Duration of Life rocks in tank.

[zorden]

I have placed my life rock inside my tank. There is sump and a return pump.

Is it okay for my life rock to be place in tank for 1 - 2 weeks time before i get a tunze, skimmer and chiller

[blueheaven]

Well i don't see why not....

My LR are left in my tank for about a month before I got those stuff and coralline is still growing like crazy

[zorden]

No mh light. I think i need to get good circulation..

heard from a LFS that bad circulation will cause the LR to die

[blueheaven]

Well your return should provide sufficient circulation

I used actinic to encourage coralline growth

[lightningstrike]

Well your return should provide sufficient circulation

I used actinic to encourage coralline growth

pH , kH, Ca, current, etc other than lights play an impt part towards promoting coralline growth 2. having a mixture of lights other than actinic is advisable.

[blueheaven]

Well, coralline grows in deepwater regions and light there is mostly dimmer and bluer

You can see my progress of the coralline project in my tank thread

I would say the most important element you need to have in abundance is Magnesium as coralline contains one of the highest conc. of Mg compared to corals

[lightningstrike]

read this for coralline growth FAQs.

[blueheaven]

I base my coralline project on GARF

You might want to read their research findings as well

[lightningstrike]

well, GARF is not the only webbie out there. different schools, different thoughts. who cares......... as long as it works.

[blueheaven]

Hehe..Yah, as long as it works, don't care about the small details