LiVe rock.. not to be confused with caribsea liFe rock. Other option for excess left over rock.. if you have a sump, place it there for additional bacterial filtration. Can also be useful if later you want to add an island for coral such as Green Star Polyps (GSP), which you want to keep apart from the rest. You may also find yourself simply wanting to change your aquascape slightly and need another piece.
Currently watching through beginners series i must say the most helpful i have found, so a great thank you 😁 hope you make more on dofference of corrals etc . Thanks again Dean
Aquascaping is my favorite part of setting up a tank! I used stax which is great to build with, but I wish cornerstone would have been available! Awesome looking rock!
I totally agree! Except for the part about scaping being my favorite! I'm terrible at it so of course... I dislike it!!!! It takes a true artist to make a beautiful scape!
@@MyFirstFishTank took me almost 2 weeks with multiple design changes. Still a work in progress with the tank started but with stax you can create small structures and piece them together to form large ones.
Wicked vid reefer 👍🏻 can’t wait for next one really good vid u do be help and I see u still got gawjus floors still lol did u try that tank out in ur Garage see if it flooded it
I actually filled it up about a quarter of the way inside the house and leveled it. Then I put a 20 gallon trash can on the crack side. Waited a couple days, then filled it up halfway. A couple more days and 100% full. Still holding after about a week so I'm super hopeful!
@@MyFirstFishTank 🤞🏻 for u coz lot cash to pay out buy new Replacement by way so enjoy ur vids really good to watch 🙌🏻 just got redsea 300xl I’m starting atm
Thanks for the clarification on curing... I've had two experienced people tell me I need to cure my marco rock... I didn't do it, but I told them I did.
Oh I'm glad I could help. It's a confusing topic for sure! And as for Marco rock, there could definitely be some dead matter on the rock, but in my experience, it was never enough to warrant curing!
Can you really say wet rock doesn’t need cycled? Surely you need to check as you don’t know how it’s be stored or shipped, has it dried out at some point and then been wet again? There is also the die off that can come from wet rock... can cause an ammonia spike in the first place. I only know this because I put wet rock in my first system 3 days before I was ready to start my cycle and with nothing else in there, just the rock. 3 days later I had an ammonia level of 1.5... Might be a bit better to say it will likely cycle much much quicker and not to be afraid of that? Other than that, what a great breakdown of the rock types! Makes so much more sense now.
This is a good point. I think you said it better that wet reef rock will cycle much quicker, but probably not instantly. I guess it depends on how it is shipped. If it is just wrapped in wet newspaper there will likely be a lot of die off. But if it is shipped in bags with water, probably a lot less. Good for beginners to know though for sure, thanks for commenting.
I remember when I started my first FOWLR tank using live rock from Fiji. I had so many hitch hikers in the rock work My preference is dry rock using a fish less cycle but I believe there are pros & cons to both like you mentioned. Nice video 👌
No hiding spots leads to Stress, stress leads to disease, disease leads to death.... Death leads to fear, fear leads to hate, hate leads to suffering.... Therefore no hiding spots is the path to the dark side
Yeah, they are spendy for sure, quite heavy too. I wonder if that means they are less porous? The only big downside with caribsea rock for me is it breaks so easily in shipping, that the arches I purchase almost always have to be glued back together!
My current build exclusively sports a pair of the Caribsea LifeTrees and some miscellaneous Life Rock shapes to fill out the tank a bit. The thing that puzzled me is that on the CSLR pieces, it says that they’re “seeded with beneficial bacteria” and all you have to do is add it to the water and literally set it and forget it. I’ve not been able to find an answer to this question yet, but is this true or do you feel that it might just be a marketing thing? Always looking forward to new content!
Yeah, I have read that they are filled with spored bacteria, but if that is true, which they say it is... it doesn't help in the cycle, at least not in my experience. I think it's more of an advertising gimmick personally.
