Live Rock???????

[billyjoe]

Where can i find good live rock that dosent cost to much casue i dont have much money im only 15 and no job.I want to order it over the net.I have a 30 gallon tank so how much will i need?

 

[thepomonacow]

I aswell dont have very much money...I also have a 30 gallon tank. What I did was about 3 months ago I bought about 7 lbs of live rock. and about 5 lbs of lavarock. The live rock was $4 bucks a pound @ my LFS. Dead rock will become live rock over time. I have some coralline algae growing on my lavarock now. So you don't have to buy a whole lot of live rock. Start out with under 10 lbs and some dead rocks. If you buy it online you have to pay a hefty shipping fee usually.
one warning though:
Adding live rock to a cycled tank can cause minicycles and stress out fish.

 

[lnarobbins]

be careful with lava rock it has alot of hard metals in it that will leach into your tank over time. live rock is usually around 5-6$ a lb around where I live so I buy alittle at a time. when you buy and introduce a large ammount at once you might get a ammonia spike so be careful and go slow
also welcome to the board
Alan