using dead rock in a tank???

[Butchdawg14]

so im getting ready to put my tank together....by roomate has like 15 lbs of dead rock.....whould it be good to put that rock into my tank along with a peice of live rock so it will "seed" the dead rock.....

or

is it better the just buy all live rock???

thanks

 

[Reet15]

By all means - use the dead rock and save yourself some $$$

 

[normanviking]

What kind of rock is it?????

 

[murfman]

I would not put it in if you have livestock in the tank. Any dead sponges and algae is going to cause a cycle.

 

[Questin]

Dead rock is perfect for base rock. Use it as the fondation of your reef, it is going to be covered with sand and never get any light anyways.

 

[Deuce67]

It will be fine. 90% of the rock in my existing 90 was dead dry base rock.

 

[normanviking]

So was it live rock at one time then?? I asked the question before to make sure you are not just throwing rock in from the backyard.

 

[clowninaround74]

yes, the live rock came from my 10 gallon that i had set up for 2+ years. It was fiji live rock but now is fiji dead rock lol. Its good rock and is pretty porous to allow for good surface area for bacteria go grow!

 

[clowninaround74]

i had no where to put it after i tore the tank down so i dried it out and had it sitting around.