isaacharry Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 I have about 20lbs I just wanted what would happen if i put established live rock covered in coraline algae into a new aquarium. would it kill the coraline? Link to comment
Boggers Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 If it goes through a good Cycle yes it might, but soft cycle/no cycle and it will be fine. You would notice it going white Link to comment
brandon429 Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 This thread covers much detail and pics What you are considering doing is ideal http://reef2reef.com/threads/new-tank-cycling-tank-bacteria-and-cocktail-shrimp-live-rock-no-shrimp.214618/ We can discuss details here at nr but our r2r partners there have a nice reference thread w pics, we cross xchange links regularly. Link to comment
printerdown01 Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Will you loose some... yup... but cycling with established LR will give you a stable system in a shorter amount of time. Would highly recommend doing exactly what you are talking about doing. Just make sure you look for pests and take care of them (kill them) while your tank is cycling... Pests are the only reason I start with dry base rock. I find it easier to control my tanks environment when I start with dry rock... but it does take a bit longer to become super stable and it takes a long time for me to really seed the tank with coraline algae. The other side benefit to dry rock is that it allows me to create whatever scales I want. I can cut it into a bunch of pieces, drill it, and let it sit on my table for days while I create the perfect scape. Most recently I painted it up with environmentally safe concrete dye -and cured it for a couple of weeks in a bucket of water in my yard. Worked great and looked great from the beginning. The dying also allowed me to make all of the joints and seams blend together between rocks and created a very finished look. But in short. Yes you can put established LR in a new tank... Highly recommend it! Link to comment
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