My tank is set up with all dry rock seeded wit bottle bacteria but I’m interested in adding some live rock rubble for a bit of biodiversity.
The LFS has cultured live rock (they buy live rock from folks breaking down aquariums, clean it, sterilize it, cure it and then put basically dry rock in a giant tank of live rock for sale and let it get colonized there).
I can get rubble from that, but was hoping for actual stuff from the ocean, but looking about it seems this is gonna be a couple hundred dollars once minimum orders and shipping are factored in.
Any ideas of more economical options or is the cultured stuff at the LFS about the only way without shelling out a fair bit of cash?
/apologies if this is the wrong sub forum to post in, seemed to fit best here.
The LFS has cultured live rock (they buy live rock from folks breaking down aquariums, clean it, sterilize it, cure it and then put basically dry rock in a giant tank of live rock for sale and let it get colonized there).
I can get rubble from that, but was hoping for actual stuff from the ocean, but looking about it seems this is gonna be a couple hundred dollars once minimum orders and shipping are factored in.
Any ideas of more economical options or is the cultured stuff at the LFS about the only way without shelling out a fair bit of cash?
/apologies if this is the wrong sub forum to post in, seemed to fit best here.