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So dry rock but with the downsides of shipped live rock that has to be cured? Ugh. I would be frustrated too. Hopefully it will cure pretty fast for you.
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Hey guys, I ordered 30lbs of Real Reef Rock from a reputable online seller. Upon receiving the package I noticed all the Rock was completely dry. It came covered in what looks like dead algae, and dried plant material of sorts. I got the rock wet and this is what I found. Any ideas on what this is? Am I going to experience die off from the rock and should cure it? Thanks!
What website are you referring to? Please send a link.I'd say you got exactly what their site says you'd get....
The website says " It’s made from all natural reef eco friendly materials and grown in greenhouses to become a bio-active rock, without the nuisance pests and hitch hikers commonly found on wild rock. Rock is then dried and packaged for shipping. "
This seems to be an issue of the buyer not knowing what they are buying, not the seller being shady.
They clearly say the rock is dried before shipping.
I'd say you got exactly what their site says you'd get....
The website says " It’s made from all natural reef eco friendly materials and grown in greenhouses to become a bio-active rock, without the nuisance pests and hitch hikers commonly found on wild rock. Rock is then dried and packaged for shipping. "
This seems to be an issue of the buyer not knowing what they are buying, not the seller being shady.
They clearly say the rock is dried before shipping.
I respectfully beg to differ. BRS ships it damp and my lfs receives it damp and sells it wet.its the manufacturer who isn't being clear about the product, not so much the stores selling it.
The manufacturer basically acts as if this is real live rock, but it isn't. They charge live rock prices, but ship out dry rock. They even call it live rock, but it isn't. Its dried painted rock that may or may not have some dead/dry algae on it.
None of these Real Reef rocks are shipped wet, they are all dried and shipped dry. You can request a free sample of the frags/rubble on a $20 order if you don't believe me.
I respectfully beg to differ. BRS ships it damp and my lfs receives it damp and sells it wet.
My LFS was out of stock and I chose saltwateraquarium.com over BRS because they sold “smaller sized rocks”. I honestly thought I would receive the same product (other than size), treated in the same manner no matter who I purchased from. Again, I do take responsibility for not comparing the descriptions for each website and how they sell the product. I would have gladly paid more for a product that I can use immediately vs one that has to be cured in a trash can in my living room. The wife is ecstatic having a trash can filled with decaying rocks, smelling up the house!So why didn't you buy from either of those sources? Odds are it's because they were more expensive, which takes in to account the cost of keeping/shipping them wet.
When I found out what "real reef rock" and "life rock" actually were I was annoyed that they could get away with calling it that. Its like a Chinese company called "American Made" selling things you think are made in the USA, but it's just the name of the company...
The rock is still currently curing as we speak. I have it in a brute trash can with a recirculating pump, a Powerhead and an air stone. I’ve been doing weekly water changes while adding MicroBacter clean after the water change. The sponges and micro algae are still decaying. I’m happy that I decided to cure it in this manner because all of this decay would have definitely lead to problems.For what it's worth at this point as this reply is a bit late, but there should not be dead stuff on the dry version at all. I've seen Real Reef Rock sold as dry fully cured which will arrive either totally dry or slightly moist or fully cured live version which is the original dry version sent to the stores by Real Reef and then put in tanks separate from any other rock by the end seller. On a few sites like premium aquatics you can purchase either version. The live version is more expensive by a little bit. There is not supposed to be any version that needs to be cured at all. If that is what you got, I'd say it was a store returned item or the company did not store it in a separate tank since it should not have any dead material or need to be cured no matter where it was purchased from.
So what was the outcome of this? I just received my shipment of the dry version.
You're right, I should specify it was Real Reef Rock brand, not actual real reef rock."Real reef rock" to me does not specify live or dead. I would read it as actual reef rock from the ocean vs mined rock, but again, I would have no idea if it was live or dead.
Terminology surrounding rock in this hobby is too confusing.
I'm actually very happy with it so far, in spite of it being dry.
Yeah seems a few people on the thread are confusing real reef as meaning live rock or dried rock instead of the brand name Real Reef Rock. That stinks you had to cure it yourself but better safe than sorry since there was loose dead matter. Part of the beauty of this brand of rock is that it doesn't impact natural resources since it's man made, you don't have to cure it, and both dry and the 'live' version have levels of beneficial bacteria to speed up a cycle, in addition to it looking cool right out of the box. Sorry you had to go through curing it again. I got the dry version because our schedule is so crazy, i couldn't guarantee I could get it into the tank in 4 days which they recommend if you get the 'live' version that soaked in tanks for the extra months.