HippieSmell
Occupy Reef Central
I think Nickelback should be an option for best rock, because it would be interesting to see who the sadomasochists are, but from the available options I chose Pukani because of the porosity.
Best rock?
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tkeracer619
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100% Pukani. Cure it outside of the tank and export the phosphates, if you have a lot then use LaCl but do the research. Here are a few variations I have had in my display. Note in the 3rd pick without much livestock that a lot of the rocks have natural overhangs. This is after I cut the bottoms of the rocks flat with a hacksaw. In the 3rd pic 7 rocks makes up the entire left structure.
8x3x2 360gal tank.
8x3x2 360gal tank.
This is when my tank was new. Piece on the left was one piece and the other two main structures are each made of three.
CindyK
New member
I tried to order this last summer. I'm not sure what the deal was but I was redirected to reefcleaners and was given the 50lb/$85. Reef cleaners rock is nice and porous and I got a few pieces that I specially requested. I can't say enough good things.
ETA:. There are a couple of pieces of live rock mixed in
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FirstContact
Active member
My avatar has pukani, fiji, and tonga branch rock. All dry. If I did it again I would drop the pukani. It's just way too delicate. All rock came from BRS.
IvanTheTerrible
Fish Nerd
I just ordered 100 lbs from ReefRocks.net. Second time I've ordered from the site and I've been happy both times. I had to pay with a personal check because the site doesn't let you pay with PayPal. When the rock arrived, the shipping label said ReefCleaners.
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Garrett
I really think live rock is the way to go..I have done both and the dry rock takes forever to purple up. Plus it lacks diversity. I would go with Tampa Bay saltwater
I've only ever had my one tank that I started a year ago, but really enjoyed my Tampa Bay Saltwater (TBS) rock and sand. I think it looks much more natural than dry rock and bagged sand. I've seen plenty of beautifully aquascaped tanks with great corals that started with dry rock, and they always look less "natural." But yes, you do avoid the potential for some unwanted hitchhikers.
TBS rock will come with gorilla crabs that you should trap and remove, but it also comes with loads of awesome porcelain crabs, pistol shrimps, urchins and other shrimp.
Here's an old photo of my tank (not great; as I was slow to add corals):
TBS rock will come with gorilla crabs that you should trap and remove, but it also comes with loads of awesome porcelain crabs, pistol shrimps, urchins and other shrimp.
Here's an old photo of my tank (not great; as I was slow to add corals):
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MMacro
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Im having a really hard time deciding between Pukani and Marco. I like the porosity and price that comes with the Pukani but I also like the overall solid look of the marco rock.
Another big plus for Pukani is being able to chisel and cut it. I would love to use TBS, however I really do not want to risk the pests that come with it.
Lets see some more pictures!
Another big plus for Pukani is being able to chisel and cut it. I would love to use TBS, however I really do not want to risk the pests that come with it.
Lets see some more pictures!
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I went with Pukani in my recent tank and I can't really fathom anything better. It's super light, easy to work with, and just has amazing shapes. I ordered 60lbs for my 4x2 tank and only ended up using like 40. The downsides are just that you need to cure it because it has a lot of dead organic material, but so what? This hobby is all about patience!
I'm in the very early stages of thinking about getting into a new reef, and I'm leaning toward TBS as well. Did you have any problem with nasty critters or die-off? When I had a 55 "reef" tank back in the dark ages of the 1990s, I got a mantis shrimp in some live rock that I never could trap or get rid of, and he killed a number of fish.
I'm thinking some combination of Pukani and TBS might be the way to go from a reefscape/artistic perspective, with the benefit of the faster cycling time with the TBS rock.
hogfanreefer
Active member
For dry rock, combo of tonga and dry rock from Reef Cleaners....very porous.
Nvm
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teddyzaper
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Looks like his phone auto corrected coralline to coral one. If the rock leaks phosphate then coralline won't grow on it.
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Hah, makes more sense now. I removed my response.
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