Donavin
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Is there such a thing?
bruinsbro1997 said:Nope, it'll just deteriorate in freshwater.
I've heard of people drying it out in the sun and putting it in their tanks, and then it raises your pH like massive. But then it's not really live.
Donavin said:Why does it raise the ph lvl
In a sense, there is. Anything you put in a tank is going to become 'live' after a while. Dried out live rock from sw tanks is often used in african tanks as a buffer.
Scouser said:What rock could be added? Maybe some volcanic rock?
I know it can be pretty porous (sp?)which would give a huge area from BB to cling.
Can get some interesting colours too.
Homer8 said:I feel like volcanic rock can be too sharp
skiweeangel said:It can be sharp but a stone like tufa could easily be rubbed down to be soft on the outside edges while retaining its extreme porus character leaving lots of room for good BB to build on. Once this happens it would be considered live rock. As stated before the live really just means it has a good culture of BB on it. If you would like live rock for fresh water you could ask a friend with an established tank if you could put a rock in it than transfer to your own tank. But beware it pests can also be transferred this way.
GodFan said:I dont think FW live rock would do much good unless it was right under the filter or in front of a powerhead....
I was thinking it would need alot of water current to make surte enough water exchange. Dont the bb need alot of water exchange?Why is that? Water will be in contact with it, that's all that is needed.
So long as it isn't in a dead zone it will act as planned.
GodFan said:I was thinking it would need alot of water current to make surte enough water exchange. Dont the bb need alot of water exchange?