Live Rock For Marine Aquarium

Live rock is the broad taxonomic classification given to rock and reef structure which acts as a host to the many marine organisms that live on and within it.

Live rock for marine aquarium.

You can begin a reef tank using a small but adequate amount of seeded or cured base live rock as the center stones in the aquarium. Bacteria and invertebrates live in around and on the rocks and corals and other sessile non mobile invertebrates attach to the rock and carve out their own space on the reef. Ammonia nitrate and phosphate are readily assimilated by algae and photosynthetic corals growing on and in the rock. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands affordable prices.

Live rock is usually comprised of calcium carbonate but it can be made of many different materials including synthetic substances concrete and even the aragonite skeletons of ancient stony corals that have since passed on to the big aquarium in the sky. Live rock may be used to cycle a new marine aquarium. Since live rock in the aquarium contains various types of bacteria algae and corals waste products such as ammonia nitrate and phosphate can have several fates. Fill aquarium with freshly mixed saltwater with a specific gravity of 1 023 1 025.

Why we use live rocks in our saltwater reef tanks. This works well but don t use fully cycled or full growth live rock to do so or during the tank cycling process you will most likely end up with a dead live rock.