First off, this last weekend I did sort of a half aquascape as well as detritus removal under the rock and such. Basically there was a ton of extra LR in my display and I took out the pieces that weren't aesthetically interesting to me. This turned out to be roughly a third of it. I was worried about too rapidly changing the environment of the system since a third of the LR is basically a third of my biological filtration, not counting the SB. But since I was overstocked on LR anyways(about 130 in a 92 corner) combined with the fact that my tank isn't heavily stocked made it okay..my 2 fish are doing great and my corals seems fine.
The rock that I took out is sitting in a tub with a heater and a small powerhead, no light source. How long can I keep this rock like this? I have an extra strip of LED actinic lights I can put on there if need be, but is it necessary or even beneficial without the daylight spectrum?
Another question: I have a colony of anthelia. The main colony is pretty much completely overtaken this one piece of LR. The stalks are pretty packed close together. I've noticed however that here and there I'll see a single stalk of anthelia floating around in the tank. I just seem them once in a while. I got freaked out at first because I thought something was wrong with the main colony. But since the main colony is the same color, fully extended, etc. I thought maybe the splitting off from the main colony was just the anthelia trying to find a more desirable spot like shrooms do.
Finally, any recommendations as to how to go about attatching LR together. I want to make a arch that has no way of staying naturally.
The rock that I took out is sitting in a tub with a heater and a small powerhead, no light source. How long can I keep this rock like this? I have an extra strip of LED actinic lights I can put on there if need be, but is it necessary or even beneficial without the daylight spectrum?
Another question: I have a colony of anthelia. The main colony is pretty much completely overtaken this one piece of LR. The stalks are pretty packed close together. I've noticed however that here and there I'll see a single stalk of anthelia floating around in the tank. I just seem them once in a while. I got freaked out at first because I thought something was wrong with the main colony. But since the main colony is the same color, fully extended, etc. I thought maybe the splitting off from the main colony was just the anthelia trying to find a more desirable spot like shrooms do.
Finally, any recommendations as to how to go about attatching LR together. I want to make a arch that has no way of staying naturally.
. 
