LIVE ROCK

As you heard me mention earlier about live rock, if you dont have enough you will need machinical filtration. I go by the rule of 2lbs of live rock per gallon of water. Live rock will cost you a pretty pretty penny as sometimes it sells for 6 dollars a pound. What is live rock? Live rock is a natural biological filtration system. When you go swimmin the the ocean and see rocks covered in stuff, that is what you want in your aquarium. Algea grows on the rocks, but not the ugly algea, that keeps your aquarium having to many bad chemicals in your water. These algea usually will eat nitrates and nitrites and phosphates and keep your water nice and clean. Live rock is important in a reef aquarium and should not be taken lightly due to the impact of adding it will keep you water quality in check.