2006-10-14 01:48:36 · 6 answers · asked by J T 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
It is not necessary for a fish only set up. However, it provides natural decoration and cover for the fish. It also provides the added benefit of extra biological filtration. All those nooks and crannies in the rock are covered with bacteria that help break down the waste in the water. It is like a second filtration system. It is especially good (though slow) at breaking downs nitrates which power and canister filters do not do. This is why live rock is always used in reef aquariums. The rock also adds to biodiversity and usually has little amphipods and copepods that can serve as fish food. I recommend it as a good investment. You don't need as much as a reef tank would so it won't be so expensive. You can buy small amounts of cured rock from pet stores that sell marine livestock. Buy up a few pieces at a time to spread out the cost.
2006-10-14 03:07:18 · answer #1 · answered by Rags to Riches 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Necessary? NO Suggested Yes. I would highly recommend using about 1/3 to 1/2 pound per gallon for a FOWLR (fish only with live rock) tank. You can also get several pounds of base rock to go along with your live rock. I got a good bit of my rock from www.yourreef.com and was very impressed. Not only does rock give you a good source of filtration, it will provide you fish with a home that feels more like the ocean. I promise you they will appreciate it.
2006-10-14 08:09:48 · answer #2 · answered by fishguy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Live rock is not necessary, but highly recommended. Live rock offers natural biological filtration. The colors of the healthy algae that grow on live rock are beautiful. I went from a 55 gallon fish only with no live rock to an 80 gal with 90lbs of live rock. I love the live rock. Fish love cruising thru the holes and crevices in the live rock. I have a ton of snails, and crabs in the tank for cleaning and they do a great job of keeping the substrate and rock clean. Having a tank with live rock is really no harder to take care of then a tank with no live rock. In fact, biologically it is much healthier for the fish.
Good luck with your tank set up.
2006-10-14 03:19:17 · answer #3 · answered by tinar92 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My freshwater fish like going to live rock concerts, but I won't take them
2006-10-14 01:50:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use a skimmer. A protein skimmer eliminates organics on your tank by using way of mass air bubbles. whilst the water passes for the period of the skimmer, the air bubbles it produces enables the chemical ingredients of organics to attach to the bubbles and collects in a skum cup and disposed of. Skimmers can run from $50 to as intense as numerous hundred funds. examine numerous categories of skimmers so as which you would be able to p.c. the properly suited one to your tank.
2016-10-16 04:38:02 · answer #5 · answered by belfast 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-10-17 13:57:08 · answer #6 · answered by Chris 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