live rock

Just restarting an old tank and wanting to make sure the rock is 100% pest and phosphate and problem free. I bought around 40Kg of rock from a guy that had removed it from his tank around a year ago and it has just been sat around dry since then. However, I don't know or trust the history (I'm...

Hello im somewhat new to saltwater aquariums ive had mine up now for roughly 6 months. Im have trouble getting different types of coraline algae to grow. The only color i have is a reddish color and from what i understand other colors have to be physically brought into my tank? How would i go...

Hello Everyone! We currently have life rock in our tank, and my husband is not happy with it. He would like to get actual live rock, to change out a little at a time. I ran across A Purple Reef, and wanted to see if anyone has had any experience with them, or know of anyone that has. Do you...

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hello all Sorry if this article has been discussed before, it is being discussed in another forum and the first time I have seen it, I’m not scientifically qualified enough to critique it, your thoughts chaps...

hi everyone, I’m planning to upgrade my 20g nano to a 73g reefer 350. I’m planning to remove all my existing live rocks (20lbs) into the new tank to aquascape with some additional new rock, and let it cycle for about a week before I move everything from my existing Nano tank. Will my 20 gallon...

Hello: Title is self-explanatory. I'm looking for a source (ideally) of coralline encrusted live rock rubble. I only need a couple pounds at most since it'll be to seed 60 lbs of dry live rock I have soaking in bleach after an acid bath. I'd be willing to buy from a fellow hobbyist who...

Hey all! Back with some more questions! Getting really close to setting everything up and get running! Just cannot seem to decide/figure out what do as far as rock. I’ve looked into the Life Rock from Caribsea but can’t seem to find too much info. The only LFS near me is a petco, which they...

Hello all, new here. I looked around and couldn't find a definitive answer on the forums so far (maybe I overlooked something, forgive me in advance) but I was wondering if I were to take a few rocks from the local waterfront what I would need to do in order to clean them/disinfect them before...

I recently moved and due to an injury decided not to set my 75 gallon saltwater tank back up in the new apartment. I donated the fish and corals to my local fish store and left the 100+ lbs of live rock in 5 gallon uncovered buckets of salt water sitting in my unheated garage for the past 6...

Hello, I have an issue with my rocks not staying together/shifting. The tank is currently set up and i've tried over and over to get a sturdy base and rockscape. My question is, can I take dry rock such as BRS reefsaver, build it on the floor, cement it all together and then take my current...

Tank: 180 gallon Mixed Reef, 3 live rock pillars Livestock: Dejardini Sailfin Tang Yellow Eye Kole Tang Flame Angel Checkerboard Wrasse Leopard Wrasse Blue Chromis x 2 B&W Ocellaris Clowns Blue Spot Goby I'm wondering if I can get an anemone for my clownfish pair. Since I only have three...

i just recently bought a 90gal custom tank off a friend and her husband, they didn’t have time for it anymore. The only think I kept from their set up was the live rock. They told me not to put my rock onto the glass but an instagramer I talked to said his sits on the glass just fine. So I’m...

Since my display is just three live rock pillars, I currently have a live rock section in my sump that is full or rock rubble. The live rock section measures 10"W x 20" L x 7" D. Right now it just has live rock rubble and a backup thermometer. Not sure how much biological filtration it...

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I've scoured this forum and read up on Caribsea Life Rock and that seems disproportionately little information compared to other topics here on R2R. Is that because not many people here use it? And if so, why not? Is it just not appealing to a large portion of reefers? Or is it just good...

Hello all fellow reefers! I'm in the process of setting up my 75G reef tank and had a question. Probably a common question though. I'm between buying live rock or just buying dry rock. Should I just start with the dry rock? I just don't want to start off on the wrong foot and get live rock and...

Hi, my name is Seth and I've decided to get out of hobby. I've sold off about half my items so far. My wife and I just had our 3rd child, so I don't have time to properly take care of my tanks anymore. I will be listing the rest of my items shortly, but these are the large items that I cannot...

I was looking into adding some additives to my tank to make coralline gore faster. I already have live rock, but I'm afraid the coralline is not doing well. I was looking into this products: Which one should I get? Thanks guys

Hi guys, I was wondering what was the best to glue and stack live rock, to create taller columns on my tank? Right now I have a very plain and simple aquascape, but was think in buying more live rock to make it more complex This is how it looks now: I'd like to make a column higher on...

Hey guys, how is it going? This is my first time at reef2reef, and my first attempt at a saltwater tank. I've had a freshwater tank with goldfish for about a year now, and decided to take the leap and start a saltwater tank as well. So what I'm paling to have is a 20 Gallon tank with 2 clownfish...

Any ideas on who has the best prices on live and dried live rock in the area? Any that can beat the prices on eBay or other online retailers? I am just starting a 60 gallon tank and I'm looking for 80 - 100 lbs. I am thinking of doing mostly dried rock with some "starter" live rock and live...

I normally drain my sump when doing water changes but up until last week it had no live rock in it. Will the live rock start to die off during water change?

Hello everyone! I live in Denver CO, and am brand new to the aquarium world, and while I've been wanting to get into it for years, finally got our tank up and running a few weeks ago! My BIL lives across the country (FL) and does tank maintenance / builds for a living- came out on vacation and...

So I've been battling an outbreak of bubble algae for quite some time now, and have tried all of the natural methods of removal (manual, emeralds). Unfortunately, my tank is too small for me to introduce some of the more aggressive bubble algae eating fish. I'm trying to weigh my options at...