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Old 09-21-2007, 10:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Puff View Post
is it a good idea to buy all your LR at the same place at the same time? or if you see a really nice piece, but dont want to pay 9$ a pound, could you always just get a coupe of pieces that tickle your fancy?
Buy only the pieces you like and slowly build your live rock selection. It could be problematic if you're adding uncured live rock to an aquarium with established live rock - the cycling may begin again (depending on how much uncured rock you're adding at one time).

If you are buying cured live rock make sure you make a fresh batch of saltwater and put it in a bucket to take with you to the store/reefer selling live rock. Although cured live rock will stay "alive" when out of water for short periods of time, there will inevitably be some die-off. Bringing your own bucket of saltwater will minimize any die-off.
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