Matt's 120g Build

nissan577

nissan577

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you have cured LR???? well thats good.
brs reef saver dry rock is this mom:
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nissan577

nissan577

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i like it. within time it will get some nice life on it and coraline if it spreads fast lol. but other then that the way it is. im sure you will make it super nice!
 
nissan577

nissan577

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im pretty sure he gonna do it to spread the bacteria to the new rock as well. and oh ok.
we wrote it at the same time
 
nissan577

nissan577

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Originally Posted by BTLDreef
http:///forum/post/3215135
I've never found the coralline scraping method to really help seed THAT much....

ok. a good way to help with coraline to grow is get a toothbrush and brush the coraline and it will slowly land small particles i guess they call it
on rocks and it will start to grow
 
mattfrancis

mattfrancis

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Eventually it will cover a large amount. I'm planning on breaking some live rock up and sprinkling it over the dry rock. This stuff seems pretty interesting.
 
btldreef

btldreef

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Originally Posted by nissan577
http:///forum/post/3215138
ok. a good way to help with coraline to grow is get a toothbrush and brush the coraline and it will slowly land small particles i guess they call it
on rocks and it will start to grow

Oh I know it'll grow other places if you do that. But as far as the whole "spreading bacteria", I didn't really think that it did much in that regard. I prefer starting with all cured LR, just makes things easier.
 
mattfrancis

mattfrancis

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Originally Posted by nissan577
http:///forum/post/3215138
ok. a good way to help with coraline to grow is get a toothbrush and brush the coraline and it will slowly land small particles i guess they call it
on rocks and it will start to grow

Thanks Nissan, I've never thought of that! Ill try that too.
 
mattfrancis

mattfrancis

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Originally Posted by BTLDreef
http:///forum/post/3215152
Oh I know it'll grow other places if you do that. But as far as the whole "spreading bacteria", I didn't really think that it did much in that regard. I prefer starting with all cured LR, just makes things easier.
But live rock is like $5 a pound and this stuff is much cheaper and has no hitchhickers.
 
nissan577

nissan577

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Originally Posted by MattFrancis
http:///forum/post/3215155
But live rock is like $5 a pound and this stuff is much cheaper and has no hitchhickers.
that is true. some live rock at the lfs has spider zoas, flatworms, etc... but this dry rock is missing some stuff that the LR has. its missing bristle worms to clean the tank, pods for the fish, and other good critters that we need. hopefully the cured LR you have has some of the good critters.
 
firefightremtp

firefightremtp

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Originally Posted by BTLDreef
http:///forum/post/3215135
I've never found the coralline scraping method to really help seed THAT much....


Originally Posted by nissan577
http:///forum/post/3215138
ok. a good way to help with coraline to grow is get a toothbrush and brush the coraline and it will slowly land small particles i guess they call it
on rocks and it will start to grow

Nissan Told me to do this and I have been doing it weekly, with the addition of PurpleUp, and taking weekly pictures which I will post to either validate or dismiss this theory.
BTW, nice tank Matt, keep up the good work and really take your time!!!
~grace
 
mattfrancis

mattfrancis

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Originally Posted by nissan577
http:///forum/post/3215166
that is true. some live rock at the lfs has spider zoas, flatworms, etc... but this dry rock is missing some stuff that the LR has. its missing bristle worms to clean the tank, pods for the fish, and other good critters that we need. hopefully the cured LR you have has some of the good critters.
I've seen multiple bristle worms and I could always buy pod at my LFS. Right?
 
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