Now that I've caught your attention with the title that everyone screams "Not true!", I'll get to my question.
I started my tank entirely with dry rock, bagged sand, quarantined fish, and dipped corals. As such, I don't have any large (i.e. noticeable) hitchhikers, but I'm sure I have some sort of microorganism hitchhikers.
Do those of you who started this way intentionally add (seed) beneficial biodiversity? Perhaps by adding pods?
Specific tank details:
IM 25 Lagoon
Mixed reef (frag stage)
2x Osc. Clowns
A few Cerith/Nerite snails
No plan for Mandarin, mentioning pods above was just for biodiversity.
Let me know what your thoughts are!
I started my tank entirely with dry rock, bagged sand, quarantined fish, and dipped corals. As such, I don't have any large (i.e. noticeable) hitchhikers, but I'm sure I have some sort of microorganism hitchhikers.
Do those of you who started this way intentionally add (seed) beneficial biodiversity? Perhaps by adding pods?
Specific tank details:
IM 25 Lagoon
Mixed reef (frag stage)
2x Osc. Clowns
A few Cerith/Nerite snails
No plan for Mandarin, mentioning pods above was just for biodiversity.
Let me know what your thoughts are!