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>>284508 >>So Mr. Science, what constitutes a suitable amount of live rock? I'd like to know how exactly you determined this ratio of water and rock just by a couple of pictures, and no, his tank is not immediately "cyc;ed" {cycled <-fixed} just because he used live rock. He will have die off and will have Nitrogen from the die off from using the live rock.
You are right, I did assume that the rock was cured already. I assume you know what that means. That tank must have 10lbs of lr at least, more than enough bacteria to support any four of those fish on that list added at one time, with no ammonia. Again assuming the rock was cured, And it looked like it was.
>>Not True, you will need to trim it and keep it maintained of course, however it will not Take over.
I've never know people who added a caulerpa species to a small tank that didn't regret it. Macro in your display was cool in 1998.
>but an amazingly easy 4 gallon water change every week or two will fix all of that.
;) sure it will, keep telling people that. His tank will be in constant flux if you do that and he will not be able to keep some of the more sensitive critters that live in aquariums.
Lol, I bet a book you were going to recomend to op was by Anthony Calfo, ask him how he maintains his nano tank full of acropora...a 100%-fish-flopping-on-the-sand water change. Same temp, same pH, less nitrates, no problem. They have these things called skimmers now too gramps, you can take your undergravel filter. Many great acro/clam nano tanks are kept using large weekly water changes. Flux my ass. Corals can't survive thermoclines and low tides either huh?
The TINY brittle stars will live, but that huge fucker OP took a picture of will most likely die. It's very rare for the larger starfish to live any length of time. 6 months, or a year, doesn't count as a long time, some of these guys can live decades if not longer in the wild.
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