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04-29-2007, 08:05 AM
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 Coral rock usage From years past I have coral rock that was used in my fish only tank for decoration. My thought was to use some (.5 lbs per gal) of the (dead) coral rock as a base and only add 1 lb per gal of live rock. 1, Is it OK to put coral rock in the tank? (I heard it could be a problem) 2, Will good quality coral rock become live rock over time in a tank? 3, Am I better off using 1.5 lbs per gal of live rock and no coral rock? Tank is not setup yet. 65 gal Soft corals, crew, few fish skimmer  |
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04-29-2007, 09:36 AM
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| Re: Coral rock usage No problem using it for base rock. It will become live rock after about 60 - 90 days. If you have it you might as well use it. I had some old live rock that was dead & have since used it to set up a couple nano cubes.
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04-29-2007, 10:26 AM
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| Re: Coral rock usage Would the use of live sand help this transformation process? |
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04-29-2007, 12:51 PM
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| Re: Coral rock usage You will get bateria to grow in the sand as well. It won't speed it up any.
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04-29-2007, 03:50 PM
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| Re: Coral rock usage Thats funny I would think it would speed it up as the base rock would be getting 'attacked' by the bacteria from two different places. |
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