Adding live rock?!?!?!

Is it okay to add live rock to an already well established tank. I have about 20 pounds of live rock already in the 30 gallon tank but i want to add a little more. Will i run into any problems by doing so? I have two gobies and a sixline wrasse.

 

is it cured? i wouldnt add uncured to the tank as it may or may not have die causing a massive ammonia spike.


you may want to think about using baserock as theres no die off to be had

 

whats "cured" rock?

 

+1. Base rock will become live rock, has no potential downfalls like adding live rock does (potential die off causing a spike) and is much cheaper.

 

its basically rock that has been sitting in a tank with high flow and skimmer for a couple weeks usually a month. cured basically means cycled.

 

I would add base rock. In fact, I've added base rock multiple times to my tank. Another plus to base is it's a whole lot cheaper than live! The base rock I added early on looks just like live rock now (well, it probably is - it's covered in coraline). You don't have to worry about starting another cycle if you add base. The only thing, in my LFS the base rock is covered in sediment (rock dust?) - if you put it directly in the tank without rinsing first, you'd have a major mess!

 

I agree with the others. I would just add base rock. You can get sweet looking base rock pretty cheap from reefcleaners.org

 

I am on the base rock bandwagon. No use in spending added money on LR. Not at this point. The white, boring rock will color up within a month or two if you keep your Ca, Mg and bicarb levels appropriate. You won't be able to tell them apart.