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    Posted: March 03 2010 at 10:02pm
I am going to try to seed some dead rock with some live rock in a 30 gallon bin but i was wondering what kind of lighting i will need?Confused
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No lighting required in my opinion, just a heater to assist in the growth of bacteria and possible pods.
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No intention of hijacking the thread, but how long does it take to get dead to be live if you went with a 50/50 ratio in a new tank?
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With all due respect to the way things used to be done, lighting is a very important part of reef life. Keeping rock in the dark kills off the very organisms that we want to thrive in our tanks; the organisms which live to maintain the reef in good working order.
 
Why do it in a tub? If you have a tank already up and running, simply place the bare rock in that tank and let the existing biological filtration handle the resulting pollution from the dead rock. Depending on the amount and quality of the dead rock, and the amount and quality of the LR, the process could take less than a week. Keeping lights on with some macroalgae to absorb the pollution will prevent the organism killing high N levels so typical in the old way of "cycling" a tank. Cry
Keeping the lights on 24/7 will handle extreme cases.Big smile
 
If you already understand the idea of seeding bare rock with LR then please don't stop there. Realizing that algae is the basis of all life on this planet, why would we allow it to die by keeping LR in the dark? I mean, what is the life on LR if not partly the algae that grows on it which eats the pollution(N compounds) caused by the living bacteria decomposing the organic matter. LR is also live because of the little bugs growing in and on it that eat the algae and in turn become food for larger organisms in our "little part of the ocean"?
 
This thread attempts to explain the idea further: http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9244


Edited by Mark Peterson - March 04 2010 at 12:37pm
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It really depends on what you consider "live rock" - decide that first.

Light is essential for coraline algae and it's sure nice to look at.  Is a pink rock what you want?
 
Are you just looking for anaerobic bacteria in the crevices for reducing nitrate? -no light required
 
Have you arrived when tube worms are growing on the rock??
 
Add rock to your main tank with any amount of live rock and you are well on your way by any definition.
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