where did you get those live rock?

[orgas]

loonz

i need to get some live rock but those that i see in many LSF are not so fantastic. where did you get those rocks in the first place and recommend?

thanks

orgas

[loonz]

Well I got them from all over...mostly from Reef World and Marinelife, I have had them for at least a few years already - so the coraline has grown more than when it came to me initially. Shapewise, Reef World used to have rather light-weight rocks with really nicely (awkwardly) shaped rocks - not those that I seen lately at LFS's lately with mostly flat pieces. Flat pieces are good for building overhangs though....cheers...

[hongqixian]

loonz

i need to get some live rock but those that i see in many LSF are not so fantastic. where did you get those rocks in the first place and recommend?

thanks

orgas

Orgas,

If the rock is for a bigger tank then it might be cheaper to use 1/4 live rock and 3/4 dry base rock. They will all become live in the end and less pests.

For a tank's rock to quickly become live, leave it for a few months with mostly actinics and no 10000ks (or just leave those off). Take a coralline encrusted rock and scrape at it like crazy with a stiff brush. Let the mess and dust of the coralline go into the main tank and turn off the filter. Keep calcium at around 450 ppm , alk at about 12. All this will encourage coralline to pop out everywhere. If you maintain the conditions the rock should all turn purple in at most a year (I hope:D)

If you are unable to maintain the conditions where coralline will prosper then the rock will eventually die off anyway, while if you can, then the end result is almost exactly like live rock, so why not?

But the problem is finding good base rock, anyone got lobang?