@@MyFirstFishTank I finally got the tank I wish to use for Saltwater. It's a 50 gallon Sea Clear. What do you think about Acrylic? It was a great deal. The light fixture needs help though LoL
Wet reef(live) rocks are either cured indoor by locals but most of it is dumped off Florida and is there much longer than 6 mos. They may stay there for years but the company that does it, has been doing it for a long time and has stacks of rock based on time that it has been in the ocean and they constantly dump new rocks as they take the old one out to sell. 20 years ago, I had some real fiji rock, and I kept it wet for years after I left the hobby. When I moved, I finally just sold it off for nothing. I wished I had carry that tote with me to this day across the country. I am glad we are not destroying the reefs around the world just for the rocks. As hobbyist, we need to be conservationist and not depleting the reef for our own entertainment.
LiVe rock.. not to be confused with caribsea liFe rock. Other option for excess left over rock.. if you have a sump, place it there for additional bacterial filtration. Can also be useful if later you want to add an island for coral such as Green Star Polyps (GSP), which you want to keep apart from the rest. You may also find yourself simply wanting to change your aquascape slightly and need another piece.
This is great advice! A fantastic place to put the extra! I have some in my sump!
Get excited about aquascaping! it can be so satisfying and amazing when you get a unique shape for the rest of your aquarium's life
I wish I was good at it! I just can't get excited about something I'm soooooo bad at!! I wish you lived close by so you could scape my tank!
@@MyFirstFishTank take your time and be creative. 😊
Currently watching through beginners series i must say the most helpful i have found, so a great thank you 😁 hope you make more on dofference of corrals etc .
Thanks again
Dean
Thanks Dean! I'm actually writing the scripts for the coral videos now!
I just got my first reef tank going with a few corals. I thank you for all your knowledge. You have helped me a lot
Glad to help! :-)
Putting together my first saltwater tank this weekend. I have been watching your content non-stop and loving it! Wish me luck!
Good luck John! You can do it!
Great vid with good info!
Glad it was helpful!
You've got a bristleworm on your top :)
Yes I do! I need to start looking into a mirror before filming! I can't tell you how many times I've had food on my face for a video!
@@MyFirstFishTank happens to the best of us🤣 great video btw love your content!
Aquascaping is my favorite part of setting up a tank! I used stax which is great to build with, but I wish cornerstone would have been available! Awesome looking rock!
I totally agree! Except for the part about scaping being my favorite! I'm terrible at it so of course... I dislike it!!!! It takes a true artist to make a beautiful scape!
@@MyFirstFishTank took me almost 2 weeks with multiple design changes. Still a work in progress with the tank started but with stax you can create small structures and piece them together to form large ones.
really wish i could find cornerstone in canada!
Wicked vid reefer 👍🏻 can’t wait for next one really good vid u do be help and I see u still got gawjus floors still lol did u try that tank out in ur Garage see if it flooded it
I actually filled it up about a quarter of the way inside the house and leveled it. Then I put a 20 gallon trash can on the crack side. Waited a couple days, then filled it up halfway. A couple more days and 100% full. Still holding after about a week so I'm super hopeful!
@@MyFirstFishTank 🤞🏻 for u coz lot cash to pay out buy new Replacement by way so enjoy ur vids really good to watch 🙌🏻 just got redsea 300xl I’m starting atm
Iv one off redsea 300xl u won’t get mine any were Very limited addition soon mine up Iv do vid of mine
your the reason I why I bought my SCA tank. Always love your vids
:-). Great to hear!
Thanks for the clarification on curing... I've had two experienced people tell me I need to cure my marco rock... I didn't do it, but I told them I did.
Oh I'm glad I could help. It's a confusing topic for sure! And as for Marco rock, there could definitely be some dead matter on the rock, but in my experience, it was never enough to warrant curing!
Great video. One thing I thought you should add was that you can get wet live rock that has been cycled in a fish tank from your lfs.
