Hey all!
after rip cleaning my tank, and restarting with new live rock (although it was Barrel baked, not truly “live”), to avoid lobophora again, it’s somehow back?
Im in a unique position to get some West Aussie maricultured live rock, since I live in West aus it’s super cheap and easily available, around the same price as dry rock HAHA, for the Americans $6/lb, I attached some photos they have on the site. I’d be sterilising my tank with muriatic acid, then setting it back up
my worry is bringing across pest algae such as lobophora again (makes me shudder) or even simple stuff like GHA which is overrunning my current tank despite every effort. is this a worry with live rock over dry rock, e.g, live rock introductory pest algae, whereas even tho dry rock is sterile, it’s easier for pest algae to take hold?
after rip cleaning my tank, and restarting with new live rock (although it was Barrel baked, not truly “live”), to avoid lobophora again, it’s somehow back?
Im in a unique position to get some West Aussie maricultured live rock, since I live in West aus it’s super cheap and easily available, around the same price as dry rock HAHA, for the Americans $6/lb, I attached some photos they have on the site. I’d be sterilising my tank with muriatic acid, then setting it back up
my worry is bringing across pest algae such as lobophora again (makes me shudder) or even simple stuff like GHA which is overrunning my current tank despite every effort. is this a worry with live rock over dry rock, e.g, live rock introductory pest algae, whereas even tho dry rock is sterile, it’s easier for pest algae to take hold?