Live rock question
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,guess most people do a 2:1 ratio, does that seem right? any input would still helpEhhh....Depends how you want it personally. In your tank you should have AT LEAST 100lbs. And then after that, its just what you want to make it look pretty to you. 
BMUR;4937312; said:
You can do any combination you want for live and base rock. The more base rock you do the longer it will take to seed and cure it. It is all up to you really, no set ratio.
180 pounds will most likely be more than enough depending on the density of the rock you get. Definitely not too little.
I can't really speak w/ alot of experience as my salty is only 2 weeks in.
When shopping for the Live rock my choices were - $5.99 lb for cured, $1.99 for dead. I went with 1/3 cured and the expectation that saving a chunck of change would cost me a wait on a colorful coraline tank. I suspect even tho the dead might not be so colorful they still will house and grow the micro beneficials within a few weeks.
When shopping for the Live rock my choices were - $5.99 lb for cured, $1.99 for dead. I went with 1/3 cured and the expectation that saving a chunck of change would cost me a wait on a colorful coraline tank. I suspect even tho the dead might not be so colorful they still will house and grow the micro beneficials within a few weeks.
180 lbs sounds good to me. you could honestly get away with only 30 lbs of LR and the rest base rock. your reef tank is going to take a while to mature anyways, so in this time most of the rock will be partially live. I consider a reef tank never being cycled, its about controling the cycles. Your always adding things, and chemicals are always being released into the water, so there are flucuations that occur during lights out. a good sump system and skimmer is your best friend. id recommend at least a month for your tank to cycle. even thought live rock is typically enough to start the cycle i always recommend doing the shrimp deal as well just for extra messure.