Live Rock
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Put the dead rock under/on/next to some live rock. Wait for many months.
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A long, long, long time. Expect to wait a year or so.
Opcn
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any porus calcium carbonate (lime stone) rock can be live rock,
As above any calcium based rock can be used, although for shape and natural looks "reef bones" dried live rock is probably the best suited.
I would imagine it would take about 6 months for corralline growth to make the rock look like live rock. I think the rock would become collinised by aerobic nitrifying bacteria (convert ammonia to nitrite to nitrate) in a month or so, however it may take longer for anaerobic bacteria to collanise and it may not be as effective as live rock at denitrification for a long time due to not having the burrowing worms that live rock does. I suppose the more live rock in the same tank the less time it takes to seed dead rock.
Where you are creating a largish pile of rock (from your other post) to save money I would use some sort of base rock for the inside supporting bits that dont get seen and cover the outside with live rock (mabe about a 50:50 ratio?).
Corals can be attatched to any rock that is suitable for a reef tank.
I would imagine it would take about 6 months for corralline growth to make the rock look like live rock. I think the rock would become collinised by aerobic nitrifying bacteria (convert ammonia to nitrite to nitrate) in a month or so, however it may take longer for anaerobic bacteria to collanise and it may not be as effective as live rock at denitrification for a long time due to not having the burrowing worms that live rock does. I suppose the more live rock in the same tank the less time it takes to seed dead rock.
Where you are creating a largish pile of rock (from your other post) to save money I would use some sort of base rock for the inside supporting bits that dont get seen and cover the outside with live rock (mabe about a 50:50 ratio?).
Corals can be attatched to any rock that is suitable for a reef tank.
Thank you for the information on how long its takes to become Live. Dam i was hoping for about 3 months. Nevermind. I've got some dead coral so i'm going to put that in with some live rock. Hopefully that will become live at some point.
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What rock is suitable for a reef tank? is it any porus calcium carbonate (lime stone) rock?
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It might take less time for the corraline to cover dead rock if the conditions are good (e.g. calcium and alkalinity) it varies from tank to tank.
Limestone, tuffa rock or dead liverock/ coral are all suitable for attatching coral, just make sure you are getting the rock from a reliable source and it hasnt been contaminated for example with copper.
Also normally if you are buying corals they come attatched to a reasonable sized bit of liverock. If I create frags from corals (by cutting a bit of the coral off) I just attatch it to a small piece of rock so I can move it around/ trade it with people easily.
Limestone, tuffa rock or dead liverock/ coral are all suitable for attatching coral, just make sure you are getting the rock from a reliable source and it hasnt been contaminated for example with copper.
Also normally if you are buying corals they come attatched to a reasonable sized bit of liverock. If I create frags from corals (by cutting a bit of the coral off) I just attatch it to a small piece of rock so I can move it around/ trade it with people easily.
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