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    living rock rubble

    At the mo i have foam/carbon/bio balls in my fluval and i am going to replace one or two with living rock rubble as i have been told this is a good way to seed my tank.I have not long filled my tank with volcanic rock so i would like to no how many of the canisters of my filter should i use?

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    Re: living rock rubble

    Use the carbon at the top (last stage) live rubble underneath, forget the balls and foam IMO.

    Make sure this volcanic rock is reef safe, some can release sulphur which is very bad and will kill most marine animals.
    Last edited by Timo; 11-07-2008 at 06:02 PM.
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    Re: living rock rubble

    All the rock either came from a fish shop or were used in a fresh water tank(boiled before being used) so are you saying the last two should have the live rock in? because i found this on the on line manual for the fluval 303
    It cannot be stressed enough that the foam at the top is more than just a good idea ???????????

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    Re: living rock rubble

    Quote Originally Posted by lost View Post
    All the rock either came from a fish shop or were used in a fresh water tank(boiled before being used) so are you saying the last two should have the live rock in? because i found this on the on line manual for the fluval 303
    It cannot be stressed enough that the foam at the top is more than just a good idea ???????????
    Its your pref but i dont use foam or any sponge any more because they can become nitrate factorys. They do help but you need to make sure they are cleaned when needed or they will release.
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    Re: living rock rubble

    I spoke to the guys at the shop were i get all my stuff from they are very helpfull and they said the same thing so i will dump the foam and just use the two mediums

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    Re: living rock rubble

    Quote Originally Posted by lost View Post
    I spoke to the guys at the shop were i get all my stuff from they are very helpfull and they said the same thing so i will dump the foam and just use the two mediums
    Sounds like a good plan to me .
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