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Originally Posted by Iraf  haha yeah was just curious if there was something that would keep base rock from becoming live rock, IE a diff type of rock that wasnt capable of sustaining life or something stupid i have an established 20g so i was thinking of taking some of that water/rock and tossing it in a rubbermaid container with 45lbs of base rock to cure for my new tank for a month or so, cheapest LR i can get in town from the LFS is about $9 a lbs so when i found base rock for 3.85 a lbs after shipping i was thinking of ordreing that instead, any other suggestions on this or good sites to buy at better prices? | Just shop around! Your plan sounds great, exactly what you should do to a T! Good way to seed the base rock is to do weekly water changes and keep the water till you have enough for curing the rock, then add a powerhead & heater. Putting a peice from your old tank isn't really necessary, but won't hurt. Your water should have the proper bacteria in it to seed the rock by itself. Good luck & let us know how it goes! Quote:
Originally Posted by coral reefer Base rock would stay as base rock if you never placed it in your tank. Hahahaha | Touche!   _________ 55 gallon slowly growing reef aquarium, 85 lbs. live rock, 2 1/2" sandbed, 1 False Percula Clown, 1 Sixline Wrasse, 1 Mandarin Goby, Tetratec PF500 filter, 2 110 watt URI Super Actinic VHO actinics, 2 250 watt metal halides with Reef Optix 2 reflectors powered by Blue Wave 3 ballast, born 1/3/08 My Tank Thread My Tank Video  | 
