Here's a pic of my rock from brs

IridescentLily · 04/23/2010, 10:27 AM

I got 100lbs of it. It's just two pieces (so far) that I have taken a photo of.

I really like my new rock thusfar. :-)

floydie83 · 04/23/2010, 10:30 AM

Nice! I think I might order some from there!

LovinReef · 04/23/2010, 10:35 AM

I went with BRS with my tank too and was def a good choice!

IridescentLily · 04/23/2010, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by floydie83

Nice! I think I might order some from there!

Thanks. You should.

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Originally Posted by LovinReef

I went with BRS with my tank too and was def a good choice!

I was going to order from Marco rock. But they were out!
So it was suggested I order some from brs and I chose this rock. I'm happy to know that you're glad you chose them. :-)

mnml · 04/23/2010, 11:49 AM

Looks nice and clean

venom550pm · 04/23/2010, 12:01 PM

how does this compare to the Marco rocks?

IridescentLily · 04/23/2010, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by mnml

Looks nice and clean

Hi mnml,
I thought it looked pretty clean too. Good shapes.

IridescentLily · 04/23/2010, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by venom550pm

how does this compare to the Marco rocks?

Price-wise it was about the same, maybe a bit less.
I can't say about any other comparatives as I haven't had any Marco rock. But maybe someone who has had both can comment. :-)

venom550pm · 04/23/2010, 01:23 PM

i bought 33 lbs of base rock from my LFS to put on the bottom, which is mostly covered by sand now and 25 lbs of LR to put on top. Now that all the base rock is seeding i am looking for more base rock to seed that looks nice so that's why i'm looking at BRS and Marco rock. Right now Marco rock has an edge because they are 2 1/2 hours away from me and i can save on shipping. But your rock does look nice.

sdc19982002 · 04/23/2010, 01:39 PM

The rock is the same as marco's key largo, marco's is pre cycled and i'm not sure if brs's is. My marco was great...

venom550pm · 04/23/2010, 02:08 PM

when you say precycled does that mean all it needs is a rinse and you can put it in your DT??

sdc19982002 · 04/23/2010, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by venom550pm

when you say precycled does that mean all it needs is a rinse and you can put it in your DT??

Yes. I had almost zero dust and no trash in any of my rocks.

jeepguy242 · 04/23/2010, 03:30 PM

ive got several peices of the brs rock too, and im very happy with it. thats some good looking rock lily... got any pics of your tank and how you scaped it.

bluetang66 · 04/23/2010, 05:51 PM

Nice rock and a good size to.

IridescentLily · 04/23/2010, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by venom550pm

i bought 33 lbs of base rock from my LFS to put on the bottom, which is mostly covered by sand now and 25 lbs of LR to put on top. Now that all the base rock is seeding i am looking for more base rock to seed that looks nice so that's why i'm looking at BRS and Marco rock. Right now Marco rock has an edge because they are 2 1/2 hours away from me and i can save on shipping. But your rock does look nice.

oh you lucky thing. If I were you I'd check out the Marco. That's what I would do if I were in your position. When you get some let us check it out, I live looking at pics of their rock.

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Originally Posted by venom550pm

i bought 33 lbs of base rock from my LFS to put on the bottom, which is mostly covered by sand now and 25 lbs of LR to put on top. Now that all the base rock is seeding i am looking for more base rock to seed that looks nice so that's why i'm looking at BRS and Marco rock. Right now Marco rock has an edge because they are 2 1/2 hours away from me and i can save on shipping. But your rock does look nice.

oh you lucky thing. If I were you I'd check out the Marco. That's what I would do if I were in your position. When you get some let us check it out, I love looking at pics of their rock. :-)

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Originally Posted by sdc19982002

The rock is the same as marco's key largo, marco's is pre cycled and i'm not sure if brs's is. My marco was great...

Yep. Same type.

zeroeffect · 04/23/2010, 10:24 PM

Lily your rock looks just like the 50 pounds of rock I got today for my tank. Only thing I see different is my rock looks alittle more white. I'll take some pic's and post it in a day or so. Nice looking rock.

IridescentLily · 04/23/2010, 10:31 PM

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Originally Posted by sdc19982002

Yes. I had almost zero dust and no trash in any of my rocks.

Same here.
Even though it is said that we can just toss 'em in with no worries, what's been suggested to me is to keep them circulating in brute containers in some sw (ro/di), and a mag pump for many weeks. Take them out every few weeks, rinse them off well, go at 'em with a wire brush, rinse, add back to container of new/changed out ro/di sw.
Repeat this process in another week or so.
Etc., etc.
Since I have time I'm gonna follow this advice. Seems a natural thing to do regardless.

I have an eerie feeling that my ro tap is gonna need a pressure booster.
But I'll cross that road when I get to it soon enough. :-)

IridescentLily · 04/23/2010, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by jeepguy242

ive got several peices of the brs rock too, and im very happy with it. thats some good looking rock lily... got any pics of your tank and how you scaped it.

