Lbs live rock needed?

[dugan127]

How many pounds of rock do you have in your 28 gal tanks? LFS is telling us 1 1/2 to 2 lbs per gallon. If we put that much in are we going to have any room for anything else?

 

[danangelo]

Do you have a sump?

 

[dugan127]

No, just the tank

 

[joshbbert]

Typically a pound per gallon I would imagine there live rock was 8$ a lb and thats why he wants you stacked to the brim. I would put 20 to 25 lbs in a 28 and a sand bed depending on my aquascape

 

[danangelo]

Ya it depends on your filtration you can get away with minimal rocks in the DT I would get a porous rocks like pukani so there's plenty of surface area for beneficial bacteria to grow on..

 

[SantaMonica]

Also depend on your animals. Fish that eat and pee a lot will need more rock (to convert the ammonia). If mostly coral, then less rock, and possibly just shallow sand.

 

[racin2438]

We a JBJ 30g rimless and have about 25 lbs of rock up against back wall, but then have 3 Hydor-Korelias, 2 on wave maker other constant on to circulate water plus the main pumps.

 

[nanoman28g]

I got about 1 pound per gallon on my NC28G. Did you buy the rock already? If not I would get dry rock from Marine Depot or something like that, since this has two advantages: less expensive, and you can avoid most pests that LR has when you buy it. It can even be shipped standard. Cheers.

 

[darrell7456]

I have a 29gal and have about 25lbs of rock

 

[Pfisherman]

I don't think that the pounds per gallon is very useful, as some rock is much heavier than others. just make a pile that you think is beautiful and remember the more rocks the better and you will probably be fine.

 

[Chameleon]

I don't think that the pounds per gallon is very useful, as some rock is much heavier than others. just make a pile that you think is beautiful and remember the more rocks the better and you will probably be fine.

This...rock is very variable in weight. I dont think 1.4-2lbs per gallon is too much in a lot of cases with dense rock. If you use dry rock you can usually get away with significantly less. Technically you dont need any, but it helps a lot with natural filtration. I would highly recommend actual live rock though. I've always had more healthy tanks quicker when I start them with live rock rather than dry.

 

[Rausch]

I started with about 20 lbs of Live sand and about 20 lbs of Live rock in a 36 gallon and im glad i went with less then the recommended pound per gallon! Just because it left a lot more room in the long run to add larger coral colonies and be able to purchase bigger pieces with coral and not have to shove them in... It looked a little bare in the beginning but after a few months you will find plenty of pieces you want :bowl:

 

[talwen]

I would worry so much about how many pounds you buy. You can get one huge rock from marco rocks that doesnt weight anything that will fill up the tank. I would look at what type of aquascape you want to do and go from there.