live rock vs dry rock

Hi reefers! I finally pulled the trigger and start this hobby after dreaming about it for over 10 years. So now I'm doing a ton of research about it before going to build up my first tank. There are quite some things I run into and I just can't figure it out myself. Hopefully one of you more...

Here is a sample of my reefscape. Still tinkering on a few things.. I’ll hide the acrylic rods once I put in tank. Check out the floating shelf that I am going to crazy-glue to my overflow box. Has anyone done this before? FYI I’m using Gorilla glue gel, eMarco 400 and CaribSea life rock...

so I stated my tank with BRS reef saver dry rock. I miss the diversity of having all kinds of cool critters. I was thinking about ordering 20 pounds of live sand and 30 pounds of live rock from Tampa bay salt water. I would use the 30 pounds of LIVE rock and remove 90% of the rock I have now. My...