Nano-reef setup question

[lando]

Good point...be"ware"...wear eye protection!

 

[vsnsofadrgn]

iv efound live rock on ebay for 1.99-2.25 a pound. only 15 shipped. i paid 35 for 10 lbs lr shipped recently. jsut look for "fully cured" lr on ebay, itll come up.

 

[xkornstarx2]

so LR is better at chemical filtration then the carbon insert?

 

[sdellin]

Live rock is the biological filtration (turns ammonia into nitrite into nitrate) carbon has other uses. It's good for removing impurities and clearing the water, I use both, I don't know if most people use both or not.

 

[xkornstarx2]

so would it be best to replace the ceramic blocks and sponge in the filter with LR?

 

[vsnsofadrgn]

i would say yes. plan on 1.5 - 2 lbs per gal. you can put other media in the mechanical filter, such as poly-filters or carbon. just make sure you keep up with the maintenence.

 

[xkornstarx2]

so maybe 2 bags of carbon on one side (is that overkill?) and live rock on the other side of the filter?

 

[xkornstarx2]

so maybe 2 bags of carbon on one side (is that overkill?) and live rock on the other side of the filter?

 

[hackteck]

i just got a fluval with ceramic blocks and carbon, theres 3 trays i have the bottom with carbon, the middle with ceramic blocks, and top 1 empty could i put lr rubble in their?, cause i still got about 15 lbs of lr in my closet that couldnt fit in my tank i could bust into rubble