Question about live rock

[ladyshark]

Hello

I started this hobby about 7 years ago with "The Package" in my first tank, and loved it.

I still have some of the rock after three tank transfers.

Anyway, I am setting up a new tank and would like to order live rock from TBS, maybe some sand.

I am starting with mostly dry sand (Topic Eden)--its a 125 gal. and a little too expensive to buy all that live sand.

I had developed a significant phosphate problem and believe my current live rock had soaked in it so long that it was leaching phosphate back into the water. I transferred that tank (rock and some of the sand) to a different tank to deal with it there, and that is why I am starting over with my "show" tank.

After all the work of transferring and starting over, I am a little paranoid that any new rock I get will also leach or cause phosphate problems.

Could you comment on your live rock and the potential for phosphate leaching?

Thanks

 

[liverock]

Hello

I started this hobby about 7 years ago with "The Package" in my first tank, and loved it.

I still have some of the rock after three tank transfers.

Anyway, I am setting up a new tank and would like to order live rock from TBS, maybe some sand.

I am starting with mostly dry sand (Topic Eden)--its a 125 gal. and a little too expensive to buy all that live sand.

I had developed a significant phosphate problem and believe my current live rock had soaked in it so long that it was leaching phosphate back into the water. I transferred that tank (rock and some of the sand) to a different tank to deal with it there, and that is why I am starting over with my "show" tank.

After all the work of transferring and starting over, I am a little paranoid that any new rock I get will also leach or cause phosphate problems.

Could you comment on your live rock and the potential for phosphate leaching?

Thanks

Hiya

Never had that issue...in fact Florida cultured live rock has the least amount of phosphate of any rock in the industry!

click on the 'scientific evaluation' here...scroll down to the chart...
http://tbsaltwater.com/liverock/index.html

sea ya
Richard TBS
www.tbsaltwater.com
www.itzalodge.com

 

[GatorAlum05]

Buy with confidence. I have two tank set up with tbslr. No nasty nutrient problems like you get with these so call dry rocks.

 

[ladyshark]

Thanks