Caribsea and Real Reef solutions together

[nasdds]

Hi all,

Has anyone used both Caribsea and Real Reef solutions together? I'm not worried about the cycling and all, more so, the esthetics of putting these two together. I want to use primarily Caribsea rock for the base and Real Reef solutions for some of the accent pieces. If anyone has and has pictures that would be appreciated. Thank you.

 

[OfficeReefer]

I don't see why one could not??

I used real reef in my last tank but not Caribsea rock, although they make similar too.

 

[nasdds]

I’m worried about the difference in colors.

 

[AydenLincoln]

Yes you can! I mixed different rock but yes there will be a difference in colors.

 

[nasdds]

Any pics? I’m not a big fan of the different colors but would love to see it anyway.

 

[Spare time]

Which carib sea rock? It will look off in color until they both age a biti have both carib sea life rock and real reef rock in my tank

 

[Spare time]

Here is my tank for reference the real reef rock is under the arches and under a hammer on the left. You can still tell the difference in person but it's not that noticeable unless you search for it. Plus coralline covers it unless you have a massive urchin like me. There is also pukani in there.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Hi all,

Has anyone used both Caribsea and Real Reef solutions together? I'm not worried about the cycling and all, more so, the esthetics of putting these two together. I want to use primarily Caribsea rock for the base and Real Reef solutions for some of the accent pieces. If anyone has and has pictures that would be appreciated. Thank you.

Ive mixed product more than once with no repercussions

 

[Sink_or_Swim]

I’m worried about the difference in colors.

I tried mixing them and hated it due to the Caribsea being a darker purplish color and the Real Reef being more red. I ended up not using the Real Reef. It's up to what you find visually appealing though. Once covered with corals and/or coralline it won't matter much.

Oh, I should mention my tuxedo urchin eats the fake purple off the rocks though and they're white underneath. Annoying, lol.

 

[OfficeReefer]

@nasdds One thing I would advise though is that once this color wears, it starts to turn grayish. It's also not very porous and for that reason, you'll want to have something that is, either in the sump or otherwise.

 

[nasdds]

Thank you all for all the awesome advice. Greatly appreciated!!!