Is this what live rock should look like?

[verde_ad]

I bought some live rock today and I just wanted to get some opinions on whether all of the stuff on it was good or bad. All of the live rock I have ever bought is usually just covered with coralline and maybe some other small stuff. This stuff though is covered in all sorts of stuff that I really have no idea what it is. I am new to this, so I figured I would through it out there for you guys and girls to help. Thank you much!

 

[viper_930]

Looks EXCELLENT to me. Can you get some closeups of the things growing on it to try and find out what they are?

 

[pacopetty]

Looks great to me!

 

[verde_ad]

Here are some more pics. I don't know if they are any better, but they may help. They are a little blury, but my camera doesn't have manual focus, so I am fighting it the whole time.

 

[verde_ad]

more pics

 

[verde_ad]

some more

 

[druluv]

I would let that rock cure for little while. It looks like that was just pluck from the water. There might be some die off on it still.
Excellent rock:yes:

 

[verde_ad]

I have another question. Will my emerald crab eat all of that stuff off of it.

 

[thisistodd]

wow, i would kill for one piece of LR with that much stuff on it! PLANTS! I dont know, the best piece i ever found here had some coralline on it, only purple, and some sponge. what is that red stuff is that sponge or coralline? I want red like that!

 

[verde_ad]

I really don't know what all the stuff is on it, but it cost me a lot of money. The guy at my LFS said that he had a deal with a guy in Florida. Basically my LFS calls this guy and puts in an order. Whith in that hour the guy goes out and hand pics it and it is on the plane that afternoon. My guy goes and pics it up at the airport and it is in his tank by 10pm or so. That is the story at least.

 

[bonermeister]

On a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being perfect, that rock is like an 8.5. You have some good rock.

 

[gregvabch]

are you sure it's cured?

 

[verde_ad]

I have no idea if it is cured. I know there is always die off when taking it from the store to home, but the guy said that it was already cured at the lfs.:notsure:

 

[gregvabch]

hmmm... unless you live really far away from the store, there's not gonna be any die off IMO. pull it out of the water and smell it. does it stink? looks like some uncured rock to me but i'm no expert. one of my lfs has a large area in the back where they cure their rock shipments, and from what i've seen in there that's what your rock looks like. lots of crazy stuff growing all over it before the die off sets in. if it is cured then right on, it looks great.

 

[viper_930]

I think the red stuff growing on it is red ball sponge.

 

[attml]

Looks like Florida Aquacultured rock - Very nice It has some sponges on it, some Halemda(green) & Garcellaria (Red) macro algae on it. You will probably also find some Tube worms & possibly chitons, limpets, etc.

 

[sailfin]

Be on the lookout for fish lice!! They almost destroyed my tank!!!

 

[masterreef]

I doubt that it's cured unless it's been at the LFS a very long time. Be sure to remove ALL the bubble algae, everything else looks ok. Be patient waiting for those things to regrow . . . good luck!

 

[verde_ad]

Thanks for all th info. I moved the new rock out of my display tank and put it in an unused quarantine tank I had set up. I will leave it in there for a few weeks and let everything die off.

 

[banshee]

yep...looks like good Florida live rock...congrats!