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  1. General Reef Discussion
    I had colonial hydroids on two of my rocks. I removed the rocks and for one - I plucked every dang near hydroid I could see with tweezers. Then I rinsed it in distilled water and set it out in the sun for about 10 days. Then I cooked it in the oven for about 5 hours at 212 deg. Then I...
  2. General Reef Discussion
    Hello, I live in the Maldives and want to make a reef tank. Is it safe to take live rock straight from the ocean and use them in the tank?
  3. General Reef Discussion
    my live rock in my tank turning brown and some part of it have deep purple color i try to scrap it but they are still not completely gome :confused:
  4. General Reef Discussion
    I'm only going to need 10 or 15lbs but want it to have plenty of life, rubble ok. Uncured preferred, but cured with lots of life ok.
  5. Rochester Minnesota Marine Aquarium Club (RMMAC)
    Is there any place in or around Rochester to get good live rock? Thank you in advance.
  6. General Reef Discussion
    I have a 16 gallon biocube which has been established for about 2 weeks after upgrading from a 5 gallon. I have 2 clownfish and some live rock from thr old tank and I was wondering if I could add more live rock to it? Ive seen skmewhere I have to “cure” it but what exactly does tjat mean?
  7. General Reef Discussion
    Anyone have experience with CaribSea Life Rock. I want to add to my existing tank of live rock. Dave
  8. General Reef Discussion
    Hello all, So I hate my present landscaping and would like to change my live rock/landscaping and wondering what is the best approach. I have a 93 gallon cubed tank and have about 60 pounds of rock in my DT and refug. I also have one MarinePure block in my sump. Ive always hated my rock and its...
  9. General Reef Discussion
    I found this on a new piece of live rock. It does have a bit green dots under the light. Any thought? Thank you in advance!
  10. General Reef Discussion
    So I went to my LFS yesterday (the only one in town other than Petco and Petsmart) and was looking at the rocks and am confused on the differences. Unfortunately, the guy who was helping me didn't know too much and he said the guy who knows more wouldn't be in for quite a while so I've come here...
  11. General Reef Discussion
    Hey all, just wanted to share a personal experience. I have a 220, 150# live rock, 2 inch sand bed, mixed reef tank. Fish, Inverts, Macros. (I have coral frags in Qt but not in yet). Anyway Its my first tank I started about 18 months ago and I started so big because I had a free tank and...
  12. General Reef Discussion
    hey all, so i am currently about 3 weeks into cycling my tank. parameters are ph around 8 (i check before lights out late at night.) ammonia-0 nitrite-0 and nitrate is about 80ppm (i haven't checked since i washed off the filters and did a water change last night. running a fluvial 206...
  13. General Reef Discussion
    hey all, getting back into the hobby. Had only kept bi mac octopi previously but was young and full of mistakes (and short on money.) Now the girlfriend and i are both about to cycle new tanks. Mines a 40 gallon with a fluvial 206, mainland LED's and a small heater, we just bought her a 29 gal...
  14. General Reef Discussion
    Hi all! I am very new to this website but I am very excited to start posting and getting other peoples opinions! Not to long after Hurricane Irma I saved some brittle stars off a sponge that washed up on shore. After keeping them in my small tank for a bit I added them into my larger tank which...
  15. General Reef Discussion
    Hi , I Just wanted some answers about this Question . I Have about 30 kg of pukani dry rock , and i put today 3 pieces (1 KG ) of live rock to colonize the dry rock , Should I Put More or Leave like it is ? Did i do something Wrong ? Please answer.
  16. General Reef Discussion
    I am new into the saltwater and was wondering if I could get some live rock and majority dry rock and put it into a newly established tank to start the process of making the dry live? Would this be fine to do on the first day of setting up the tank or should I wait?
  17. Marine Depot
    It's time for Rocktoberfest! Build the perfect aquascape with AquaMaxx!
  18. General Reef Discussion
    i just finished a round of bleach bath followed by a acid bath...let that sit in fw for 48 hours after the first 24 hours i added prime and then the next day i added stability to the fw soak...the rocks are now in my 75 gallon aquarium with 50 gallons of ro water and salt mix and 25 gallons...
  19. General Reef Discussion
    I have just started a 60g tank, and I have a 20g sump. I added 50lbs of dry rock and 80lbs of live sand I cycled my last tank with damsels and LR. How should I go about cycling this new tank with live sand and dry rock? Should I just add fish food and "Ghost Feed" the tank? Also, can I cycle the...
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