Whats the best Live Rock for a 210 gallon saltwater reef tank?
I want to be able to find live rock with some coral already on it. I understand that it will not be shown on most rock that you buy but grows on over time.. I heard Florida Live Rock was best for reef/coral tanks. But Fiji is so much cheaper and you still have a small chance of getting lucky with some coral……
If you are just starting your tank i recommend that u get rocks with nothing on them because most likely they will die cycle it first for about a month or two and make sure the rock you get is porous i have fiji rock and be careful because some of the rocks can have something called aitapsia and that’s a bad coral that can eat corals later on
Best of luck with your reef tank
Episode 58, pt2, LIve Rock and Live Sand in the Reef Tank, L
January 13th, 2010 at 5:10 am
Personally I like the "look" of Fiji live rock better than live rock from Florida. Don’t be concerned about finding rock w/ coral on it, as the rock is shipped dry/moist, so any coral that was alive on it, will be dead by the time you get it. The benefit of ordering Florida rock is the live rock is usually pretty clean, meaning, there isn’t a whole lot of die off on the rock and you usually do not have to cure it for long, if at all. Fiji rock on the other hand usually has a lot of die off and needs to be cured for weeks before being able to put it into an established tank.
January 13th, 2010 at 10:56 amReferences :
If you are just starting your tank i recommend that u get rocks with nothing on them because most likely they will die cycle it first for about a month or two and make sure the rock you get is porous i have fiji rock and be careful because some of the rocks can have something called aitapsia and that’s a bad coral that can eat corals later on
Best of luck with your reef tank
January 13th, 2010 at 11:27 amReferences :
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