Live rock?

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so live rock is just the easiest way to introduce beneficial inverts to a tank? I'm having a little trouble figuring out why it's so essential in saltwater tanks
 
carsona246;4362787; said:
so live rock is just the easiest way to introduce beneficial inverts to a tank? I'm having a little trouble figuring out why it's so essential in saltwater tanks

yes it is the easiest way to do so. It's also because there is more important things than benificial bacteria. The micro organisms are super important, and they can be brought in through live sand or live rock. Thats why i spend money on the sand and buy one nice piece of live rock and make my own rock
 
Ok, that makes sense, so if you were going to start a saltwater tank and you had plenty of time to cycle it. All you would need to do is buy a few pounds of nice live rock, and cheap rock for the rest and just allow the micro organism to reproduce till all the rock is live? Just making sure I'm understanding this right
 
Lol, thanks for explaining all this to me. I've been pretty confused about it for a while now. Makes a lot more sense now
 
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