i have heard people say that there is never too much live rock for a tank, but i have seen that it is not true. yes it takes up aerobic and anaerobic bacteria for nitrate reduction but the amount of food and fish poop deposited daily are more than the rock can handle. too much rock can trap food and debris inside and cause your nitrates to go up.. i know ,i know, add more flow right? you have just added an extra expense that you really didn't need. i had 300# of lr, 1 tunze, 1 seio, 2 high powered power heads, and a six way manifold from a sequence dart, flow was not a problem but the nitrates were high. i removed a houndred# of live rock and the nitrates went down.

i am posting this because i see newbies asking how much live rock must you have and what about this piece of equipment or that, andd the answeres are the more lr the better and you need a deltec skimmer along with 4 tunzee's and the top of the line of everything. just remember that a few fish, enough lr to make an appealing aquascape for you, small feedings and water change can make this a more affordable hobby that won't scare people away because of how much it is supposed to cost.