Going through here I see people who love the life rock and others who think it's junk. I'm wondering, there's a great sale on both the life rock ($2.89/lb) and the south seas base rock (comes to $2.10/lb). Being that this is my first reef, I'm not overly concerned about the purple color right away, but am liking the idea that some people experienced faster cycle and skipped the "ugly phase" with the life rock. Assuming I'm going to be using live sand & bacteria starter, is there any benefit of one over the other?
I guess a solid question too, assuming anyone used it, is the base rock similar to dry base rock woud buy at an lfs like a lot of people start with?
I guess a solid question too, assuming anyone used it, is the base rock similar to dry base rock woud buy at an lfs like a lot of people start with?
Last edited: