Live Rock ?

Discussion in 'Live Rock' started by btcole333, Aug 25, 2011.

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  1. btcole333

    btcole333 Feather Duster

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    A buddy of mine is going to give me some of his live rock. Do I have anything to worry about?
     
    btcole333, Aug 25, 2011
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  2. ReefBruh

    ReefBruh Giant Squid

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    The plus is it will have coralline algae, maybe some snails or hermits. Worse case it can have teddy bear crabs, aptasia, or anything that can affect a reef. You can nook it to be safe but as I said that's worse case scenario.
     
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  3. DBOSHIBBY

    DBOSHIBBY Sleeper Shark

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    if your getting live rock there is always going to be a chance of getting a bad hitchhiker.
    not to much you can do about it other than inspect the rock before putting it in the tank.
    thats why i got dry rock lol
     
    DBOSHIBBY, Aug 25, 2011
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  4. Pastey

    Pastey Ritteri Anemone

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    Free live rock comes with goods and bads. Unfortunately, you can't do much about the bad. If it were me, I would put it in QT and monitor what comes "out" of the rock and do my best to remove as much of the unwanted hitchhikers as I could.
     
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  5. Newreef15

    Newreef15 Horrid Stonefish

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    I would give the lr a quick scrub an dunk in some sw before you put it in your tank
     
    Newreef15, Aug 25, 2011
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