I am in the middle of planning a new build. I want to use mostly dry rock so I can do a really nice and solid aquascape. I mean I have some really nice pieces that would be a felony not to use. Rods, cement, drilled for frags, lifted off the bottom …….ect. I was planning on using just a few rocks from KP and a few from TBA to seed.
Is this a good plan? Will a handful of rock be enough?
Depends on dry rock but if it is pukani, reef saver, Marco etc I find it takes longer to cure than live rock from the ocean.. I give them a bath in bleach and then a acid bach. They still leach lots of phosphate so I stick them in water for a month and change the water every few days. After they stop leaching phosphate I add live rock.
When I use 100 percent dry rock I have got dino's except when using at least some live rock, so I think your plan is fine.