if it's man made then 4.99/pound isn't such a hot deal.

Please explain then, how man made/ocean cured rock is inferior to actual reef rock?

Is it because it is very pouris compared to most reef rock?

Maybe it's because all of the shapes that are available?


As a matter of fact......
If you seen a reef aquarium that was loaded with this stuff, you would be hard pressed to figure out what kind of rock it is. (Nevermind figuring out if it was man made or pillaged from a reef.)

It's actually $7.99/lb and, IMO, is very nice. The porosity is comparable to really nice Indonesian rock. The colors aren't so bad either. Weight on the stuff is better than average due the increased porosity.

So Albert, shed some light - natural, man-made, or man-seeded?

Thanks,
Dunl

Well when I think of man made I think of that oyster shell/concrete rock.. I have some man made stuff and its solid, not pouris at all and it looks crappy.

if you guys mean its dead rock put into the ocean to be seeded, than thats different IMO as it's still natural rock.

live rock
 

This rock, (I don't think I am wrong) is dead reef rock, that is a natural rock or dead coral from a previous reef that has either died or taken out of the water (harvested). It is then stored until it is needed, and placed on a live reef for min. 6 months, to get it alive again. It is in my tank and I can't tell the difference, beit I am not very experienced but? I would actually prefer to buy this rock in the dead form and seed it myself (I know what your thinking and stop) in my reef, especially if it could be offered at a lower price as shipping would be lower, and if the savings was past on to the consumer, it would be my first choice.
Just my opinion but I think it is great rock.
Thanks for reading.

I think I remember seeing it, and it certainly didn't look man-made.

look at tampa bay saltwater....they have a video on "cultured" liverock....quite informative...
krikee let me post it...
http://tampabaysaltwater.com/
was going to post video directly...but i'll let people choose broadband or dialup....
i would prefer to use aquacultured rock if i could...in fact the more "cultured" and the less "wild" the better

my ony gripe was the 6 months to "grow" most places usually do it for a couple years at least