upgraded my lighting! what now?

[jaws2]

i now have 120 watts on my 30 and now is it ok for live rock? Also will my tank be able to have a bigger bio-load? like 1 more fish it already has 1 clownfish (omen ) and one blue damsel (mr.b )

 

[wayne at home]

It was always ok for live rock. And unfortunately better lighting has no immediate effect on fish bioload, just the variety of inverts you can keep

 

[jaws2]

thanks i meant that when the live rock is added will i be able to have a bigger bio-load? is adding a starfish out of the question? also can dead rock become live if it is near live rock? and lastly if the dead rock next to the live rock is a diffent texture or type?

 

[sinasster]

you can mix any type of live rock, and yes soon dead rock will become live rock once again.

As for increasing the bioload, that is a matter of gallons of water and not pounds of rock. I would not add any more fish untill you get a bigger tank. A star fish would be ok to add, as inverts are more of an asset to the bioload than a strain on one.

 

[ClarkiCavalier]

if you plan on adding any corals or anemones, only add types of brittle stars since they are some of the very few reef safe star fish.