Gatorfreak
Aquarium Advice FINatic
Been reading quite a bit on here and went to the LFS. I've got some newbie questions about live rock. I read the recent post about someone getting live rocks from liverocks.com and it came with various small critters. Let's say I get some live rock and put it in my new tank. What kind of things, if any, should I expect to grow on the rock? I know it will come with various types of algae and bacteria but if I give it time, are larger things going to grow from it. Like all the cool stuff I see in the gallery pics? Or do I have to purchase all of those separately (expensive)?
On to the critters.... I gather that some of the critters that come with the rock will be good to have in my tank and some bad?
Quick summary about me and my plans: Long time FW aquarium enthusiast. Never had a SW tank but plan to now with the 90 gallon tank I'm getting (being given to me). I really like the looks of reef tanks. Yeah, I know doing fish only is advised for beginners. To save money, I expect to get a mix of base and live rock but I'm really curious about what all is going to come from the live rock with nothing added but TLC.
Thanks!
On to the critters.... I gather that some of the critters that come with the rock will be good to have in my tank and some bad?
Quick summary about me and my plans: Long time FW aquarium enthusiast. Never had a SW tank but plan to now with the 90 gallon tank I'm getting (being given to me). I really like the looks of reef tanks. Yeah, I know doing fish only is advised for beginners. To save money, I expect to get a mix of base and live rock but I'm really curious about what all is going to come from the live rock with nothing added but TLC.
Thanks!