Now....time to pick rock
- Thread starter allendehl
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Well....let me ask my question again since it got mixed up with the tickling rocks. How do you guys go about aquascaping with a mix of live and dry rocks?
Dry rocks are easier to stack on an empty tank but live rocks need to be put in water asap. How do you go about it? Do you setup your dry rocks, fill the tank and then try to fit in the live ones the best you can?
Dry rocks are easier to stack on an empty tank but live rocks need to be put in water asap. How do you go about it? Do you setup your dry rocks, fill the tank and then try to fit in the live ones the best you can?
crawlerman
Member
Dry rock on the bottom with the live rock on top. You can add the base rock before water, that would make it easier to move around. Add rock before sand to prevent shifting when critters move the sand out from under the rock. Add live rock after water. I wonder how much of the life on the tampa bay rock would survive a cycle? Also, the rock you picked looks to be very dense. As others have said porous rock is better for housing bacteria. I personally like the Pukani from BRS, you get a lot of rock (volume) for your money. Down side is the trapped nutrients (several ways to address this, all discussed at length on this site). I cycled/cured mine in a Brute with water changes using the water from my aquarium water changes.
mcgyvr
New member
You should have your tank filled and read to go when you get the live rock or someplace to keep it "live" ready to go..
It does not matter if you put dry or live or whatever on top..
There is no wrong way to eat a reese's.. or mix live/dry rock.
Whatever way makes the aquascape visually pleasing and a setup you like..
Dry rocks are easier to stack on an empty tank is your thought/opinion just because you don't get your hands wet I guess..
dry will become live soon enough.. so its all going to be the same..
Don't overthink this stuff..
mcgyvr
New member
same florida reef rock that reefcleaner sells AFAIK..
Oh I am good at that!!...thank you once again!
Jon0807
New member
I've used BRS Reef Saver for two builds now. Tho I like how they stack together really nice and there are a lot of nooks and crannies, it is a very dense solid rock. It is also heavy. The plus is they don't have any hitch hikers to worry about. My next build I will be throwing in some pukani. Much lighter and very porous.
