Real ocean rock .

[Ghost25]

I had no idea it was like this now. I didn't know how lucky I was to have my real live rock from decades ago.

I don't think it really is that difficult, part of the thing is OP is asking for live rock that not from Florida/gulf of Mexico. True, almost LFS I've been to has only sold dry rock or their live rock is just dry rock that's been in water for a few weeks.

Restrictions from Fiji, and the Indo Pacific mean Florida rock is by far the easiest to get. But vendors like KP Aquatics and Tampa Bay Saltwater make it fairly straightforward, though it's not exactly cheap.

 

[Supa]

I get it dude, you’re beating a dead horse tho.
I just don’t agree with you based on my experiences. No amount of you talking is gonna change that, and doesn’t make my experience or opinion invalid.

far more people will do far better off with real rocks.

I agree, there are many successful ways to reefing. Some people have better success then others and like to say it’s because of one thing or another I like to believe the opposite most the time, meaning if you try to setup another tank the exact same way you did your first tank then it’s not going to come out the same(yes you could be successful again but the tank will be different speaking biodiversity depending where your getting coral and tons of other stuff) I was just here speaking on live ocean rock is better then anything you can add with bottle bacteria or using other tank rocks that have been setup for a while.