live rock in a 55gal, how much??

[russisloud]

hello, ive been checking out monster fish for a long time, so i'm not really new to the site, but this is my first post.
i'm working on setting up a 55 salt, and i'm ready to get the rock. i'm thinking about putting 100lbs in it, but would like to see some pictures of how full the tank would look. it would be great if some of you could post some picts. much thanks

 

[mr.reef24]

dont have a 55 anymore but I put in 60lbs of live rock and it was just enough to fill it but not crowd it. I'd say go with 60-70lbs live rock.

mr.reef24

 

[russisloud]

thanks, i'll post up some picts after i get the rock in

 

[BTB0923]

Here is what about 40 lbs looks like in a 55:

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=3310477#post3310477

I'm probably going to get at least 15 lbs more before I'm done with mine.

 

[RyanP]

IMO it all depends on the rock and how dense it is....heres my 55

 

[russisloud]

nice how much rock is that?

 

[BIGgourami]

IMO it all depends on the rock and how dense it is....heres my 55

EXACTLY!!!!

50 pounds of granite does not have NEARLY the same surface area as 50 pound of, say, lava rock


assuming you have good porous live rock, as little as 40 can work unless you stock the hell out of it and rely on the rock for filtration...

unfortunately good porous LR is the most expensive

 

[mr.reef24]

great amount of rock

mr.reef24

 

[RyanP]

nice how much rock is that?

around 52 - 56 lbs

 

[The1and only]

Here is about 50 pds in a 40g. It does not look like much because it is so dense.