Live Rock n Reef Live Rock???

[Kengar]

Does anyone have experience with Cherry Primo Decorator rock from Live Rock n Reef at https://www.liverocknreef.com/index.php?l=product_detail&p=7920 I had been waiting for LivestockUSA.org to finally get some Pacific rock in (see http://www.livestockusa.org/UPDATES.html) but don't know how much longer I want to wait. I prefer porous/elongated shapes to the basketball shaped rock I see from a lot of the Gulf or Atlantic mariculture providers.

Thanks

 

[Devaji]

I got some years ago from them. the primo deco is heavy... not really what you are looking for i think.
at the time they did have other stuff was nice rock but not live. deal boat rock.

 

[shred5]

I have ordered other rock from them and not to happy.
That rock you are looking at is most likely gulf/Florida aqua-cultured rock and is probably pretty much the same as Gulfview, Tampa bay saltwater or KP Aqautics plus a few others.

Since live rock has been stopped I have been buying some dead rock and mixing with some Aquacultured rock... I let it sit in a bin with a light, heater and circulation for a few months and get some nice rock that way. The shapes and the weight of the aqua-cultured rock is not the greatest. This way I get some lighter rock with better shapes and some biodiversity. It also allows me to remove any pests. Best you can do for now till some rock opens up somewhere but I doubt it will ever happen anymore and if it does prices will be sky high and demand will be out of the park.

 

[ihavecrabs]

I have ordered other rock from them and not to happy.
That rock you are looking at is most likely gulf/Florida aqua-cultured rock and is probably pretty much the same as Gulfview, Tampa bay saltwater or KP Aqautics plus a few others.

I echo the same as above. I got what looked to be dry rock that was put into a tub and live bacteria added to it for a few months.

That said, I'm sure if had a diverse population of bacteria.

 

[Kengar]

Thanks for the information. I liked the shapes of what they show in the photos, but if it's too dense....... sigh! I miss the days of real-deal Pacific, used to start a 210 and a 156 by cycling right there on the new substrate...

 

[Kengar]

Best you can do for now till some rock opens up somewhere but I doubt it will ever happen anymore and if it does prices will be sky high and demand will be out of the park.

My Firefox homepage is the Current Updates page from Livestock USA, so whenever I open browser I can check to see if things have changed. They've been working on it, per the link I included, but I'm starting to give up hope......

 

[Devaji]

I really have been liking real reef rock. yes it's man made but it's not to heavy cool shapes and you can break it up to get what you want. just FYI...

 

[shred5]

I echo the same as above. I got what looked to be dry rock that was put into a tub and live bacteria added to it for a few months.

That said, I'm sure if had a diverse population of bacteria.

Yea I bought some GMP and Buna from them.. I talked to the guy for like a half hour while he went on how good GMP was at the time and how colorful it was, It also was allot more money... So I decided to drop some Buna and get GMP..
It was bare rock... looked like it sat with no light for a long time or was at the bottom of the vat. Shapes were ok on the GMP and the shape of the Buna was not bad but allot of it was broken... Neither had any color.

 

[shred5]

I really have been liking real reef rock. yes it's man made but it's not to heavy cool shapes and you can break it up to get what you want. just FYI...

Yea that stuff is pretty nice and come wet and cycled.. I have set up a few tanks with it.

 

[Devaji]

Yea that stuff is pretty nice and come wet and cycled.. I have set up a few tanks with it.

I personally think it the way to go. if you want live rock.