How much dry rock for a 60 litre reef tank

vmesri · Feb 21, 2021

Hi,

I am setting up my first nano reef tank which is 63 litres.

I have put some rocks in it as you can see in the picture but I am unsure whether I should add more rock to support the eco system better also to enable me to place corals in the right place in the future.

I have read that you should ‘t put too much rock in a nano tank, but the setup looks a bit too empty!

thanks,
Vahid

sunnyreefer · Feb 21, 2021

The rule of thumb for live rock is 1 pound per gallon of water ( roughly three liters ). I would think it would be roughly the same for live rock but you could do less because that rule is only used on live rock if its is being used to filter a tank.

vmesri · Feb 22, 2021

sunnyreefer said:
The rule of thumb for live rock is 1 pound per gallon of water ( roughly three liters ). I would think it would be roughly the same for live rock but you could do less because that rule is only used on live rock if its is being used to filter a tank.

Thanks, makes sense. I will add rocks then!