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Originally posted by BCReefer:
I might be out in left field but can’t we find live rock or just rock from off the coast, insert it under some lights etc and make it live rock? Why does the rock have to come from down south?
If this works then why can’t I go to White Rock or there about and get some rock?
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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">our rock off our coast is largly non-calcium based and dense, as it is from crumbling mountians, the "live rock we buy is dead coral that is broken off of reefs during storms and such. (basicly reef rubble) so the difference is the physical make up and the density of the rock, I picked up a 32 lb live rock in the lfs the other day and it was heavy but I have a rock in my back yard I got off the beach and it is the same size but weighs about 100lbs. so we could probably get coraline to grow on it fairly easy but you would not have the tiny holes and such that makes it light and allows de-nitrafacation zones to develope. also you would need about 20lb / gal to make it look good [img]smile.gif[/img]
Steve