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May 4th, 2008, 06:40 PM
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LR Question
Ok heres the deal. I am living in my grandmas 1 bedroom basement. I dont ave enough room for my 125, bu ti do have a 25 or 30 sitting outside. What if I bought like 25 lbs of baserock and like a nice sized premium LR and put it in there so that i can get it to spread before i get my full blown 125 gal reef going? What exactly would I need? Or would this even work?
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 50 gallon suspended reef, Koralia #4, GSP, DSP, Candy Coral Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: Read Alot 
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May 4th, 2008, 07:30 PM
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Re: LR Question
You would essentially be curing and seeding live rock. You could do it in your smaller tank, and you would need a heater, powerhead and lights if you want to see coralline growth. You would have to do water changes to keep your parameters in check, just like a regular tank. And you would have to add some fish food once in a while to the empty tank. Basically, it'd be just like having a functional tank without any animals in it.
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Current Aquarium(s) Description: 240-gallon reef with a 55-gallon sump and refugium Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 5 years
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May 4th, 2008, 08:54 PM
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Re: LR Question
I agree with biff. Not a bad idea to get some cheap live rock!
-Doc Current Aquarium(s) Description: 210 shark / angel reef tank and 90 gallon reef tank Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: long enough to know I have a lot to learn
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May 4th, 2008, 10:23 PM
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Re: LR Question
That is what i thought!! I cant spend 500 on LR but i can get Base Rock for 1.75 per lb at my LFS. how often would i need to add food, and how would i not grow gren algea?
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 50 gallon suspended reef, Koralia #4, GSP, DSP, Candy Coral Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: Read Alot
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May 5th, 2008, 05:19 AM
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Re: LR Question
Maybe add a fish? a few snails or crabs?
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 50 gallon suspended reef, Koralia #4, GSP, DSP, Candy Coral Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: Read Alot
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May 5th, 2008, 05:30 AM
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Re: LR Question
If you are going to add a fish and/or snails you mights just as well run it as a display tank until you get your125 up and running. It would be a great learning experience!
Current Aquarium(s) Description: Empty 180 gal Future Reef 29 gal Planted Freshwater 90 fal Distant Future Project Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: Newbie to Salt, 2 years planted, Freshwater Forever and a Day! Other Intrests: hunting outdoorsy things, cars motorcycles anything that goes fast drag cars
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May 5th, 2008, 11:10 AM
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Re: LR Question
I would initially feed the tank about one-fourth of what you would feed if there were fish in the tank. After the nitrite readings go to zero I would up the feedings to about one-half of what you would feed if you had fish in the tank. Stay at that level until you set up your larger tank. This is assuming you do not normally over feed or grossly overstock your tanks. Considering that fish actually utilize little of what they are fed and therefore most food passes through undigested, you will be developing the rock to initially handle the load of how ever many fish the food would have fed if they had been in the tank.
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 120g SPS Mother Colony Tank, 40 g sump, back wall overflows, 2 closed loop circulation circuits 59X Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 35 years in marine aquarium trade and managing LFS's, 10 years with coral. Other Intrests: Coral Propagation, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cabinetry, and Reef Systems Development Last edited by fatman; May 5th, 2008 at 11:14 AM.
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May 5th, 2008, 10:31 PM
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Re: LR Question
ok ya im not gonna add a fish or anything. wont i grow gren algea and stuff without a skimmer?
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 50 gallon suspended reef, Koralia #4, GSP, DSP, Candy Coral Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: Read Alot
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May 6th, 2008, 08:24 AM
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Re: LR Question
Regular water changes will keep things pretty much in check.
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 120g SPS Mother Colony Tank, 40 g sump, back wall overflows, 2 closed loop circulation circuits 59X Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 35 years in marine aquarium trade and managing LFS's, 10 years with coral. Other Intrests: Coral Propagation, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cabinetry, and Reef Systems Development
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