How Much Rock?

[TRUKINGNY]

ok so i'm going bare bottom with my 57 gal tank how much rock should i have i'm ordering the reef saver rock from BRS and gotta know how much to order i was thinking 150 lbs of course not all will go into the display i will have a sump area for the rest

 

[TRUKINGNY]

if anyone thinks any other rock is better also LMK

 

[Mike S]

Have you considered the brs pukani dry rock? It is very light. 40 or 50 pounds would be plenty for a 57 gallon tank. I used about 80# in my 120 and could have used less. The only knock on it is that some people have found it to be dirty so it need some cleaning. Others have also found it to leach phosphate but in my experience it was manageable with gfo.

 

[skene]

Wow... 150lbs of rock for a 57... lol wayyyyy too much. You will prob be fine with approx 75lbs..
you can also check out Reefrocks.net to buy a box of rocks.

 

[thirty5]

I bought from Reefrocks.net

You can ask them for certain pieces and they will try to do what they can. And even flat pieces are no extra charge.

 

[wschang812]

50 lbs would be good

 

[thirty5]

I used almost 100 in my 75 gal.

 

[kenconnect]

I had about 60 lbs in my 57 rimless oceanic .

 

[Tonyscoots84]

i will +1 reefrocks.net and with the amount your ordering it will be free shipping. rock is great and porous and very light so you get a ton of it for your money. i would get a 100lbs so you can try diff. rocks and have a nice aquascape but its up to you. you would prob. use maybe 75lb max but then you could use the rest for your sump .... whatever you have left over you can sell on here or trade for corals one day...

 

[dannyny]

i purchased 75 pounds for my 50 gallon tank and its wayyyyyyy too much. 57gallons is about 5" higher than mine but same footprint. i think 50 pounds would be enough and you would have enough to place in your sump. and you have to get live rock to seed it later on.

 

[Og Drogon]

I don't know if you ordered already but bulkreefsupply.com has some good rock there too.....

 

[TRUKINGNY]

I don't know if you ordered already but bulkreefsupply.com has some good rock there too.....

yea bro i was part of the group buy i got 75 lbs for a good price

 

[20gallonreefer]

I used brs and obviously when it's dry it's lighter. I used only about 325 pounds in my 450 gallon and I think I even overcrowded the tank with the rock.

 

[TRUKINGNY]

rather have more then less lol i wanna do something crazy anyways so i might mess up breaking a few pieces lol

 

[20gallonreefer]

It probably won't fit haha. I ordered 500 pounds and ended up selling like 3 50lb boxes because there was so much extra.

rather have more then less lol i wanna do something crazy anyways so i might mess up breaking a few pieces lol