Corals start out good then die

[Dave1993]

Ph level?

8

 

[maleks.reef]

Time out

How old is this tank? A well established tank that supports corals needs maturity to grow dozens of strain of bacteria for biodiversity. Without that, you're wasting time and money... and killing things

You don't cultivate a fine wine in 45 days, why would you expect to do so with a reef tank?


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I keep hearing about how incredible amounts of bacterial biodiversity are so essential to being able to keep LPS or SPS, but how so? Is there any science behind this claim?