. It did not get to what I consider live till about 2 years after I put it in the tank. Sure it got the algae sooner, but not what really makes live rock live rock. It will have the same bacteria and stuff rather quickly though if your just loooking for filtration.

sledge760 · 03/03/2006, 03:34 PM

Thanks. I think I will just use it as a base rock in the back of the tank.

otterpop510 · 03/03/2006, 03:47 PM

good idea.. just mix live rock with base rock, and let the rest of your tank grow and your live rock will 'grow' too (in terms of bacteria, pods, etc).. live sand works fine too to 'seed' base/tufa rock, etc.

sledge760 · 03/03/2006, 04:59 PM

Thanks for the response.

davidryder · 03/03/2006, 05:02 PM

i think rocks are pretty

03/03/2006, 03:27 PM	#1
sledge760 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 282	Live Rock question Does Tufa Rock become Live Rock if I mix it in with LR I have been adding in to my 180 FOWLR?

03/03/2006, 03:30 PM	#2
wetWolger Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,955	almost any rock can become live....but it really takes about a year. It will get coraline but it wont have all the pods/tube worms etc till it has been in there a year. In my tank I have quite a bit of lace rock. It did not get to what I consider live till about 2 years after I put it in the tank. Sure it got the algae sooner, but not what really makes live rock live rock. It will have the same bacteria and stuff rather quickly though if your just loooking for filtration. __________________ cheers, jent d-_-b Current Tank Info: 66gal = 32x24x20

03/03/2006, 03:47 PM	#4
otterpop510 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: oakland, ca Posts: 1,018	good idea.. just mix live rock with base rock, and let the rest of your tank grow and your live rock will 'grow' too (in terms of bacteria, pods, etc).. live sand works fine too to 'seed' base/tufa rock, etc. __________________ huh? you mean those are not purple people eaters in my avatar? Current Tank Info: home: 75 gal reef, 18 gal planted discus; class: 20 gal reef and some goldfish which won't die..

03/03/2006, 05:02 PM	#6
davidryder Claris or Elliot? Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Nightopia Posts: 2,750	i think rocks are pretty __________________ A rolling stone gathers no moss... Current Tank Info: 90g mixed reef, corner overflow (Mag 9.5), 25g refugium (Mag 5), 15g refugium, Orbit 260w pc, Pan World 50PX-X (Closed loop), AquaC EV-120 (now skimmerless)

03/03/2006, 03:34 PM	#3
sledge760 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 282	Thanks. I think I will just use it as a base rock in the back of the tank.

03/03/2006, 04:59 PM	#5
sledge760 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 282	Thanks for the response.