how much live rock

$ for 29 gallon tank

i have a chance to buy a 29 gallon saltwater tank with hood and light (not for corals). Also the cabinet as well for $150.00. only a month and half old. does that sound like a good deal to you? :dog:
 
Wooo I would say great deal. Also depends if its in good condition. Great deal :)
 
Your LR will cost more than that :)
 
I only ever bought 15 ilbs of live rock for my 29g and I think that's more than I needed (I had/have 18 ilbs of lace rock). Use baserock to get to the pound a gallon mark, and in time, the base rock will be just as live as your live rock. I had up to 6 fish at one time (juv. yellow tang, clown, cardinal and three chromis - chromis killed each other off) and it was fine. For start-up I think I used maybe 5 ilbs. The tank was upgraded to a 45g (48"x12"x18") and I'm only planning to add man-made rocks to the tank.
 
I have 33 gal tank with 29lbs of live rock (no base rock). The coral comes with LR on it can that supplement the lost pounds?
 
Ok, I now think I'm going to get a 40 gallon breeder tank for my marine setup.

If I start off by putting 22 lbs of Fiji live rock in it... since the live rock takes up room in the tank, won't there be something like actually 35 gallons of water in the tank once rock and sand are added.

so I don't actually need 30-40 lbs of live rock? does this make sense?
 
Yes, it does make sense, but, whatever water is in the tank, you still ideally need about 1lb per gallon...so, like you say, if your tank is holding 35gal of water, then you need 35lbs of rock....

Niko
 
okay. I follow ya.

I volunteer at an public aquarium. I talked to them about my set up this weekend and they said that for a 40 gallon tank about 25-30 lbs of live rock would be more then okay for 3-5 fish which is all I plan on having. They said the pound per gallon is a nice guideline, but not neccesarily correct.

this whole live rock thing is so interesting for a freshwater guy like myself. hehe...
 
Yeah, what they say is correct. When planning on the live rock side of things, we do have to think about water displacement and asses what water is "actually" going to be in the tank, rather than aquarium capable volume...

However, even with that in mind, i always plan for the same rule of 1 - 1.5lbs per actual gallon of water in the tank....irrespective of what fish, inverts or corals are going into the tank, that ammount of live rock will have enough volume and surface area to provide the mechanical filtration...

So, what your assuming for your ammount of live rock is correct buddy..


Niko
 
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