live rock and sand

[ams153]

so if you have sand and rocks in youre salt water tank do they eventually turn to live rock and sand and how long does this take and is it just as good as getting it from the ocean i just dont want to pay a couple hundred dollars for rocks and sand its to much any help would be good thanx
Andrew:happyfish

 

[vtecbro007]

dont get it from da ocean lol too man complications will come along with that n yes sand n rock will eventually become real like most ppl buy a lot of base rock fo the back of there tank n live rock fo the front but these process takes a while im bettin 1+ yrs

 

[nacl-man]

the best thing to do is get a whole lotta base rock (lace rock works and is avail at many LFS) and then add like 10 pounds or so of LR.
I skipped the LS and bought southdown as I just couldn't spend the 100 bucks to fill my tank with LS. Now I have about 75 pounds of rock and 3-4 inches of sand. W/ 50 lbs of LR it cost total maybe 200.00. I could have done it with a lot less LR though, spent less than 100.00.
LR is the way to go, but I side with you on the cost of rocks... it is astounding and everyone thinks I am crazy for spending so much money on rocks...
but then they see my tank and are like: 'wow that is awesome'.
so it is worth it i guess lol

 

[mujtba]

dont get it from da ocean lol too man complications will come along with that
why are you saying dont get it from ocean? i just purchased my floridan LR and LS. the guy said he literally went and dove in the ocean and got it for me fresh..
whats wrong with that? what will happen to my tank now!!!

 

[cowpoke]

Muj
The reason most people don't recommend getting sand and rocks directly from the ocean, is the undesirables that may tag along with the stuff fresh out of the water.
Most live rock purchased from a online site or store has been "cured" and sprayed to get rid of the organisms that may not be benefical to a closed system like your tank.
There are people who do exactly what you have done and do very well, some do not.
Most folks see it as just another way to add additonal headaches to setting up your tank!
That is why most don't recommend it.
You have yours set up, so just go with it!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[mujtba]

thanx!

 

[ams153]

hey everyone
thanx for the info its been very helpful i just signd up with this site and am trying to learn as much as possible before i get to far into it and its amazing how fast you get a response it only takes at the most a couple hours so thanx alot.
Andrew Sanchez