Tired Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 Long story short, I have about $60, and I want to get a few pounds of good live rock and live sand to get things started on my tank. I figure I'll put the rock and sand in a little QT, add a pump and light, and feed occasionally to keep everything alive. Do some big water changes at first while it cures, then a little one now and then, and I'll bet I can spot most of the pests. Anyone have any suggestions for a place that'll work? I messaged the guy at GulfLiveRock to ask if I can buy a mix of sand and rock, but that was a week ago and I haven't heard back, and I just remembered the whole hurricane thing anyway. So now I suspect there aren't likely to be many fresh rock places that are open and putting off good stuff. What's my best bet for finding decent LR and LS right now? I want mostly scavengers and maybe some neat macros, I'm not looking for corals or nems or whatnot. Doesn't matter if the rock isn't very pretty in terms of shape, I just want it to seed with. For the sand, I'd like something white, with lots of scavengers (especially micro brittles, I love those), and I don't need much. I'm going for a shallow sandbed. Alternately, anyone have any experience with seeding scavengers via macros? I'm wondering if I could get a few bits of rock from a local shop (theirs is okay, but not thrilling, mostly just good for bacteria, bristleworms, and some coraline) and get most of my biodiversity off of macroalgae. Quote Link to comment
Pod Your Reef Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 For live rock, I love Tampa bay saltwater Quote Link to comment
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