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Live Rock or Lava Rock?

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liverock is calcium carbonate based and will stabalise ur Ph and adds some degree of calcium to ur tank. the alkalinity of the rock will help maintain a basic pH.

lava rock is acidic and is NOT reccomended for use in saltwater tanks. they are igneous rocks with plenty of acidic minerals within.

as for biodiversity, housing of bacteria, microfauna, cycling, denitrification etc, there are plenty of resources in this forum for you to search.

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no doubt, live rocks like what lemon mentioned.

If a man could beat his own fantasy. Then to only breed in captivity. Then its pointless.

Genesis 1:20

And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that has life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. And God created great whales, and every living creature that moves, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good. And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth. And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.

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you can add dead rocks, dose bacteria and cycle it.

if you want coraline algae (to make your tank looks nicer), prepare to substain the calcium + magnesium + KH i think (like that you can get corals in your FOWLR *with chiller*).

or you can buy arctificial rocks from Golden Octopus to decorate it

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