Guest Bethesda_Jim January 23, 2008 Share January 23, 2008 Hi Everyone, I've got a 75 gallon with a 20 gallon sump. Recently, I moved the tank and put a bunch of the live rock in the sump. I know others have live rock in their sumps. Do any of you have trouble with cloudy tanks, blocked intake and such? I appreciate your help. Bethesda_Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaironman January 23, 2008 Share January 23, 2008 Jim, You might have cloudy tank if the rock in sump has not been cured. If they came from your main tank then it shouldn't happen. I put lots of live rocks in my sump to increase the amount of good bacteria to cycle the water, in return, for adding more fishes. Of course, a larger/adequate skimmer also is another requirement. HTH, KLee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason the filter freak January 23, 2008 Share January 23, 2008 live rock in my sump didn't lead to any issues with my tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dschflier January 23, 2008 Share January 23, 2008 I have always had LR in my sump with no problems either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davelin315 January 23, 2008 Share January 23, 2008 Porous live rock with lots of crevices in it can really build up detritus. If you switch it out of your tank into your sump, there's the chance that this detritus will now be exposed to current that it wasn't exposed to before, resulting in the detritus being blown out and spread into your tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treesprite January 23, 2008 Share January 23, 2008 liverock rubble... is there any place that sells it less expensive due to it not being prize worthy pieces? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bethesda_Jim January 23, 2008 Share January 23, 2008 Ummmmmmmmm...detritus Porous live rock with lots of crevices in it can really build up detritus. If you switch it out of your tank into your sump, there's the chance that this detritus will now be exposed to current that it wasn't exposed to before, resulting in the detritus being blown out and spread into your tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fab January 28, 2008 Share January 28, 2008 (edited) Treesprite: liverock rubble... is there any place that sells it less expensive due to it not being prize worthy pieces? try http://www.aquaticspro.ws/shop/advanced_se...ywords=bio+rock Edited January 28, 2008 by fab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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