aqualab
In Memoriam
I checked out ABC Reef's new liverock yesterday, they got a shipment in of uncured several days ago. Not sure on what type it is or maybe it is a combo of types/locations, but it didn't look like Bali to me. But these days it is hard to tell where it came from anymore unless it is Tonga which is non-existant for the most part. They had it soaking in one of their curing vats, it's some nasty, stinking rock! Too early in the curing process for me to use in my cycled tank and I'm not sure how great it actually is - looked more like a base rock to me. I have already been waiting too long for good liverock (2-months plus) so I went with the dry Marco rock they had on hand instead. Fantastic form and very porous, still felt kind of heavy though. It has a concretish look to it. I am spoiled from the light Marshal Island liverock days I guess. But the rock really fits togethor very well to form a seamless aquascape in my 20-gal mini with lots of nooks, crannies, caves, etc.. and it is obviously devoid of any life, good or bad. I ended up buying around 19-lbs. I only hope I live long enough to see it purple up - man it's stark white sitting in the tank. My Clown pair were probably suffering from symptoms of snow blindness after I initially placed it in the tank. They are avoiding the new structure like the plague so far. For the past two months they had an open tank with only snails and livesand to call home. I need to get some coraline scrapings to speed up the purpling process - anybody? Relying on the coraline that is on the snail's and conch's shells for the moment, that should take years. And I met the new guy (?) working there now, I forgot his name already, a very nice and knowledeable guy also.
