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conrad1100
03-11-2006, 9:35 PM
What are the benefits of LIVE rock and is it a must for Shark Salt Water tanks...
Hiya Conrad, welcome to MFK.
Live rock acts as a biological filter but is not mandatory if you have great filters in a fish only set up.
I am moving this to the salt/brackish forum so you will get better formulated answers from people with experience.
skinnychinaman
03-11-2006, 11:38 PM
like guppy said, they provide the housing for those anerobix baterias which are beneficial to salt water tanks.. they are not neccessary for a fish only tank though..
rottbo
03-11-2006, 11:55 PM
plus ggod live rock might have all sorts of crazy things living in it you might get some cool things like stomatopods i love those things
Princley
03-12-2006, 12:04 AM
all of the above .................
in a shark tank i would not use it unless your tank is HUGE
paOol
03-12-2006, 11:09 AM
if your planning on getting a shark tank, you better have a minimum for 260 gallons.
and thats for the smallest species of shark.
anything else would require an even bigger tank.
conrad1100
03-13-2006, 12:13 AM
Have 125 I think I may try rays first....
Pangong_ilong
03-13-2006, 12:18 AM
Even a 125g is too small for a ray. Now if it's a salt water ray, got no idea.