Adding more Life Rock into an established tank?

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My tank is 2 months old and has a bunch of inverts in it. All the rock is Life Rock that cycled.
I wanted to add a few more branched pieces into my tank. Can I do this withouth any chemistry/cycling issues?
All the fish are still in QT
 

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I have and saw no issues. Just don't double up what you already have and you should be fine.
 

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It usually depends on how much is added and how the rock was transported to your home.
sometimes there's a little die off on the new rock.
 

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Indeed I added 10 pounds of FLR in my 5 year old tank and not a single issue even with the slight die off
 

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If you don't add too much rock at once I don't think you will run into any trouble. I would add 25% new rock at once maximum.
 
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