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I spend quite a bit of time on here reading, and I've across members (PaulB being one), posts, and articles that all stress the importance of different varieties of beneficial bacteria in the reef tanks. I understand the importance of a diverse bacteria colony, but my question is how do we grow the diversity of the colonies safely?
I'd imagine that adding sand, rock, etc to the tank can help.. But how do you do it safely, without introducing harmful pests and parasites as well? I rigorously quarantine everything. Fish for 2-week h202 TTM, coral/inverts for 76 days, to keep from introducing things I don't want in my display.
I live in Nebraska, so I can't walk out to the ocean and grab things to toss in the tank, so what other options do I have? My display is fairly young to me, however 70% of the sand and all the rock was established for 5 years when I purchased the tank.
I'd imagine that adding sand, rock, etc to the tank can help.. But how do you do it safely, without introducing harmful pests and parasites as well? I rigorously quarantine everything. Fish for 2-week h202 TTM, coral/inverts for 76 days, to keep from introducing things I don't want in my display.
I live in Nebraska, so I can't walk out to the ocean and grab things to toss in the tank, so what other options do I have? My display is fairly young to me, however 70% of the sand and all the rock was established for 5 years when I purchased the tank.