live rock

Yo yo y'all!! Hope you've been reefing hard, cause I sure have! Figured I should get this thread started here on TCMAS. Being a newer member with minimal experience it will be a great opportunity to get some input on my system and methods. It will also add some credibility to any advice or...

in an attempt to rid my tank of bristle worm, I dipped my live rock in fresh water. It did, in my defense, kill the bristle worms, but it also started a die off which crashed my tank and I lost many corals and fish. I removed the live rock I'd dipped, did several water changes and does with...

Hello TCMAS! I need to setup a pre-owned saltwater tank by tomorrow evening because a large column of live rock will be delivered. I have a freshwater setup. I know ABSOLUTELY NOTHING about saltwater science and operation. I am asking for help bringing the tank and equipment in from my...

Got this chunk of liverock yesterday down at a wet pet and wanted to share and maybe get some ids on the stuff attached. First up is this sweet little brain coral, its on the back of one of two large mussels atop the rock, the second mussel can be seen right behind the coral. The coral seems...

I have recently fallen back in love for LR, which had first gotten me into this hobby with the great diversity of life they contain. So with that I have decided I am going to sample as many different types of LR from as many different places that I can afford and have the space for accounting...

Getting ready to start putting together my first saltwater tank. It will be a 29 gallon biocube, so I figure I will need about 30 pounds. I would like to do it as inexpensively as possible so that I can save money to start purchasing frags. I was wondering is it best to get a certain amount...

I have some interesting stuff on my live rock that I don't know what it is. It's spread over at least 4 of my pieces of LR. It's purple with a transparent covering and comes out to form tubes. Any ideas what this is and if it's harmless, helpful, or harmful?