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Morning everyone do you guys think the way I set up the rocks look good ??? I like it but I feel like I don’t know like the corners are little empty any comments?? I’m open to any suggestions it’s a 20g

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I think it looks awesome! It's not a bad thing to have some space along the sides, especially if you decide to ever keep any coral/nems that you want to isolate, you'll have space for a little island
 
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I think it looks awesome! It's not a bad thing to have some space along the sides, especially if you decide to ever keep any coral/nems that you want to isolate, you'll have space for a little island
Question these rocks are dry rocks from caribsea life rock are these peral or fake???
 

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Question these rocks are dry rocks from caribsea life rock are these peral or fake???
Although LifeRock is not the same as Live Rock, it offers similar benefits, including reduced cycling time. I have this rock in my tank, and it's great. CaribeSea's products are awesome. I'm not sure what you mean by fake, but I hope this answers your question. :)
 
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Although LifeRock is not the same as Live Rock, it offers similar benefits, including reduced cycling time. I have this rock in my tank, and it's great. CaribeSea's products are awesome. I'm not sure what you mean by fake, but I hope this answers your question. :)
You did thank you mayb I didn’t asked it right but is it beneficial and does the tank still runs good as if they wer live rocks?
 
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Although LifeRock is not the same as Live Rock, it offers similar benefits, including reduced cycling time. I have this rock in my tank, and it's great. CaribeSea's products are awesome. I'm not sure what you mean by fake, but I hope this answers your question. :)
And thank you Alycia for taking the time to answer my questions
 

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You did thank you mayb I didn’t asked it right but is it beneficial and does the tank still runs good as if they wer live rocks?
In my personal opinion, the best rock is live rock, simply because it can speed up your cycling and introduce good bacteria, among other things. One con with live rock is that it can also introduce unwanted hitchhikers, while dry rock won't.

But dry rock is still great, especially CaribeSea's LifeRock, which is what I have. Either way, your tank will still mature and grow all the good things that live rock has. It'll just take a little longer. :)
 

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Some people say using live rock can skip the ugly phases of a tank. However, dry rock is okay to start with since it is more affordable; you can get more unique shapes and avoid hitchhikers
 
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In my personal opinion, the best rock is live rock, simply because it can speed up your cycling and introduce good bacteria, among other things. One con with live rock is that it can also introduce unwanted hitchhikers, while dry rock won't.

But dry rock is still great, especially CaribeSea's LifeRock, which is what I have. Either way, your tank will still mature and grow all the good things that live rock has. It'll just take a little longer. :)
Thank you @AlyciaMarie for that
 

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In my personal opinion, the best rock is live rock, simply because it can speed up your cycling and introduce good bacteria, among other things. One con with live rock is that it can also introduce unwanted hitchhikers, while dry rock won't.

But dry rock is still great, especially CaribeSea's LifeRock, which is what I have. Either way, your tank will still mature and grow all the good things that live rock has. It'll just take a little longer. :)
True “live rock” meaning from the ocean or from an established tank is the best, but also most expensive. “Dry rock” does work but will take longer and come with more challenges. I do NOT recommend Caribe Sea Rock. It is extremely dense and anecdotally lengthens and complicates the “Ugly Stage”. See Reef Bum’s video on YouTube. I used Caribe Sea in my first tank and had much more issue than with Marco rock. My$.02
 

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You can seed your tank by adding at least some live rock. Rock or sand from an established tank will also jump start the process.
 

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Morning everyone do you guys think the way I set up the rocks look good ??? I like it but I feel like I don’t know like the corners are little empty any comments?? I’m open to any suggestions it’s a 20g

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I think it looks great and leaves space for corals on the sand such as scolys or small rock islands for gsp or zoas.
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