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02-10-2011, 01:07 PM
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I had a 55 gal mixed reef. Due to being a student I couldn't afford all that live rock so I purchased Tufa rock from the local rock yard, boiled it and used it as my live rock. I then seeded it with about 20% real live rock. The tank did great for a year before I sold off and had to move. The only down side of Tufa rock is it is dense and does not look as good as real base rock which is just dead live rock.
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02-10-2011, 07:31 PM
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what would you guys recommend is a good ratio for base rock to live rock
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02-11-2011, 12:39 AM
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I always recommend about 10% Live to 90% Dry - you can do a higher ratio if you want but in my opinion it is a waste of money (save the money for other things you'll need for the system). It won't take long for the seed bacteria to colonize the new rock. The only thing that will take a little bit of time is the coraline algae coverage but in reefing those who take things slow and are patient tend to be more successful in the long run (just my opinion).
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