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Originally Posted by justinl
our "live rock" is just large slabs of basalt. it would be the same as throwing a chunk of granite into our tank. too dense to be of any real use. very uninteresting shapes. stick to tropical porous stuff. plus it would be more hassle than it's worth to lug 75lbs of rock from 60ft of water.
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This assumes that the value that is sought is for filtration. I think the real value/interest behind this idea would be import a lot of interesting life into a cold water setup.
I've always said...if all you want from live rock is good bacterial medium and interesting shape, you should just use artificial materials.
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400 gal reef. Established April, 2007. 3 Sequence Dart, RM12-4 skimmer, 2 x OM4Ways, Yellow Tang, Maroon Clown (pair), Blonde Naso Tang, Vlamingi Tang, Foxface Rabbit, Unicorn Tang, 2 Pakistani Butterflies and a few coral gobies
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