Maricultured MarcoRock

[andrek787]

So after seeing the reefbuilders article, I was excited to get some maricultured rock to add more biodiversity to my 6 months old tank. Ordered the 5lb seed kit and got it this morning. I am not sure the rock has actual coralline or just fluorescent paint. Has anyone else ordered this rock?

 

[dstockwell]

Web site states it's been in water for a year. https://marcorocks.com/marcorocks-maricultured-live-rock-ships-overnight/

 

[ReeferSpot]

Just received my 5lb order today. It arrived a day late due to UPS weather delay....

 

[lil sumpin]

So after seeing the reefbuilders article, I was excited to get some maricultured rock to add more biodiversity to my 6 months old tank. Ordered the 5lb seed kit and got it this morning. I am not sure the rock has actual coralline or just fluorescent paint. Has anyone else ordered this rock?

Looks legit. How does it look under white light?

 

[Arkayology]

$110 for 5-6 lbs of rubble? Yikes.

 

[ReeferSpot]

$110 for 5-6 lbs of rubble? Yikes.

That's with overnight shipping included. Not bad for 2024 prices.

 

[tautog83]

What happened to a buddy giving you a piece of rubble from their tank for free. I mean at that point buy the maricultured mushroom rocks for the 1lb of rock you get with 9 mushrooms lol

 

[|FATHOM|]

That's a rip

 

[ReeferSpot]

It's all a RIP in this hobby honestly. It's all about what you decide is worth it.

 

[Arkayology]

That's with overnight shipping included. Not bad for 2024 prices.

I'm just wondering why bother overnighting it. Stick it in a USPS priority box. It's bacteria - it will be fine 2-3 days in shipping. IMO that is a terrible price for some rubble. You might as well just buy some frags from a local person and get some corals with your bacteria. To each their own though.

 

[shcrimps]

I'm just wondering why bother overnighting it. Stick it in a USPS priority box. It's bacteria - it will be fine 2-3 days in shipping. IMO that is a terrible price for some rubble. You might as well just buy some frags from a local person and get some corals with your bacteria. To each their own though.

agreed for this kind of rock
even when i’ve gotten aussie liverock (shipping was like 2 days) it was just covered in damp paper i still had sponges, a few corals, and other little things come off all alive and no real foul death smell

 

[ReeferSpot]

I'm just wondering why bother overnighting it. Stick it in a USPS priority box. It's bacteria - it will be fine 2-3 days in shipping. IMO that is a terrible price for some rubble. You might as well just buy some frags from a local person and get some corals with your bacteria. To each their own though.

When I ordered live rock before it was overnighted and it arrived with with live pods and a crab. That was my hope with this rock. It's not rubble, it came as 4 pieces wrapped in wet paper. Not sure if anything is living on it besides a few sponges and bacteria.

 

[ReeferSpot]

agreed for this kind of rock
even when i’ve gotten aussie liverock (shipping was like 2 days) it was just covered in damp paper i still had sponges, a few corals, and other little things come off all alive and no real foul death smell

I will say that the rock smells super fresh. No death smell at all.

 

[Arkayology]

When I ordered live rock before it was overnighted and it arrived with with live pods and a crab. That was my hope with this rock. It's not rubble, it came as 4 pieces wrapped in wet paper. Not sure if anything is living on it besides a few sponges and bacteria.

Did you consider ordering live sand or rubble from Aquabiomics? I think that their sand/rock is a much better way to seed a tank if the bacteria is what you are after. It is also less than half the price of the live rock from Marco rock.

 

[ReeferSpot]

Did you consider ordering live sand or rubble from Aquabiomics? I think that their sand is a much better way to seed a tank if the bacteria is what you are after. It is also less than half the price of the live rock from Marco rock.

I looked at Aquabiomics a while ago but like a lot of sellers they were Out of Stock. Marco actually had live rock in stock so I ordered some.

 

[andrek787]

Just received my 5lb order today. It arrived a day late due to UPS weather delay....

Thank you for sharing pictures. I pulled one of the rocks out and took a picture out in sunlight and it looks very similar to yours.

 

[Solo McReefer]

agreed for this kind of rock
even when i’ve gotten aussie liverock (shipping was like 2 days) it was just covered in damp paper i still had sponges, a few corals, and other little things come off all alive and no real foul death smell

Can you elaborate?

Very interested

 

[andrek787]

There is a big difference between this and wild australian live rock. Mainly that this mined and maricultured option doesnt involve destroying a reef.

 

[shcrimps]

Can you elaborate?

Very interested

rock like this can easily do 2-3 day shipping
the aussie cultured rock i got should’ve been submerged and overnight IMO considering all the stuff that’s on and in it but it took a couple days and i still managed to get some good stuff on it

 

[lakai]

That's with overnight shipping included. Not bad for 2024 prices.

Biggest Scam in the hobby. $110 for a single piece of marco rock thats been sitting in a vat outside.