Thanks! You too eh? Cool.
No, don't have pics if my tank yet. Still haven't even ordered it.
I'm like lightning that way. :-).
When I do I will post some pics though okay?

IridescentLily · 04/23/2010, 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by bluetang66

Nice rock and a good size to.

Thanks! :-)

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Originally Posted by zeroeffect

Lily your rock looks just like the 50 pounds of rock I got today for my tank. Only thing I see different is my rock looks alittle more white. I'll take some pic's and post it in a day or so. Nice looking rock.

Sweet!
Yeah DO post pics for me.

Threelittlefish · 04/24/2010, 02:05 AM

That suggestion is for live rock. This rock is ready to drop in the tank. I rinsed mine and threw it right into my tank.

You should seed this rock with some coralline algae and other goodies from Indo Pacific Sea Farms. That's what I did.

dwd5813 · 04/24/2010, 05:00 AM

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Originally Posted by IridescentLily

Same here.
Even though it is said that we can just toss 'em in with no worries, what's been suggested to me is to keep them circulating in brute containers in some sw (ro/di), and a mag pump for many weeks. Take them out every few weeks, rinse them off well, go at 'em with a wire brush, rinse, add back to container of new/changed out ro/di sw.
Repeat this process in another week or so.
Etc., etc.
Since I have time I'm gonna follow this advice. Seems a natural thing to do regardless.

i would do that. i didn't the first time around with my rocks from them and i wish i did.

sdc19982002 · 04/24/2010, 09:10 AM

I rinsed and dropped mine right in with no problems.

schatzi · 04/24/2010, 11:34 AM

who/what is brs?

AARON167 · 04/24/2010, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by schatzi

who/what is brs?

Bulk Reef Supply. Great place to order in bulk, great product, good prices.

808Rob · 04/24/2010, 01:16 PM

how long does it take to seed those rocks before the coraline starts to grow?

04/23/2010, 10:27 AM	#1
IridescentLily Editor-Reefkeeping mag Join Date: May 2008 Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico Posts: 3,858 Blog Entries: 5	Here's a pic of my rock from brs I got 100lbs of it. It's just two pieces (so far) that I have taken a photo of. I really like my new rock thusfar. :-) __________________ ~April Editor-Reefkeeping Magazine

04/23/2010, 11:49 AM	#5
mnml Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Ladera Ranch, CA Posts: 2,383	Looks nice and clean __________________ Tran Current Tank Info: Waterbox 130.4

04/23/2010, 03:30 PM	#13
jeepguy242 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Winston Salem NC Posts: 370	ive got several peices of the brs rock too, and im very happy with it. thats some good looking rock lily... got any pics of your tank and how you scaped it. __________________ Greensboro NC area reef club Current Tank Info: 125 mixed reef, 40 gallon sump, mag 9.5 return, quiet one 6000 closed loop, reef octo NWB-150 2010 model, diy kalkwasser reactor and ATO, 3 250 watt MH 14k

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venom550pm Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Brentwood, NH Posts: 178	how does this compare to the Marco rocks?

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venom550pm Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Brentwood, NH Posts: 178	i bought 33 lbs of base rock from my LFS to put on the bottom, which is mostly covered by sand now and 25 lbs of LR to put on top. Now that all the base rock is seeding i am looking for more base rock to seed that looks nice so that's why i'm looking at BRS and Marco rock. Right now Marco rock has an edge because they are 2 1/2 hours away from me and i can save on shipping. But your rock does look nice.

04/23/2010, 01:39 PM	#10
sdc19982002 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Wills Point,Texas Posts: 925	The rock is the same as marco's key largo, marco's is pre cycled and i'm not sure if brs's is. My marco was great...

04/23/2010, 02:08 PM	#11
venom550pm Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Brentwood, NH Posts: 178	when you say precycled does that mean all it needs is a rinse and you can put it in your DT??

04/23/2010, 05:51 PM	#14
bluetang66 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Ga. Posts: 160	Nice rock and a good size to.

04/23/2010, 10:24 PM	#16
zeroeffect Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Winfield Wv Posts: 132	Lily your rock looks just like the 50 pounds of rock I got today for my tank. Only thing I see different is my rock looks alittle more white. I'll take some pic's and post it in a day or so. Nice looking rock.

04/24/2010, 02:05 AM	#20
Threelittlefish Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 75	That suggestion is for live rock. This rock is ready to drop in the tank. I rinsed mine and threw it right into my tank. You should seed this rock with some coralline algae and other goodies from Indo Pacific Sea Farms. That's what I did.

04/24/2010, 09:10 AM	#22
sdc19982002 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Wills Point,Texas Posts: 925	I rinsed and dropped mine right in with no problems.

04/24/2010, 11:34 AM	#23
schatzi Professional amateur Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: JC, MO Posts: 513	who/what is brs?

04/24/2010, 01:16 PM	#25
808Rob Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 277	how long does it take to seed those rocks before the coraline starts to grow?