Post Live Rock Reef Setup - Let see them

[VermontReefs]

Live Rock Users - Let’s see your tanks that you built using actual real Live Rock! Whether it’s an old school tank with Fiji LR or KP Aquatics FL LR I want to see your reefs! While I appreciate Dry Rock I just want to see pics from Live Rock Builders.

Post em Up!

 

[blaxsun]

Looks nice.

 

[HB AL]

Here's some, atleast the ones you can see, I like alot of rock.

 

[Reefstick555]

I spent nearly two months staring at all the animals jumping out of my LR before I put any corals or fish in.

 

[las]

I spent nearly two months staring at all the animals jumping out of my LR before I put any corals or fish in.

Its the coolest part of getting quality live rock. All the little creatures and stuff that is on there. I always wait a few months if not more so that all that stuff can come back strong. If you want to really bring it out, dose live phyto daily

 

[Reefstick555]

Live phyto, calcium and magnesium. Those three made our tank amazing.

 

[BeltedCoyote]

Just a temporary tank to keep the rock alive. Good friend on here threw me some frags so I can start working on the art of keeping water and thus a marine ecosystem. So far so good. Here are some close ups

not great pics. But yeah. It should be noted the tank has only been wet for 2 weeks and the corals have only been in a week. I’m seeing grown on some and others which shouldn’t be thriving with the light I’m using right now haven’t died off and have even gained a little color.

Live rock is worth getting. Even if it’s a small amount (I have 32lbs which will be added to my 120 once it’s set up). The sheer delight of discovering new life every day is argument enough in my mind. But, I’m a nerd with this stuff. More practically the microfauna diversity that such rock can inject in your system is priceless

 

[X-37B]

Ok my 120 is 50/50 live rock and caribsea dry.
Pic 1 day one.
Pic 2 now.
Cant see much rock in pic 2 as its covered in corals.

 

[Reefstick555]

Now you have a real problem... when are you buying the next bigger tank. Hahaha, right?!

 

[las]

Just a temporary tank to keep the rock alive. Good friend on here threw me some frags so I can start working on the art of keeping water and thus a marine ecosystem. So far so good. Here are some close ups

not great pics. But yeah. It should be noted the tank has only been wet for 2 weeks and the corals have only been in a week. I’m seeing grown on some and others which shouldn’t be thriving with the light I’m using right now haven’t died off and have even gained a little color.

Live rock is worth getting. Even if it’s a small amount (I have 32lbs which will be added to my 120 once it’s set up). The sheer delight of discovering new life every day is argument enough in my mind. But, I’m a nerd with this stuff. More practically the microfauna diversity that such rock can inject in your system is priceless

Im a total microfauna nerd too

 

[BeltedCoyote]

Im a total microfauna nerd too

I knew I wasn’t the only one! Lol

 

[las]

I just read this. Its definitely worth your time:

Establishing a Healthy Microbiome in a New Aquarium Using Live Rock

Studying the effects of live rock in a newly established aquarium shows that high-quality live rock promotes the rapid establishment of an effective biological filter and a microbial community similar to those found in mature reef tanks.

www.reef2reef.com

 

[ccole]

Most of my rock is gulf live rock. I have a lot of brittle stars, amphipods, snails, and other beneficial hitchhikers.

 

[CincyReefer07]

I can’t wait for my 310 to be ready for water and rock here in the next month or two.. I plan on going through KP Aquatics for at least 60-80lbs of live rock from them. Might get a small order from salty bottom gulf live rock also and then use dry rock for the rest. I’d love to fill the entire 310 gallon with live rock but that’s just too expensive

 

[mforde]

I've been cycling my tank for 2 weeks now with dryrock, I'm thinking of getting some live rock from the LFS and dropping it in - kick starting the process. I've read so much negative stuff about live rock with hitchhikers and algae I'm hesitant. Anyone have any thoughts on this?

 

[JumpingFlea]

All live rock and real reef live rock. This was in September, haven’t taken a picture of it recently yet.

 

[BeltedCoyote]

More recent pics. Haven’t messed with the tank beyond putting nori in, picking up frags that were nocked over, topping up, and a WC.

oh, and I have some pistols, a pencil urchin (who I will be removing), and post water change this guy showed up

 

[VermontReefs]

Where's your rock from?

 

[BeltedCoyote]

I got 33lbs of KP aquatics premium rock.

but honestly any of the vendors will give you good stuff.

 

[VermontReefs]

I got 33lbs of KP aquatics premium rock.

but honestly any of the vendors will give you good stuff.

KP is what I'm going with once the tank is ready. It's expensive but based on extensive research it's the best of the best. I would never touch dry rock for obvious reasons.