Brand new and more than a little confused. - Page 2

Joseph Elliott · #1 07-23-2010, 04:25 AM

I ran it under fresh water for about 30 seconds then wiped it off with a qtip.. very easy must not have been well attached yet.

Sunee · #2 07-23-2010, 09:16 PM

This is a great time, setting up a new tank!! You get alot of help and advice here, the members are really helpful.

Watching what grows on and comes out of the live rock is fascinating. One piece of advice I can give is read everything you can. The library was my best friend in the year before I set up my first tank and after 2 1/2 years with my nano I still read alot.

Good luck and enjoy!!

Aquattro · #3 07-23-2010, 11:15 PM

This is the fun part for sure. For one, I wouldn't personally stuff 75 pounds of rock in a 50g, I'd go max 50 pounds or your fish won't have anywhere to swim. Also, the cannister should go, sell it and put the money towards something useful (they can contribute to high nitrates).
Buying used rock can be fine, but I would watch for old rock (over 3 or 4 years) and rock that looks freshly scrubbed (someone may have just scrubbed off lots of hair algae to sell it). I'd buy a box of fiji rock from one of our vendors here, it's about 50 pounds at less than 300 bucks. I always go uncured, but I'm a sucker for punishment. I like to give the remaining life the best chance it has, which I think I can do better than the LFS.

Go slow, and everything will fall into place.

Seth72 · #4 07-23-2010, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by naesco

In my experience the best time in the hobby is the beginning. Watching fresh live rock with weird tiny inverts, encrusting coral, tunicates, algae worms and other surprising critters.
Every day the tank changes and you can spend hours with your nose pressed against the glass.
I have never understood why some reefers cook or cure live rock. To each their own and I respect that.

Best is to buy cheap dead rock and make sure you leave room for those choice pieces.
They are worth the price.

Yeah,as strange as it sounds i was looking forward to watching new live rock go through the stages,but the price is pretty high,when you need alot.