Live Rock

[Bettababe1011]

Where would be the best place to get live rock for an affordable price?

 

[Jason M]

I haven't seen lr for less than 5 bucks a Pound. I would buy 90% base and 10% live. The cycle may take longer but oh well. U can find sites with 50 pounds base for 100 bucks

 

[Bettababe1011]

I haven't seen lr for less than 5 bucks a Pound. I would buy 90% base and 10% live. The cycle may take longer but oh well. U can find sites with 50 pounds base for 100 bucks

It's for a 29 gallon biocube, and I was planning on having as little live rock and as much base as was possible, being as it's soooo expensive. How much rock would you suggest for a 29 gallon?

 

[Jason M]

Atleast 29 pounds but more the better I would put twice that for a strong biological filter. Actually I just read aN article on a 30 gallon tank without any filtration and a ton of lr.

 

[Jason M]

U know that all the base u pit in there will turn to live. As long as its un there with it

 

[Bettababe1011]

Yeah, I know it'll all be live rock eventually. So, would fifty pounds of rock with a sand bed be too much? Should I go with 30 lbs of rock, maybe five to ten live?

 

[Jason M]

Thirty total would be great after the base seeds

 

[Bettababe1011]

Okay. And how much sand do I need under the rock?

 

[Jason M]

Also only thirty would be cheapest. Honestly I would buy 20 pounds base and only ten live if that is what u meant

 

[Jason M]

I would put an inch and 20 #s makes an inch in my 25

 

[Bettababe1011]

Also only thirty would be cheapest. Honestly I would buy 20 pounds base and only ten live if that is what u meant

I think I'm getting sixteen pounds of live, because I found some on liveaquaria for nanos, and it was sixteen pounds. The rest of thirty can be base then. Does that sound good?

 

[Bettababe1011]

I would put an inch and 20 #s makes an inch in my 25

So, say 30 pounds of sand would make about the right depth for sand?

 

[Nu-Nu the eel]

Craigslist. Its 2 bucks a pound.

 

[Bettababe1011]

Craigslist. Its 2 bucks a pound.

I haven't seen any live rock in my area on Craigslist. I can double check, but I think I have it settled. And I can kind of go a little bit expensive, because I'm still saving for it. So I can just wait a little longer.

 

[Jason M]

I put nano rocks in my tank because they come in smaller pieces. I have a hammer and chisel to break up big pieces. I also take base rock into work and use a hammer drill to bore out big holes for caves

 

[Bettababe1011]

I put nano rocks in my tank because they come in smaller pieces. I have a hammer and chisel to break up big pieces. I also take base rock into work and use a hammer drill to bore out big holes for caves

Okay. My dad is a carpenter. He'd probably have access to tools to be able to make caves. That'd be cool.

 

[carey]

I put only 20lbs of sand in my 29g cube.

I think 50lbs would be too much rock honestly, I would aim for between 35-40. And like said above, get like 25lbs of base rock and the rest in live rock.

ReefCleaners.org | Clean Up Crews and Macro Algae - Home sells base by the lb for like $2.30. They are alos reasonable as far as shipping

 

[Jason M]

Also u can always add lr later. Buy a piece here and there just make sure its cured or u probably kill ur tank. Check out this link. It has tips on buying and a lot of stuff on lr.

http://saltaquarium.about.com/sitesearch.htm?terms=live rock&SUName=saltaquarium&TopNode=99

 

[Bettababe1011]

Also u can always add lr later. Buy a piece here and there just make sure its cured or u probably kill ur tank. Check out this link. It has tips on buying and a lot of stuff on lr.

http://saltaquarium.about.com/sitesearch.htm?terms=live%20rock&SUName=saltaquarium&TopNode=99

I want to get it all before any livestock is in the tank, because knowing my luck, I would kill all of my fish.