Is this the exciting future of Live Rock? Must See!!!

Rippinfrags said:
Looks great, but isn't their concern for pests/disease being added to your tank?
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With any rock, there's a biodiversity"“parasite-risk tradeoff. If you're setting up a new tank, you could certainly let it "lie fallow" for a period of time. At least this rock gives you the *option* to introduce all sorts of interesting creatures.
 
This is great news for the hobby. Well done to pioneers like Richard and Walt. Now when are you setting up your facility in Hong Kong?
 
Oh man! This thread just awwwwed me big time! I am working on a living room cube set up and was going to go with real reef Rock, but now I just feel like I need this rock. It looks amazing! Such biodiversity etc!This really looks like a Great product and idea! Kudos for you and Walt teaming up on this one.
 
Here' some pics of previous TBS rock that has gone in my tanks.


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Or Canada.......

It's not like we have oceans anything could survive in..... Lol

That is definitely pretty amazing. Live rock here is pretty lousy and sure doesn't come in like THAT

ITS DEFINITELY THE WAY OF THE FUTURE
 
I recently purchased the package for my DIY 178 gal. There were some very different looking rocks in shipment 2 that look remarkably similar to your pics. I think I may have received some too.

I had no cycle at all (as Richard states) btw.

Cheers,

Adam
 
adamwheel said:
I recently purchased the package for my DIY 178 gal. There were some very different looking rocks in shipment 2 that look remarkably similar to your pics. I think I may have received some too.

I had no cycle at all (as Richard states) btw.

Cheers,

Adam
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Yup...you got some of the first I ever harvested and shipped....special pieces!

sea ya
Richard TBS
www.tbsaltwater.com
 
joshky said:
I hope someone can post some pictures of this rock again in another 4 months.
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By then it will be covered in coral. :D

Long term, this isn't really about the looks.
It's about starting your tank off on the right foot and having an uber stable, fully functioning mini ecosystem from the get go.
No buying bottles of Dr Tims, no long cycle, no curing, no tank full of bleached white rock while you wait for it to color up, no P04 leaching, no waiting for months before adding fish and coral. Just a colorful, healthy, instant reef tank.

My current tank had to be setup as quickly as possible since a buddy was holding a bunch of my fish and coral from the previous tank. Once I got part 2 of The Package and waited for my parameters to level out, I got all my stuff back and put it in the tank. No losses. Like a tank transfer, some stuff took some time to adjust but that's to be expected. 3 years later my rock probably doesn't look much different than anyone else's 3 year old rock. What you can see of it, anyway. :)
 
I don't think it would be a bad idea to add some real live rock from time to time too. Biodiversity is king and if left unchecked in our closed systems many organisims will die off while others take over.
 
Nothing to do with this particular topic, but to add something to Dennis' advantage list; I got the package in a 29, then bought a 2 month old used system that had been started with brs dry rock. The new tank is three times the size with three times the fish and three times the coral. My package from TBS is over two years old. I find myself spending three times the amount of time watching and studying the 29 because of the diversity of life and I still find something new pretty often. The newer tank just looks barren in comparison, it completely lacks the biodiversity and hence the entertainment and excitement. I have considered staging the coral and fish while I order a package for the bigger tank. Totally worth it.
 
CuzzA said:
I don't think it would be a bad idea to add some real live rock from time to time too. Biodiversity is king and if left unchecked in our closed systems many organisims will die off while others take over.
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So true. I don't think enough people take this into consideration for their tanks, nor do I think a comparatively sterile fish-and-coral-only tank is the most exciting to watch. For those interested in reading up on this concept, you can start by googling "ecological succession."
 
I considered doing this until I saw the price of "the package", so steep IMO. Obviously a great product but just not worth it, again IMO. Ever consider a budget version? [emoji12]
 
BigJohnny said:
I considered doing this until I saw the price of "the package", so steep IMO. Obviously a great product but just not worth it, again IMO. Ever consider a budget version? [emoji12]
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You couldn't be more wrong about The Package.
Do the math.
Even if you bought the rock alone at $5/lb, that's cheaper than most LFS and you can't even begin to compare the quality.
Then add in all the real live sand skimmed right off the ocean floor chock full of life. Then add in all the cleanup crew. Then add in the bags of freebies! Sponges, gorgonians, stars, urchins, etc.
Almost every single customer compares picking up Part 2 of the package to Christmas morning. Check out the testimonials in the sponsor forum.

When you add it all up it's well worth it.
And the benefits you reap are priceless.
 
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