I'll be setting up my new 180 shortly. I haven't needed to buy live rock in a while and the rock that is currently in my tank has been through so many moves that a lot of the good stuff has died off. It actually plays little role in denitrification and its practically lifeless. I'm looking for a good vendor with great rock and reasonable prices as I'd like to get about 100 lbs to seed my dead rock. I'll be putting the dead rock through a RODI bath to sterilize it. I will then "cook" the dead rock with water change water to release any bound phosphates and organics. Would 100 lbs be enough to seed the rest of my rock? I have about 150 - 200 lbs to add to the 100 lbs of live rock I'm looking to buy or would I be best off getting 100% new live rock?
Jeff
Jeff