Dead Live Rock Mixed with Live Rock

[SeaSerpant]

Originally Posted by fishoholic

FYI dead rock at LFS can still be more expensive then what most people sell live rock for here in the buy/sell section. Since it would take at least 3-4 months for the dead rock to start to get life on it (from using a few pieces of live rock with it to cure it) I'd wait until some live rock came up for sale in Edmonton from someone's tank.

I'm going to go with your suggestion! It makes more sense to get cheap live rock from canreef and wait a month for the tank to cycle than new dead rock and wait 4 months for the tank to cycle! If you think about it your going to spend a lot of money on it anyway, why not buy the best you can!

Thanks
SeaSerpant

[ElGuappo]

Just noticed it looks like someone in edmonton is trying to unload 80 lbs of live rock

[intarsiabox]

Live rock is the way to go IMO. I've bought rock from fellow canreefers as well as a few fresh uncured pieces from stores just to get the biodiversity that you don't get with a chunck of dead rock. I think seeing all the new organisms growing and getting new suprises every day is worth the risk of getting a pest and its what a reef is all about.

[gsar]

If you have the time and patience making your own can be fun and cheap with good results. I tried the familiar internet recipes for diy rock. It took about four months for the ph to stabilize (i was pretty lazy about changing the water when curing) but once it did and i put it in my tank it only took a few weeks before little patches of pink and purple started to show up.

It only took days before bristleworms and little bristlestars found their new homes. I'm pretty sure that in few months you won't be able tell which rock came from the ocean and which came from the garage.

You can also make some cool pieces (like arches) which are rare in the LFS's. Just make sure you let it cure long enough so it doesn't make your ph spike.

[smallfry13]

Hello,
I know its kinda just out of nowhere but if anyone is selling any live rock in or around Calgary, I am defiantly interested.

PS. I am willing to drive to edmonton if there is some up there.

thanks a lot for your guys time.

PSS. I am new at Salt Water so if anyone has any tips on the what chemicals I will need for a FOWLR tank, they would be greatly appreciated.

[Funky_Fish14]

Smallfry - Shouldn't need any 'chemicals' for a FOWLR tank except dechlorinator and salt!

Its probably cheaper to buy live rock even from a store in calgary than to drive to edmonton for it!

Just hold-off and look through the classifieds! Anyone selling rock for less than $6/lb is a good deal usually! I and others have sold rock for as little as $3.50/lb before or less! And that was good live rock!

what i have done with dead dry rock was used it to mount large monties on and it took about 1- 1.5 months for the rest of the rock to become live critters and stuff move in prity quick as they are use to the reefs in the wild and there is no new teritory on them inless some thing is sunk or droped thete and then it is taken over by the wild life in a matter of no time at all. but yes to is a good way to go and yes you can have mor controle.

Bill

[Aquagiant]

Hi Bill

Now our live is on sale, $6.49/lb, if buy more than 100 lbs, $5.99/lbs.

We also sell dead live rock, $2.49/lbs

Our corals are sale too, 3 for $100.

David

[SeaSerpant]

Hey aquagiant
What kind of dead rock is it? fiji?

Thanks
SeaSerpant