live rock ruble

[rx7racer210]

i am looking for some live rock ruble to take the place of my bioballs and am having a hard time finding some. If you have or know of any at a great porice let me know. The ruble will be replaceing a standard 65g wet/dry amount of bioballs

[txav8r]

Just buy live or base rock and smash it with a hammer.

[The Butcher]

Just make sure you wear goggles. :bigsmile: http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x33/scarecrow_jack/Hammer.jpg
Just buy live or base rock and smash it with a hammer.

[txav8r]

STOP!!


Hammer Time!

[Jolly]

you might try wolf reef/phenominal aquatics, Ed has the most affordable rock that I am aware of in San Antonio

[carong]

:rofl::rofl: hammer time :rofl::rofl::rofl::lauging::lauging: that"s a good one Andrew.

[carong]

$2.99 lb at Wolf Reef 210-334-8372 :lauging::lauging:

[Double-O-Zilch]

Aquarium Designs has some good rubble right now for $2.50 a pound. 281 and Brook Hollow.

[rx7racer210]

can someone tell me the pros and cons to replacing bioballs with rock i wana start a fuge just dont know size i need and all that junk

[stompylee]

I am considering this change as well I would be interested too.

[Double-O-Zilch]

I have a 14g and 29g BioCube. I have removed the Bioballs in favor of natural filtration. From what I've gathered, bioballs, as time goes on tend to build a lot of nitrates. You are supposed to remove and clean them from time to time. I think detritus material can gather in them as well. There are many debates over this topic out there. In my opinion, LR rubble is the way to go along with macro algae. I'm sure others will chime in who have more experience than I.

[cyrus]

I have heard much of both and what it breaks down to is this. If your bio balls or live rock produce more nitrates than your tank than it will through off your whole cycle. I have decided to go with out. I still maintain a refugium however. There is just to much guessing and not enough fact on sumps.