Is Live Rock more beneficial in the sump versus the main display?

[MarkS]

I set up a frag tank months ago with live rock in the sump as well as marine pure balls. Amazing how clean my glass stays. Very high flow sump. I love rock in the DT but think it’s doing wonders in my sump alone. I always have extra tock in my sumps and they are much cleaner than in DT.

What are “marine pure balls”?

 

[MarkS]

To be honest with you, 50 pounds of Pond Matrix in the sump will be more beneficial than 500 pounds of rock, but rock looks cool and it gives you a place to glue corals to. Better in the display.

What is Pond Matrix?

 

[Reefman71]

Both!! Live rock is the key to success!!!

 

[FreakPrism]

What are “marine pure balls”?

MarinePure Ceramic Biomedia 1 1/2” Spheres

Why does BRS recommend this? Biological filtration is the number one key to a nice and stable reef tank, and anytime we can sneak in some MarinePure Biomedia into an All in one tank, sump, or even overflows we will. We have run density tests and they have proved to be more porous than any live...

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What is Pond Matrix?

https://www.seachem.com/pond-matrix.php.

In my sump I use normal Matrix (had it left over from my freshwater days that I used in my ex canister filter)

Matrix Biological Filtration Media

Matrix is a high porosity biomedia that provides efficient biofiltration for the removal of nitrogenous waste. Matrix media is a porous inorganic solid with an average particle size of about 10 mm in diameter. Due to the specialized internal structure, each liter of Matrix can yield more than...

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