live rock
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thomas712
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Check your calcium and alkalinity levels, chances are there is something wrong with your water chemistry.
ricecookie
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what kind of lights are you running on your tank?
ricecookie
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30 watts is not enough for live rock. I had the same setup that you are running for about a week with ne w live rock. There was a LOT of die off. I just got 145 watts of PC lighting and already the live rock i scoming back . I know that its expensive but i would suggest upgrading your lighting asap. Otherwise you will lose all of that expensive live rock that you just bought.
barry cuda
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I think that last post could do with some clarification. The live rock itself doesn't require any special lighting at all. The bacterial populations that perform biofiltration, which are the primary reason for having live rock, will do just fine under 30 watts or even in an unlit tank. However, you *will* find that more of the hitchhiking critters that are probably on that rock will survive if you have better lighting. I don't know, myself, if the coralline algae that gives the rock its color requires any particular level of lighting. I believe the coralline in my tank has started getting its color back now that I've got the lights onto a full-length photoperiod, but that's a pretty subjective observation.