Hats_
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the thing i have a problem with is not the biodiversity itself but the way that companies that sell the 'bacteria in a bottle' under the guise of 'more bacteria = better' is what im getting at.Oh I think the bacteria craze is rather nonsensical myself. To me biodiversity is having as wide a variety as possible of microscopic and larger organisms, not chasing specific strains and cultures of bacteria. And that is best achieved by using 100% live rock when starting up a reef, or adding any rock for that matter.
completely agree with you that you need to add some live rock or corals and let the populations of microorganisms grow on their own to a certain carrying capacity. bacteria that cant maintain a stable population maybe shouldnt be in a reef tank. just my 2 cents
