Live Rock for BC8 - How much and where to purchase

[bd98072]

My Biocube 8 is on the way, as are most of the supplies. Should be here this Friday

My question: How much Live Rock are y'all putting in these tanks, and who do you use for a supplier?

I'm in the Seattle area, and the LFS price is $8 or more per pound, and much of it is just ugly huge chunks.

I was looking at the nano rock package at liveaquaria.com, and thought that might me a decent source, but is 16 lbs overkill?

I'll have a 5 gallon tank that I'm bringing back to life as a quarantine tank, so I will have some room for extra sand/rock.

I'm open to any suggestions.

Thanks -- Brian

 

[angelsj247]

I dont like very much rock in my tank, but some people do.. its really your call but if its a small tank you prob shouldnt put more than twice the gallons.. I wouldnt put that much rock in mine.. but thats me.

 

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[Purple Penguins]

average is 1lbs to 1.5 lbs per gallon or as angelsj247 said personal preference, the nano rock is rather nice or you could buy live rock for a lfs and break it up to smaller pieces

 

[Kellie in CA]

I haved the BC8 and I am only using about 4 pounds of rock. The tank is so small that if you fill it with rock, you will have room for little else. When I was picking out the rock, it ended up weighing alot less than I thought it would, so I ended up with 3 really nice pieces of Tonga Branch and that was all I needed.