Not sure if it matters what my setup is to decide what kind of rock to use but there is a link below if you need those answers to help answer my rock question.
Live Rock -
I checked my local store and found some aquacultured rock. I'm 100% in the idea of it but was not happy with the very flat non porous make up of it. The other rock they had (I do no remember the name but shapes were variable and quite pours. Still didn't look like great pieces in my opinion. Lastly I resorted to looking online and found KP Aquatics - They Live Rock that has been aquacultured down near the Florida keys for 2 years. This is by far my favorite rock (based off of customer testimonial pictures and their pics on the website) but the price is as you probably already know - very expensive. In water shipping to your front door is $199 per 15 lbs. You can get it a little bit less packed at 50 lbs and we paper towels draped over them. You also have to go pick up at your local airport fright office.
I was leaning live rock simply to establish the tank quicker. In conjunction with Live sand and the possibility of NutriSea water (100 gallon system I would most likely do 50-60 gallons of Nutri sea and 40-50 gallons of RODI Salt mix.......With all three of those options you would hope one could skip at least some of the early on cycle issues.
Dry Rock -
I don't know a lot about the dry rock but I've read some about Marco rock - then some others that are colored to look mature and embedded or injected with the bacterias that will grow following the cycle period. The thing I like about Marco is I can scape it just about anyway I want - Don't love the white color of it but I guess that is only for a short time.
My question for you guys is what works the best? Is the extra investment worth it to go with Live rock shipped in........
I don't want to say money isn't going to stop me from doing one or the other I really just want to make sure Its worth it.
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Live Rock -
I checked my local store and found some aquacultured rock. I'm 100% in the idea of it but was not happy with the very flat non porous make up of it. The other rock they had (I do no remember the name but shapes were variable and quite pours. Still didn't look like great pieces in my opinion. Lastly I resorted to looking online and found KP Aquatics - They Live Rock that has been aquacultured down near the Florida keys for 2 years. This is by far my favorite rock (based off of customer testimonial pictures and their pics on the website) but the price is as you probably already know - very expensive. In water shipping to your front door is $199 per 15 lbs. You can get it a little bit less packed at 50 lbs and we paper towels draped over them. You also have to go pick up at your local airport fright office.
I was leaning live rock simply to establish the tank quicker. In conjunction with Live sand and the possibility of NutriSea water (100 gallon system I would most likely do 50-60 gallons of Nutri sea and 40-50 gallons of RODI Salt mix.......With all three of those options you would hope one could skip at least some of the early on cycle issues.
Dry Rock -
I don't know a lot about the dry rock but I've read some about Marco rock - then some others that are colored to look mature and embedded or injected with the bacterias that will grow following the cycle period. The thing I like about Marco is I can scape it just about anyway I want - Don't love the white color of it but I guess that is only for a short time.
My question for you guys is what works the best? Is the extra investment worth it to go with Live rock shipped in........
I don't want to say money isn't going to stop me from doing one or the other I really just want to make sure Its worth it.