Pukani Anyone?

klc · Apr 22, 2024

Good evening fellow reefers! I'm starting this thread with the hope of sharing my enthusiasm about my latest reef related acquisition, 1000 lbs of genuine OG Pukani rock, yes you read that right 1000 lbs. I got it from several sources over the last year and I'm not really sure what to do with it just yet, it would be a shame to cover it up with encrusting corals, somehow I see a big fowlr tank in my future lol. I do know that it is amazing, lightweight and full of holes. I have a good mix of sizes, from fist sized pieces all the way up to 20" and 27lbs. There is nothing that compares to the porosity of this stuff.

This is the only photo I have at the moment, and only represents about 1/3 of it. As I begin unloading it I'll take some more photos of these gems.

VintageReefer · Apr 22, 2024

I have a bin of approx 100 bs of a mix of true ocean live rock from various sources that I bought 15 - 20 years ago. Rock today is junk and not porous or interesting like the old stuff. Some places still do have live rock and up charge for it, and it comes filled with pests like gorilla crabs and octopus and algae. Other places have Aussie live rock for $25 a pound. I saw today someone spent around 180$ for 8 lbs of live rock.

I would love some of that pukani to add to my stash. I broke down one of my tanks 9 years ago and stashed the rock in a brute bin with saltwater. I used a bunch for my current tank and this is the leftover. And now…I have new tank to start and I’m so glad I saved this.