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I have both a 90gallon soon to be reef setup and a 200gallon FOWLR. About a year ago I had asked the question if aragonite (sp?

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I have both a 90gallon soon to be reef setup and a 200gallon FOWLR. About a year ago I had asked the question if aragonite (sp?

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would be a suitable CHEAP base rock to have in a saltwater reef tank thus just using liverock for the rest of the rock structure. It didn’t sound like anyone over there was completely familiar with it but I was warned in advance of some leeching of phosphates?? Anyhow, I only have Tonga liverock in my 200gallon and obviously I am using the same freshwater source. My 200gallon has been running since December and I am having to clean my glass maybe once a month and I haven’t had to syphon Cyano or brown algae from sand/rocks since March (tank was obviously still cycling a bit?). I’m so happy… the 200gallon seems almost maintenance free aside from frequent water changes. My 90gallon on the other hand has frequent alien green type Cyano, black algae, and burgundy velvety Cyano growing all over the base rock and sand. Luckily my water parameters are still in check and my critters appear to be doin