Vida rock. Good/Bad? Cure it?

[Laird]

I have a large amount of Vida rock from when they first went into business. It looks like this is what they are now https://aqua-tecture.com

My main questions are has anyone used it for years without issue? How would you recommend curing it if its dry but had been used before?

I used it for a 180 upgrade I did many years ago. Here is the build thread. I've had this rock in boxes for 5+ years and now want to set up the 180 again but i'm debating if I want to use the rock or not. If I do use it I want peoples opinion on how to cure it.

Large Build - Lairds 180

I've been talking about this 180 for well over a year. Its been a major project mostly because I could never decide what I wanted exactly. The tank itself was the biggest problem because I wanted to go custom but couldn't justify the price difference. Its also been a slow process with how...

www.reef2reef.com

I had a lot of issues with this tank right from the start and i'm not sure if the vida rock was to blame. Really interested in hearing peoples experience with it and seeing some mature tank photos that have Vida rock in it.

 

[Ranjib]

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[Laird]

I thought vida rock was more popular.

 

[DHill6]

I have a large amount of Vida rock from when they first went into business. It looks like this is what they are now https://aqua-tecture.com

My main questions are has anyone used it for years without issue? How would you recommend curing it if its dry but had been used before?

I used it for a 180 upgrade I did many years ago. Here is the build thread. I've had this rock in boxes for 5+ years and now want to set up the 180 again but i'm debating if I want to use the rock or not. If I do use it I want peoples opinion on how to cure it.

Large Build - Lairds 180

I've been talking about this 180 for well over a year. Its been a major project mostly because I could never decide what I wanted exactly. The tank itself was the biggest problem because I wanted to go custom but couldn't justify the price difference. Its also been a slow process with how...

www.reef2reef.com

I had a lot of issues with this tank right from the start and i'm not sure if the vida rock was to blame. Really interested in hearing peoples experience with it and seeing some mature tank photos that have Vida rock in it.

I didn’t have issues with it but it also wasn’t in the tank too long since it was too large. I just purchased a smaller piece to replace the Tonga in DT which I think is also too large. I plan on seeding this by leaving some Tonga in the sump. The last time I had vida rock coralline started to adhere to it.