How much live rock??

[king1522]

I have purchased a 225 gallon reef ready. My current thoughts are leaning towards a FOWLER. However, I like lots of room and not nuts about the wall effect. What, in your opinion, is the minimum of live rock I could go with. Another thought is to go fish only with bioballs. I have seen fake corals in the local fish store that actually look pretty good. Heck, I even get more confused as I write. Anyway, I would appreciate your input.
Thanks
Don

 

[SaltyMember]

I opted to go with a limited amount of LR and also use a wet/dry with a refugium area. I also didn't want a wall of liverock. I ended up with about 90 lbs of seeded baserock in a 125g tank to allow more swimming room. I don't think I would go with just the wet/dry without any LR just for the biofiltration and for the fish (hiding places, more natural, etc.).

If you were just going with LR I would shoot for at least 1 lb. per gallon with a big skimmer and refugium.

jmo