aquaculturing live rock

[caylor24]

I just got a bunch of live rock from a friend. I don't have enough room in my tank to put it in so I set up a 25gal storage container with a power head. I also put a crappy 30watt light on it. I want to keep this rock alive and grow some corraline. Should I put some substrate? filter? what do I need to make the live rock grow while in this container?Thanks

 

[TCTFish]

Set it up like a little mini reef with at least 3 watts per gallon on lighting. Calcium will encourage coralline algae growth. Calcium levels should not exceed 450. Keep alkalinity between 2 and 4. You can use B-Ionic to feed the rock. You don't really need to have substrate if all you're doing is growing coralline algae, but it does help in keeping the pH buffered.

 

[fishfreek]

I dont see a mention of a heater. You will want to keep the water warm.