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what is live rock
Live rock is porous rock, often made up of long-dead coral, that serves as a medium for the housing and reproducing of many tiny organisms, like copepods, that are a vitalhttp://www.ehow.com/about_6605964_aquarium-rock-vs_-dry-rock.html# food source for many fish like butterfly fish, gobies, shrimp and others. Live rock also provides a solid, porous ground for corals and anemones. Because live rock often ships with deceased organisms already inside it, adding it to your tank can help raise the initial ammonia levels and promote the nitrite/nitrate cycle, which is essential to the proper maintenance of a saltwater aquarium.
what is dry rock
Dry rock is simple rock that contains no organic matter. Slate, grave land tuffa are common base rocks, and these are simply used as decorative structures that also provide vital shelter. There really isn't much more to it dry rock is simply basic rocks that can be used in both marine and freshwater aquariums.
so dry rock is much more cheaper then live rock but it is dead. can it be brought back to life or shall i say house those tiny critters once again ? ?
Live rock is porous rock, often made up of long-dead coral, that serves as a medium for the housing and reproducing of many tiny organisms, like copepods, that are a vitalhttp://www.ehow.com/about_6605964_aquarium-rock-vs_-dry-rock.html# food source for many fish like butterfly fish, gobies, shrimp and others. Live rock also provides a solid, porous ground for corals and anemones. Because live rock often ships with deceased organisms already inside it, adding it to your tank can help raise the initial ammonia levels and promote the nitrite/nitrate cycle, which is essential to the proper maintenance of a saltwater aquarium.
what is dry rock
Dry rock is simple rock that contains no organic matter. Slate, grave land tuffa are common base rocks, and these are simply used as decorative structures that also provide vital shelter. There really isn't much more to it dry rock is simply basic rocks that can be used in both marine and freshwater aquariums.
so dry rock is much more cheaper then live rock but it is dead. can it be brought back to life or shall i say house those tiny critters once again ? ?
