Used a combo of BRS and Marco Rocks
Used a combo of BRS and Marco Rocks
So in the end I decided to use all dry rock for the tank for a couple reasons.
1. Nothing unwanted in tank
2. Live rock cost adds up QUICKLY! - just like anything else, BRS ships FREE (if on a > 175$ order). Just shipping alone saved me a couple hundred over live rock!
3. Dry rock not time sensitive, so it can sit around and wait for me to have time to work!
4. Cut Marco rocks allow for lots of flat areas (hopefully great for frags in the future...)
130 lbs of BRS dry rock and 20 lbs of Marco Rocks prime cut - mixed pieces of some cut flat on both sides, others on only 1 side.
Here's how rocks came (Marco box on far R):
Both were well packed:
Only a small bit of rubble from shipping:
Here's what 120 lbs of BRS reef save rocks comes out to be:
The Marco cut rocks in foreground. REALLY glad I got these - opened up MANY more possibilities for aquascape than just using all round rocks...
I followed BRS instructions and let the rocks sit in some plain water for about a week...
I had heard rumors of rocks leaking phosphates...will have to wait till they're in my tank to be sure I guess, but this water tested negative for phosphates (even some I left for 5 weeks was still negative - is not saltwater, so maybe that doesn't count..?)
Finally, put up a template of tank dimensions and after a few tries (with A LOT of help from a friend who has had tanks before), ended up with this:
Wasn't really what I was after. I have to admit, maybe I'm not very creative, but it as a LOT herder to assemble the rocks into something we liked than I thought it would be...
Having the tank outline was VERY useful. In the end after a few more got this:
You can never exactly re-create an aquascape I think, so even moving it inside it morphed into something a little different...but I 'm pretty happy with the end result!
Had about 5 larger BRS rocks (30 lbs..?) left over afterwards too. Stuff is pretty light IMO, and glad I stuck with the ~ 1 lb per gal rule or I would have had a LOT more sitting around now...
