Live rock reductions

[buffalo123]

I notice compared to years ago there is a whole lot less liverock going into reef setup. This leaves a lot more space for water circulation which is good.
So is there a new standard for the amount of liverock required? Lots of dry rock used which is good . The sump tend to have little if any at all. I've seen setup with an over abundance of liverock in the sump. I mean a 100 gallon display with a sump almost fill with live rock with capacity around 90 gallons.
It certainly seem like less liverock works, the dead rock becomes live over time anyways.
I set my set up like that a couple pf pieces of cured live rock and the rest dry rock and thats years ago. It just seem more economical it just takes a little longer to cycle the reef.

[zachfishman]

Looks like you covered it.

This leaves a lot more space for water circulation which is good.

I actually removed a few pieces of LF from my 29 setup because I wasn't getting good enough flow in some areas.