I’m really torn between ordering Live Rock for my tank or going the dry/seed approach. From what I gather (high level), live rock supplies the good bacteria and a whole bunch of other life forms such as bugs, worms etc. Dead rock, when seeded with live rock provides the good bacteria but is limited to the other life forms it supplies because they are only in/on the small amount of live rock you supplied…….adding more live rock to get more “stuff” starts to defeat the purpose of this method. IMO (and this is just my opinion) the dry/seed approach is an alternative to live rock but not a replacement.
Another thought I had was buying some of these “ kits” that are out there that help get the beneficial life forms into the tank…… : : : : Indo-Pacific Sea Farms : : : : but then you start adding cost, and sooner or later, your back to live rock.
The big fear about live rock is unwanted hitch hikers….and oh yeah, cost.
So my purpose here is to not only get your thoughts on the above but to also get your advice on treating the rock with interceptor prior to putting it into the tank. I would do this during the curing cycle. I’ve heard that people put this in their tanks and it kills the nasties but everything else is fine. What do you think about this? Is this defeating the purpose/benefit of live rock to begin with?
Thanks!
Another thought I had was buying some of these “ kits” that are out there that help get the beneficial life forms into the tank…… : : : : Indo-Pacific Sea Farms : : : : but then you start adding cost, and sooner or later, your back to live rock.
The big fear about live rock is unwanted hitch hikers….and oh yeah, cost.
So my purpose here is to not only get your thoughts on the above but to also get your advice on treating the rock with interceptor prior to putting it into the tank. I would do this during the curing cycle. I’ve heard that people put this in their tanks and it kills the nasties but everything else is fine. What do you think about this? Is this defeating the purpose/benefit of live rock to begin with?
Thanks!