How much rock

[dynamictank]

How much rock do u think u need for a red sea max 60 gallon

 

[lfsmarineguy]

Not much.

http://www.reefs.com/blog/2011/10/14/live-rock-an-inconvenient-reality/

 

[saltwaterinbrooklyn]

The more rock the better your tanks filtration and the better habitat you will provide , just don't over do it , when it starts to look cluttered just back it down a bit

 

[arnaldolex]

i would do at minimum 1.5 pound per gallon

 

[crox99]

i would do at minimum 1.5 pound per gallon

Would you say that 150 lbs isn't enough for my 255g?

 

[lfsmarineguy]

1-1.5 lbs/gal has no science behind it. We use minimal rock and focus on water volume since that's what's going to keep the elemental balance in check. Filtration has come such a long way since the days of piling rock into the tank and focusing on it as bio filtration. It's an incredibly dated method probably started by some store looking to sell tons of expensive liverock. It's your money though, do what you want.

 

[jackson6745]

1-1.5 lbs/gal has no science behind it. We use minimal rock and focus on water volume since that's what's going to keep the elemental balance in check. Filtration has come such a long way since the days of piling rock into the tank and focusing on it as bio filtration. It's an incredibly dated method probably started by some store looking to sell tons of expensive liverock. It's your money though, do what you want.

+1

 

[edd]

1-1.5 lbs/gal has no science behind it. We use minimal rock and focus on water volume since that's what's going to keep the elemental balance in check. Filtration has come such a long way since the days of piling rock into the tank and focusing on it as bio filtration. It's an incredibly dated method probably started by some store looking to sell tons of expensive liverock. It's your money though, do what you want.

not arguing just curious, i all ways read that rock is our primary filter as far as denitrification. besides my rock i have a skimmer and a sock.

 

[Clink51]

since i started in this hobby (August lol) ive always read about 1-1.5lbs per gallon. But then again, if you have adequate filtration, the live rock would just be decorative really

 

[MikeC]

1-1.5 lbs/gal has no science behind it. We use minimal rock and focus on water volume since that's what's going to keep the elemental balance in check. Filtration has come such a long way since the days of piling rock into the tank and focusing on it as bio filtration. It's an incredibly dated method probably started by some store looking to sell tons of expensive liverock. It's your money though, do what you want.

+1
Just use whatever you want for aesthetics and go from there. Even very small amount provide much more surface area/volume than systems could ever need.

 

[afernandez]

Ran my 60g for 3 years with only 40pounds just fine
My 120 has about 90pounds doing just fine... Completly agree with lfsmarineguy

 

[Dre]

Pounds per gal is a big old myth.

 

[vio]

1-1.5 lbs/gal has no science behind it. We use minimal rock and focus on water volume since that's what's going to keep the elemental balance in check. Filtration has come such a long way since the days of piling rock into the tank and focusing on it as bio filtration. It's an incredibly dated method probably started by some store looking to sell tons of expensive liverock. It's your money though, do what you want.

+1. same about 3-5 Watts/gal. It's all about filtration, i will buy a good skimmer, than find a way to control Bacteria (dosing Carbon).

 

[FastUno]

Check out this awesome way to acquascape & use a minimum amount of pricy rocks.

Starts at 16:55 & you see the bigger picture at 20:29

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xifweoA0N4Q

 

[Tonyscoots84]

thats the last guy i would listen to. I've seen his videos a while ago and id rather trust my 15 yr old neighbor