stupid newbie question butttt

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the only problem is it may contain stuff you don't want in your tank also be carful because there are laws against it depending on where you live.

 

Do you have a collection license?

 

private beach property.

 

doesn't matter. I can't hunt deer on my property without a license. This stuff is regulated

 

not to mention that anything past the high tide mark is public domain

 

My sister is a biology professor too. I am sure your marine bio professor knows what the local regs are. In many areas, live rock is under the same collection regulations as corals. And what is used for science is regulated different than personal use.

You may be perfectly capable of doing it; my point is do you know what the laws are, this is a highly regulated area

 

you're going to end up with a ton of dead things in your tank....that con't survive for various reasons....

I'd suggest drying and cycling the rock before you put it in your tank....

 

A fellow I know who works for Big Al's aquarium supercenter tells me he goes to the ocean and gets the rocks and boils them to get rid of any unwanted hitchhikers and possible things that can cause disease to your tank. I would say It's probably best to look at them as base rock and not live rock. You can use them for base and seed them with good live rock and live sand. That's the way I'd go.

 

that was the intent, thank you for the advice