rubble rock VS regular rock

[garod82]

Is rubble rock in your fuge that much better than regular live rock?

 

[Travis L. Stevens]

There is a thread in the Advanced Forums section that talks all about that. Sorry I don't have a link, but it's one of the few threads that have more than 3-4 pages.

 

[garod82]

looking for a quick answer. Y or N

 

[garod82]

thanks, i'll try to find it.

 

[Travis L. Stevens]

Nevermind. Here is the link http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=634923

 

[garod82]

not sure if that's what i was looking for, they were talking about rubble on the bottom of the tank. I'm talking more about my refugium.

 

[rockindacheeks]

rubble is nicer cuz its small and there are more little nooks and cranies for stuff to live. its also cheaper, and you dont need all that much of it.

 

[garod82]

any LFS in OC sell it?

 

[garod82]

Should I put it in a different chamber than the chaeto or put it all together?

 

[rockindacheeks]

jeffs in orange sells it...i have mine in the same chamber as my chaeto

 

[gcarroll]

I run rubble rock in the area of the first baffle of my sump. this is also the area that my refugium returns to the sump. I don't know of any advantage that rubble rock has over regular live rock except for the fact that it has more surface area than larger peices of live rock (more surface area for bacteria to colonize). The disadvantage is that it is more surface area for detritus to collect. I'm not as paranoid about detritus as many others on this board so I don't see it as a disadvantage.

 

[russ49merc]

I just took a bunch of big rock and took a hammer and chisel to it and let it cure

 

[noschmo]

its all the same, live rock. Only difference is perhaps a big piece of rock would not fit into the small chambers of the nano cube type. Take a hammer wrapped in a towel and you got rubble just like russ says.

 

[Frankysreef]

supposedly sugar sand in a fuge is better because, easier for critters to lay eggs.

 

[818]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7666123#post7666123 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Frankysreef
supposedly sugar sand in a fuge is better because, easier for critters to lay eggs.

Of course, just be carefull and dont have high flow going through there, this sand is easily disturbed.

I have a mixture of sands in my fuge for that reason. And I got some Tonga branch and hammered it into decently small pieces.


Threw some Harvested Pods, shrooms,Xenia down there and some fragged Florida Ricordeas as well for some extra nutrient export. Im trying to see whats stronger...Xenia, (2)Shrooms or Cheato.(Trying to see how well Gregs masterplan of an Xenia farm works.)

Tonga since its less dense and has many tiny holes,crevices for pods to repopulate, and smash that mother with a craftsman where it hurts!

HTH

Sam