reef_man Posted March 19, 2006 Report Share Posted March 19, 2006 where can i buy LR and LS from indo-pacific?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted March 19, 2006 Report Share Posted March 19, 2006 can't buy either (unless a retailer is "living" up rock and making a few bucks on it) best way is to get through someone selling up their tank, or at least buy some dead coral rock and a few bits of live rock from someone to help populate it. if you added your location to your profile at least someone could give you a tip on who to buy from Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feelers Posted March 19, 2006 Report Share Posted March 19, 2006 Yeah "true" live rock cant be bought into the country. You can go diy, which is real cheap. Also you can buy dead coral and chuck it in the sea to make it live. Soon I'll be dredging up my attempt at diy rock cured from the sea, so I'll let everyone know how it went. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reef_man Posted March 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 What you you cant buy that type of LR and LS from the indo-pacific? what how do you do that? I live in Cambridge near Hamilton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feelers Posted March 20, 2006 Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 In america for example, they can get LR, say tongan branch ect, and its all covered in life. Here, if you import live rock from tonga, MAF makes you dry it out for 3 weeks. Aka making it dead. Its to stop bringing in new organsims ect. Instead you have to buy dead rock and turn it live. Buy putting it in the sea or in someones tank. You can buy "re-liverock" from some shops - $16 -$20 per kg I think is the going rate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tel Posted March 20, 2006 Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 I live in Cambridge near Hamilton look on the bright side.... you could live in christchurch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reef_man Posted March 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 ok so do i buy "Dead" rock? then how do i seed it? should i go to the mount and go get some rock i dont know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feelers Posted March 20, 2006 Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 You need base rock - it has to be dead coral. Any other rock doesnt have the surface area needed for bacterial colonization. After you have some, you can leave it in the sea, put it in your tank with a bit of live sand from the ocean to seed it, or you can chuck it in someones tank. I dont think seeding takes much - a cup or so of sand probably. It can even be done without seeding I think, (its just slower and doesnt have the diversity). Base rock os about $10 - $15 per kg, and you want between one pound and one and 1/2 half pounds per gallon. Which I think is about 1 kg per 7 litres? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reef_man Posted March 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 does anyone in NZ have live rock wich has bean populated with indo-pacific? cus ill be willing to buy a cup or a 1/2 kg of LR off them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetskisteve Posted March 20, 2006 Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 There is NO point buying live rock to add to a system full of "dead" rock you will need to cycle coral rock first or it will all turn to soup, somebody that can type jump in here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reef_man Posted March 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 lets say i get mayby 50KG of dead Live rock! go to the beach or findsomeone who lives near by and get a cup of LS and shuve it in thier and just waite, also would a handful of LR from the beach help aswell? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted March 20, 2006 Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 Yeah, that's the second best way, find someone with a big sump and throw your rock in there for a month or two. First best, swap live rock for base rock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reef_man Posted March 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 um is it illegal if i go to the mount and get some LR from their? and some LS would i get in trouble for it? also water around NZ is colder so if i put it in a 16-28 degree aquaerium would i kill al the orghanisms on the LR and sand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted March 20, 2006 Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 There is no live rock in NZ waters...Well, I suppose there may be a few fragments around because of black corals and things.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetskisteve Posted March 20, 2006 Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 Buggered if anyone would be dumb enough to fill their sump with dead rock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tel Posted March 20, 2006 Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 wish i lived in welly check out the private t&e..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasp Posted March 20, 2006 Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 Reefman I suspect you have been reading something which talks about "seeding" it. In reality this is not nessecary, bacteria are everywhere. Just put the rock in salt water, as others have said, with some flow and aeration, and trust me, it will become live in 6-8 weeks. Also you will not get liverock laying around somewhere, it has to be imported, you will have to buy some. Shops sell it for $10.00 to $15.00 per kilogram. Other types of rock you may get locally, just will not do the same job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fay Posted March 20, 2006 Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 You need to make a trip to Auckland and visit Jansens Three kings and Hollywood Fish Farm Mt Roskill. They both sell everything you will need and give you the advice as well Other wise you would have to wait until someone is selling their set up might be a cheaper way to go if you haven't started yet. Keep watching trade me or the private trade and exchange on this site Sometimes people sell off a bit of rock but you would have to wait. Rock from our local shores is not the same. Have you done reef keeping before or are just starting out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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