Live rock
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Live rock is rock from the ocean that has been introduced into a saltwater aquarium. Along with live sand, it confers to the closed marine system multiple benefits desired by the saltwater aquarium ho
Mature live rock in a marine aquarium, well encrusted with a variety of coralline algae
Aquacultured live rock formed by planting mined limestone on a lease site in the Gulf of Mexico
Live rock prior to installation into a reef tank
Bleached coral skeletons, which can be inhabited by micro- and macro-organisms to form live rock
Coralline algae
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Coralline algae are red algae in the order Corallinales, characterized by a thallus containing calcareous deposits within its cell walls, giving it hardness. The colors of these algae are typically so
Live rock
…dead corals, or other calcareous organisms, which in the ocean form the majority of coral reefs. When taken from the ocean it is usually encrusted with coralline algae and inhabited by a multitude of marine organisms. The many forms of micro and macroscopic marine life that live on and inside of the rock, which acts…
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Yendoi zone
Corallina officinalis
Lithothamnion sp.