live rock from lfs
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Hmmmm... interesting... I never thought about quarantining live rock. I mean... can disease travel on rock?
I guess it would be a good idea so that undesirable hitch hikers have an opportunity to leave the rock before you put it in your display.
I guess it would be a good idea so that undesirable hitch hikers have an opportunity to leave the rock before you put it in your display.
Dolelo96
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I used CaribeSea Life Rock my second time around. My lfs store carries it, so I was able to pick my pieces Wasn’t taking any chances..
Lights are making it look purple.
Lights are making it look purple.
Put it in a tank with light, heat and flow for 45 or 76 days. 45 is considered the minimum where 76 is the safest.
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I've never thought about the QT of live rock. A quick google search has quite a few sites claiming that it can carry things such as ich and parasites. Definitely will keep that in mind in the future.
Yep, anything with a hard surface can transmit ich and whatnot but it's also a great time to trap any crabs or mantis shrimps and also deal with any pest anemone or invasive algae issues without it being in the tank. Those pests are probably of little to no concern coming from a LFS but when you order gulf rock this is a must imo.
PatW
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Most LFS I see, take what I presume is dry rock, add it to a big old vat filled with salt water and powerheads. I suppose they ghost feed. Essentially, you are paying for the rock being cured and cycled. But you can do that yourself. Now they may add supplemental bacteria, I don’t know. It probably varies from store to store. I would doubt that any of the rock has been exposed to fish, diseased or otherwise.
Now some venders took dry rock, added it to the ocean, waited 6 months and sold the live rock. What you get with that is all sorts of bacteria and critters some benign and some crazy violent like mantis shrimp.
Now some venders took dry rock, added it to the ocean, waited 6 months and sold the live rock. What you get with that is all sorts of bacteria and critters some benign and some crazy violent like mantis shrimp.
I've never seen a LFS have a separate system for rock, it's often times a sump for some fish or coral system. But I agree it's not worth paying for. I'd rather do it myself.
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