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I've always been a live rock kind of guy. Any hitchhikers just add to it and can be dealt with if needed, after all biodiversity is important. In my opinion we see too many "sterile" reef systems out there and it just takes away from it. I'd also advocate to buy cultured live rock versus full on wild imported rock like @saltyfilmfolks said. Yes, live rock is a different process to get established, but the way I see it the "downsides" are nothing compared to problems we've seen from dead rock. Just my take, choose your option the way you'd like