Great point! :-)
Can you really say wet rock doesn’t need cycled? Surely you need to check as you don’t know how it’s be stored or shipped, has it dried out at some point and then been wet again? There is also the die off that can come from wet rock... can cause an ammonia spike in the first place. I only know this because I put wet rock in my first system 3 days before I was ready to start my cycle and with nothing else in there, just the rock. 3 days later I had an ammonia level of 1.5... Might be a bit better to say it will likely cycle much much quicker and not to be afraid of that? Other than that, what a great breakdown of the rock types! Makes so much more sense now.
This is a good point. I think you said it better that wet reef rock will cycle much quicker, but probably not instantly. I guess it depends on how it is shipped. If it is just wrapped in wet newspaper there will likely be a lot of die off. But if it is shipped in bags with water, probably a lot less. Good for beginners to know though for sure, thanks for commenting.
I remember when I started my first FOWLR tank using live rock from Fiji. I had so many hitch hikers in the rock work My preference is dry rock using a fish less cycle but I believe there are pros & cons to both like you mentioned. Nice video 👌
Thanks Darren!
great editing as always !
Appreciate that Ricardo!
I mean it !you’re by far above every other content creator on making your videos entertaining and of great quality!
No hiding spots leads to Stress, stress leads to disease, disease leads to death.... Death leads to fear, fear leads to hate, hate leads to suffering....
Therefore no hiding spots is the path to the dark side
Deep... very deep! :-)
I live on the seafood. There are many Liferock here. my question, how to get rid of pests in liferock without killing good bacteria
awesome work man! can you share the name of the song in the intro please?
my B - I see it in the description as I should have expected. Top notch work man, you've found a new admirer!
Thanks Zeek! It is called "Extravaganza" by Jules Gaia! I think I put the artist name at the end but not the title! Thanks for watching!
Great video Matt! 😀👍👍
Thanks! 👍
Stop stringing us along Matt :D
Ha. There's a pun!
Hands down some of the best reef content out there. We can only aspire to do as well. Keep it up!
I appreciate that! You are too kind!!
CaribSea arch/ shaped rocks are so dense it cost so much for one piece at lfs.
Yeah, they are spendy for sure, quite heavy too. I wonder if that means they are less porous? The only big downside with caribsea rock for me is it breaks so easily in shipping, that the arches I purchase almost always have to be glued back together!
My current build exclusively sports a pair of the Caribsea LifeTrees and some miscellaneous Life Rock shapes to fill out the tank a bit.
The thing that puzzled me is that on the CSLR pieces, it says that they’re “seeded with beneficial bacteria” and all you have to do is add it to the water and literally set it and forget it. I’ve not been able to find an answer to this question yet, but is this true or do you feel that it might just be a marketing thing?
Always looking forward to new content!
Yeah, I have read that they are filled with spored bacteria, but if that is true, which they say it is... it doesn't help in the cycle, at least not in my experience. I think it's more of an advertising gimmick personally.
Heavy metal is cool 😎
Indeed! But not in rocks! But it does rock!
@@MyFirstFishTank I finally got the tank I wish to use for Saltwater. It's a 50 gallon Sea Clear. What do you think about Acrylic? It was a great deal. The light fixture needs help though LoL
Acrylic is great! Lightweight and clear, it just scratches easily, so be careful!
Wet reef(live) rocks are either cured indoor by locals but most of it is dumped off Florida and is there much longer than 6 mos. They may stay there for years but the company that does it, has been doing it for a long time and has stacks of rock based on time that it has been in the ocean and they constantly dump new rocks as they take the old one out to sell. 20 years ago, I had some real fiji rock, and I kept it wet for years after I left the hobby. When I moved, I finally just sold it off for nothing. I wished I had carry that tote with me to this day across the country. I am glad we are not destroying the reefs around the world just for the rocks. As hobbyist, we need to be conservationist and not depleting the reef for our own entertainment.
Thanks for sharing all of this Gary. I would love to visit those wet reef rock facilities in Florida someday and get the backstage tour!
the fact that the first section of the video is named "hook" offends me😂
Ha! That made me laugh!!!