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Who can tell me what lace rock is, and how it differs from standard base rock? :?: :?: :?:

Wow, I wasn't aware of that. That's a great deal then!

Yes, the live rock will "seed" your base rock, though it might take a while. To help the process, you can do a few things. Use powerheads to help circulate the water, moving the bacteria all around your tank to help them "migrate". Using ample lighting will help the coralline algae thrive...

Much obliged! :wink:

Thanks for all the great advice everybody. Lando, would you suggest any specific skimmer or powerheads? How would I position the powerheads in the tank? Perhaps amongst the pieces of rock, but wouldn't that make it very difficult to access them later? I'm just trying to get an idea of how...

I was also wondering if I might need to use an airstone for oxygenation of the water. Will the circulation from the powerhead and the water trickling from the filter do this job well enough? Thanks

I will use an emperor 400 filter. I do aspire to maybe go into some soft corals or anemones later on, but my immediate plan is to use as inexpensive lighting as possible for now, and later when I get some extra cash I could upgrade my lighting for the corals. I would like to see some coralline...

Hi guys. I've got a few questions regarding my very tall aquarium. I've read in many places that it is best not to use a tall aquarium as opposed to a shallow one with more space on the bottom, but I was offered a very tall narrow one for a price I couldn't resist. So now I need some help...