"Making" Live Rock.

[almostclueless]

Hello, I own a 65 gallon tank, nothing in it right now. I phoned my lfs the other day, and they charge 8.99$ a pound of live rock (Canadian Dollars). Quite costley! If I were to "make" live rock, what type of rock should I use, and how much live rock should I buy to seed the dead rock. (Looking at about 40 lbs total when all is said and done) Thanks.
Graeme Dobbs

 

[b bauer]

use the search on the top bar and search diy live rock
I apologize i dont know why the rest of what i typed didnt show. but ill try it again use the search bar there are many different ways to make live rock that other people have tried. Iam also going to try to make my own.most use crushed coral and concret in diff mixes.

 

[walmart]

DUDE! i never buy anything for my (SW) tank anymore from the fishstore. i buy from either people or online. get in touch with a local reef club. i get it for 2 dollars a pound american.

 

[sigmachris]

Originally Posted by b bauer
use the search on the top bar and search diy live rock

95% of the questions on this "New Hobbyist" forum could have the search responce. That is not why there is a New hobbyist forum.
Clueless I wish I could help you, I just had to respond to the previous post. I can't tell you type of rock to use. I can say the more LR you have the sooner the dead rock will be seeded. Its a numbers game, if you have 2:1 ratio of dead rock to LR that will seed faster than a 10:1 ratio.

 

[aztec reef]

i would say at least 10lbs of lr would be good enuf to seed 30lbs of base rock/deadrock . :happyfish

 

[sigmachris]

Originally Posted by walmart
DUDE! i never buy anything for my (SW) tank anymore from the fishstore. i buy from either people or online. get in touch with a local reef club. i get it for 2 dollars a pound american.
Walmart is right about most fish stores...the chains I would avoid. Check out local independent stores and get to know the owners. If you talk enough with them and build a relationship they can help and strike deals. If they are making their own LR from their "raceways" they will strike a deal definetly. They want you back for the corals and fish, so hopefully you can get LR (like I did) for $5.00 per pound and it cycled my tank in 8 days.
Do some research here though, they would appreciate that you have some insight and you are less likely to be taken advantage of.

 

[phishface]

I used portland cement and arragonite 1 to 1 ratio, not too soupy or youll have some flat rocks. Good luck :happyfish

 

[signman]

go to a local land scaping that sells rock and look for tuffa or lace rock that will work fine. i have a 210g and a 125g that both have lace and tuffa a lone with live rock i have sound that a 4 to one works great 4lbs lace and 1lbs live. in ohio i can get lace foe .69 cents a pound and tuffa for .29 cents a pound. live rock runs about 5.99 a pound. hope that helps

 

[almostclueless]

Thanks. I tryed the search, typed in live rock. It came back saying that both of those words were too vauge (sp?). I should of tryed something else, sorry. and Thanks for the replies!

 

[autofreak44]

i know somewhere on here there is a diy live rock thing, ill try to find it and post the link

 

[jaybird101]

Try this forum for DIY LR
DYI LR
I made it myself.
Looks the same after coriline grows on it.

 

[almostclueless]

Thanks, I have done a diy live rock search, and still can't find much about converting (I'm going to go with lace rock) the dead rock to live rock, Do I do it before, after the tank is cycled?

 

[aztec reef]

Originally Posted by almostclueless
Thanks, I have done a diy live rock search, and still can't find much about converting (I'm going to go with lace rock) the dead rock to live rock, Do I do it before, after the tank is cycled?
before/while cycling....