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Do I need to "Feed" my live rock?

Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 1:06 pm
by holly_puff
I have live rock and I keep hearing that I need to add iodine and calcium to keep the rock in god shape? Do I need to put that stuff in the water for them?

Re: Do I need to "Feed" my live rock?

Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 3:04 pm
by FrogSplash
The rock itself is cultured and has colonies of beneficial bacteria by the millions. As long as you keep your stocking level in check, feeding good amounts of food, and the bacteria will be nicely fed on ammonia from fish poo and other wastes. Now if you had coral, then you would need to find food for them.

Re: Do I need to "Feed" my live rock?

Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2011 10:42 pm
by Pufferpunk
I don't think God really cares whether you feed your rock or not. He's got other things to worry about. ;)

Re: Do I need to "Feed" my live rock?

Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 4:21 pm
by holly_puff
God? God has no influence in my life what so ever... there is no god! and even if their was... the question wasn't "does god care about me feeding my live rock?"... to the aquarium I am god... I'm the one who keeps the lives in that tank alive, I'm the one who feeds them and cares for them! Look at the world, you really think that there is a god "caring about other things"? tarp no! if there really was a god he would have never put the disease of human race on this earth to begin with! It's called EVOLUTION... SCIENTIFIC FACT! people who believe in god make me sick!

Re: Do I need to "Feed" my live rock?

Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 4:30 pm
by J-P
holly_puff wrote:I have live rock and I keep hearing that I need to add iodine and calcium to keep the rock in god shape? Do I need to put that stuff in the water for them?
it was a typo.... nothing personal :D

Re: Do I need to "Feed" my live rock?

Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 4:38 pm
by Pufferpunk
holly_puff wrote:God? God has no influence in my life what so ever... there is no god! and even if their was... the question wasn't "does god care about me feeding my live rock?"... to the aquarium I am god... I'm the one who keeps the lives in that tank alive, I'm the one who feeds them and cares for them! Look at the world, you really think that there is a god "caring about other things"? tarp no! if there really was a god he would have never put the disease of human race on this earth to begin with! It's called EVOLUTION... SCIENTIFIC FACT! people who believe in god make me sick!
:lol: Glad to hear you're so happy with life.

Re: Do I need to "Feed" my live rock?

Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 6:13 pm
by xrayjeeper83
WOW someone is a bit touchy........double check your spelling if you dont wanna get picked on LMAO

Re: Do I need to "Feed" my live rock?

Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 6:26 pm
by sevenyearnight
Most of the atheists I know are very kind, intelligent, rational people.

Re: Do I need to "Feed" my live rock?

Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 6:39 pm
by Pufferpunk
Let's just hope she's just having a bad day. Her other posts are pretty sensible.

Re: Do I need to "Feed" my live rock?

Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 7:24 pm
by sevenyearnight
Well I hope the rest of her day is fabulous then!

Re: Do I need to "Feed" my live rock?

Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 8:15 pm
by holly_puff
awww u guys are so nice. Sorry to snap... I'm not usually like that. Just having troubles is all. Again, I appolagize. Hey, I found little tan colored anemoney looking things on one piece of my live rock... about 5 of them... cool or what!? :P umm.. what do I do anout them? Just let them be or should I feed them like a normal anenomy? Just noticed them a couple days ago. Maybe only about the size of about a centimeter.

Re: Do I need to "Feed" my live rock?

Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 8:37 pm
by J-P
poke it :)

it could be aiptasia

I posted a similar question on another forum .. here was the answer:

"It retracts, it's brown or translucent, and it looks like aiptasia, so kill it"

but mine are MUCH smaller at this point.. maybe 3 mm

Re: Do I need to "Feed" my live rock?

Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 8:38 pm
by Sno

Re: Do I need to "Feed" my live rock?

Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 12:32 am
by Pufferpunk
I'm guessing aptasia too. I was so excites to find my 1st one... until I found out what it really was.

I'm glad you're feeling better, Holly & that wasn't really you. ;)

Re: Do I need to "Feed" my live rock?

Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 4:08 am
by holly_puff
Yea, that's what it is... is it bad? I'm going to research it now.