Is there a big advantage to having live rock vs bare rock?
For example, would some tiny creatures keep my sixline and other fish entertained because they can search for critters to eat?
I don’t see any other significant advantages to adding live rock to my tank.
I do however see some disadvantages in my inexperienced opinion. It seems there are so many pests that can cause problems, mainly algae.
So a big question is, could I avoid some types of nuisance algae or other growth if I don’t seed my bare rock? Of course I have the rust colored algae growing now and some lime green stuff starting (may be slime or coralline). Or will all the other nuisance algae’s pop up either way on my bare rock?
I have 100gal fish only tank with no special lighting, some wrasses, damsels, and some other and plan to add inverts like CBS, hermits, starfish, urchin, or other interesting easy inverts.
For example, would some tiny creatures keep my sixline and other fish entertained because they can search for critters to eat?
I don’t see any other significant advantages to adding live rock to my tank.
I do however see some disadvantages in my inexperienced opinion. It seems there are so many pests that can cause problems, mainly algae.
So a big question is, could I avoid some types of nuisance algae or other growth if I don’t seed my bare rock? Of course I have the rust colored algae growing now and some lime green stuff starting (may be slime or coralline). Or will all the other nuisance algae’s pop up either way on my bare rock?
I have 100gal fish only tank with no special lighting, some wrasses, damsels, and some other and plan to add inverts like CBS, hermits, starfish, urchin, or other interesting easy inverts.