Live Rock

[Mickw]

Will Live Rock that has been out of water for a couple years come back to life when put back into a saltwater setup.

I'm planning on buying some off of a neighbor and starting a saltwater.

 

[S.Reef]

No, it will not. All life that has been on it has probably dried up into dust. Depending on how much dead rock your neighbor has, I would buy it. The rock will be light and porus. This will berfect for using as base rock. I would then seed it with some new cured live rock. Wait a few months and algae, and small organisms will already be inhabiting the dead rock.

Sam Reef
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90 Gallon FOWLR Marine System
20 Gallon Reef
10 Gallon Reef
10 Gallon Marine Aquarium
20 Gallon Freshwater Planted Aquarium

 

[wayne]

Invariably I'd guess some bacteria and algae spores will have survived, but not much else. Spends as little money on this as possible

 

[wayne]

Invariably I'd guess some bacteria and algae spores will have survived, but not much else. Spends as little money on this as possible

 

[OceanNwisconsin]

yep what s reef said... use it to grow new live rock... keep us posted!

 

[Mickw]

As of right now i'm just toying with the idea of a saltwater tank. Doing alot of reading alot of research. Just thought if I could get some rock cheap that would help out alot. If you have some web pages with good info that would be great.