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My number one reason for avoiding LR is simply to reduce pests. My number two is impact on the reefs. I have been in the hobby a long time and do remember when we used to blast reefs -and sadly have owned plenty of that rock. And to respectfully disagree with the post above me Marco rock has no impact on coral reefs. I have built my last two tanks out of Marco rock and was pretty happy with both tanks. It was super pouring and very easy to work with for scapes (never found anything better for aquascapes than this stuff). While it does not mean you won’t introduce pests later it is a heck of a lot easier to inspect small coral plugs with extreme prejudice in quarantine than it is to inspect every nook and cranny of your rock work.
That being said I also go to great lengths to introduce biodiversity back into my rocks. I always add (buy off of a reef buddy or online supplier) bristle worms (sorry for those that hate the looks of these guys), pods, mini brittle stars, small dusters, and even mini-mermaids cup (had a network of friends that traded this stuff around... I may be the last one with it and am about to tear down that tank ) and bacteria back into my tank. I always recommend sucking up some detritus from a friend’s (or a number of friends’) tank and adding it to the new Marco rock tank. The old one cup of sand from every clean tank you know trick works too.
However, I am heavily debating going the Real ReefRock route on my next build -despite the cost. There is only one local supplier where I’m moving to and he keeps the stuff in tanks with aptasia and flatworms... so I’ll have to find somewhere else to buy it. I do have concerns with it’s aquascape capacity as I am a big believer in cutting and fusing rock into open branch work for flow... Marco rock was an exceptional choice for this!
That being said I also go to great lengths to introduce biodiversity back into my rocks. I always add (buy off of a reef buddy or online supplier) bristle worms (sorry for those that hate the looks of these guys), pods, mini brittle stars, small dusters, and even mini-mermaids cup (had a network of friends that traded this stuff around... I may be the last one with it and am about to tear down that tank ) and bacteria back into my tank. I always recommend sucking up some detritus from a friend’s (or a number of friends’) tank and adding it to the new Marco rock tank. The old one cup of sand from every clean tank you know trick works too.
However, I am heavily debating going the Real ReefRock route on my next build -despite the cost. There is only one local supplier where I’m moving to and he keeps the stuff in tanks with aptasia and flatworms... so I’ll have to find somewhere else to buy it. I do have concerns with it’s aquascape capacity as I am a big believer in cutting and fusing rock into open branch work for flow... Marco rock was an exceptional choice for this!
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