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Saltwater Live Rock

Live rocks are the pieces of rock or fragments of dead coral on which many forms of micro and macroscopic marine life live outside or within it. Live rocks harbors lot of organisms like sponge, bacteria, algae and many others. This is the reason “live rock” is considered as living peace than dead fragment.They’re extremely porous and a natural biological filter function that makes them suitable for saltwater aquarium setup so you can buy them if you live nearby coastal area. But if you’re away from coastal area then charges for the shipping and taxes will be more so it could be costly for the region away from coastal area.

Types of live rock:

Why Use live rock in Aquarium?

 

Cured or un-cured rock ?

It depends on the availability and the amount of money you can spend on it. If you’re on tight budget then uncured rock is perfect for you. If you want fresh cured rock then you can order from aquarium shops or aquarium near your place. Cured rock costs more and it is also rare to find in area away from coastal region.

Where to buy ?

First place to buy from is aquarium shop in your city. If you unable to get it then you can order from another city (quite expensive way). Another place is aquarium gardens in your city where you can get in contact with dealers who provide those rocks for gardens. Internet is also one good place to order live rocks, but you’ll have to pay for shipping and handling, taxes etc. When ordering online make sure you know the type and purpose of live rock that you get from the supplier. Make sure the supplier ships for your country or region. If you can’t get uncured then you need to spend some bucks for the cured one.

Live rocks are perfect natural biological filter, though they do require some time to settle the cycle for aquarium. Once settled you’ll find lot of surprises like growth of pink and purple Coraline algae on the surface of live rock. It takes to for live rock to settle in aquarium tank so be patient with it.

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