Dry base rock

aoc230 · #1 12-18-2009, 04:04 AM

??? Eco was cheaper??? by 5 bucks but shipping was included in their price? Heres a few good reasons why id buy
1. its dry, you get more for your buck... why cause its dry, no water weight being added in, so they say to add less, i would say makes sense. plus no die off during shipping or your not paying to ship water..
2. no hitchhikers. your starting off fresh and potentially could actually cycle faster with dry... depending on LR

i personally would buy dry instead of paying for wet then drying it(that will cost you way more after calculating the water loss). if you wanna buy the wet then dry it post back id like to know how much water you paid for lol....

shrimpchips · #2 12-18-2009, 04:39 AM

Thanks, I get why dry is better. I'm more looking for particular experiences with the rock - ie were you happy with the shapes, textures, etc.

Nano · #3 12-30-2011, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by shrimpchips

Thanks, I get why dry is better. I'm more looking for particular experiences with the rock - ie were you happy with the shapes, textures, etc.

I'm still pretty wet behind the ears in SW, but I did half base and have live rock, I love the base rock, its super pourous and really nice to aquascape with, and 3 months in I have coraline algae growing on it, so it can become "live" pretty quick IME

lastlight · #4 12-30-2011, 04:00 PM

I don't want to hijack but wanted to point out that the coraline is no indication that the rock is 'live'. I'd suspect dry rocks takes at least a year before being as good as true live rock but I'm only guessing.

My pvc return elbows have coraline on them 1 month in but they're certainly not live...

It's too bad you can't get the BRS dry fiji anymore. I thought mine looked a lot nicer than the other stuff available to us now.

Nano · #5 12-30-2011, 04:04 PM

lol my mistake I guess I shouldnt say Live per say, but does have a feather duster or 2 on it, and a few little critters living inside (bristle worms, stometellas) so I should have said, It has life in it haha

toytech · #6 12-30-2011, 04:15 PM

Ive ordered from eco reefer before and got a 50lbs box of some very nice rock. Fits together like a dream , was very light and full of holes.Its also nice if you want to do some advanced aquascaping with epoxy because you dont have to worry about it drying out.

Lonster · #7 12-30-2011, 06:23 PM

I recently started a new tank with all dry rock. I let it cycle for a good couple months before anything went into it and I have no problems with it at all. I would suggest looking at a few LFS's and just pick out a few prices that catch your eye from each. I bought all of mine from one place to get a bit of a discount but looking back I would pay a little more for some variety. Its also cheaper then paying the shipping got all mine for $2.50 a lb.