Aquascape rock structures

ReefCowboy · 06/18/2016, 10:04 PM

I am looking for rock structures like these, but cant seem to find anything made here in the US.
Does anyone know where to find similar pieces anywhere?

farfromsea · 06/19/2016, 01:49 AM

They are very tricky to find. Obviously the product you found is PM Riffkeramik. A very close alternative is available from Aquaroche and Aquariumspecialty.com used to carry it but they discontinued the product line due to cost despite the quality. Hopefully someone else can find it. Even finding an aquaroche reef pillar for an online store in europe or otherwise that is in stock is very difficult. If I were you I would just construct this out of tonga plates and call it a day.

OllieNZ · 06/19/2016, 03:18 AM

Readily available here in the UK. My lfs stocks it. As already mentioned it's pretty expensive, actually make that very!!! Maybe you could find a supplier in the UK that's willing to ship?

ReefCowboy · 06/19/2016, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by farfromsea

They are very tricky to find. Obviously the product you found is PM Riffkeramik. A very close alternative is available from Aquaroche and Aquariumspecialty.com used to carry it but they discontinued the product line due to cost despite the quality. Hopefully someone else can find it. Even finding an aquaroche reef pillar for an online store in europe or otherwise that is in stock is very difficult. If I were you I would just construct this out of tonga plates and call it a day.

I notice lots of these structures, backgrounds and frag racks are made from the same mixture, some type of porous medium, popular in Europe.

Not sure why not so much here in the US?
Im sure i can do similar with epoxy, reef shelf rock and basic rocks, but was kind of looking for something premade...

ReefCowboy · 06/19/2016, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by OllieNZ

Readily available here in the UK. My lfs stocks it. As already mentioned it's pretty expensive, actually make that very!!! Maybe you could find a supplier in the UK that's willing to ship?

They are cool. What do they normally retail for, lets say a piece as pictured above? Do you know of an online retailer i could look for?

davocean · 06/19/2016, 10:53 PM

Those are ok, but I think they look too uniform to look realistic to me.
There's a guy on my FB page that makes and sells structures I personally like better, check his page.

https://www.facebook.com/J6-jestersi...c_location=ufi

ReefCowboy · 06/20/2016, 04:23 AM

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Originally Posted by davocean

Those are ok, but I think they look too uniform to look realistic to me.
There's a guy on my FB page that makes and sells structures I personally like better, check his page.

https://www.facebook.com/J6-jestersi...c_location=ufi

Nice find! Thank you. Have you gotten any of these from him?

reefwiser · 06/20/2016, 08:28 AM

http://www.thealternativereef.com/ar/default.html
Scott at the Alternative Reef has made several structures for my aquariums.
He will be at RAP in NJ this coming weekend.

davocean · 06/20/2016, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by ReefCowboy

Nice find! Thank you. Have you gotten any of these from him?

No I had my rocks and scape actually put together before I saw his posts, but some of them reminded me of pics I had saved a while back that were long stretched out ledges, I always save pics of stuff I like for inspiration for future builds.
He posted some today that I wasn't super crazy about, but if you look back on his pics and posts there are a lot of really cool natural looking pieces.
I'm sure you can give him the idea of what strikes you based on those, seems like a pretty cool friendly and appreciative dude.

ReefCowboy · 06/25/2016, 05:32 PM

Just came back from ReefApalooza and came across Rock Hard Reefs and they have an awesome product. I bought two ceramic frag shelves and the finish of the product is insanely good.
Here is a link to their Facebook page in case anyone like myself has interest in this type of stuff for their tanks:

https://www.facebook.com/Rock-Hard-R...ref=ts&fref=ts

PM Reef Ceramic · 07/20/2016, 05:47 AM

Hi ReefCowboy,

Thank you for your interest in our products.

You will recieve an pn.

Best Regards
PM Reef Ceramics
Mirco

PM Reef Ceramic · 07/20/2016, 05:58 AM

Sorry, you will not recieve an PN

I am not ready for sending PNs yet.

Please feel free to contact me.
We do sell overseas too.
We even do Custom Made Designs.

Idal305 · 07/20/2016, 08:46 AM

Check out the aquaforest website, they have a product very similar to the one above, if not the same.

rosterv · 07/20/2016, 09:16 AM

I just got a bag of mortar to try to build something similar. Stay tuned haha

06/18/2016, 10:04 PM	#1
ReefCowboy Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Long Island, New York Posts: 1,742	Aquascape rock structures I am looking for rock structures like these, but cant seem to find anything made here in the US. Does anyone know where to find similar pieces anywhere?

06/19/2016, 03:18 AM	#3
OllieNZ Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: UK Posts: 569	Readily available here in the UK. My lfs stocks it. As already mentioned it's pretty expensive, actually make that very!!! Maybe you could find a supplier in the UK that's willing to ship? __________________ "Perhaps it is boredom, not intelligence, that has propelled humans up the evolutionary ladder." _________ Reefed out

06/19/2016, 10:53 PM	#6
davocean Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 14,655	Those are ok, but I think they look too uniform to look realistic to me. There's a guy on my FB page that makes and sells structures I personally like better, check his page. https://www.facebook.com/J6-jestersi...c_location=ufi __________________ There's a fine line between owning your tank and your tank owning you! Current Tank Info: SCA 120g RR Starfire, Tunze silence 1073.02 return, 40g sump w/ fuge, SWC Extreme 160 cone skimmer,Geismann reflexx 4xT5, 2x Panorama Pro LED strips, Vortech MP40QD

06/20/2016, 08:28 AM	#8
reefwiser Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Louisville,Kentucky Posts: 1,208	http://www.thealternativereef.com/ar/default.html Scott at the Alternative Reef has made several structures for my aquariums. He will be at RAP in NJ this coming weekend. __________________ President Louisville Marine Aquarium Society. http://www.lmas.org/ The 3rd Annual Frag swap will be held September 23rd,2017 11 am till 3pm Saint Thomas Fellowship hall,9616 Westport Road,Louisvi

07/20/2016, 05:47 AM	#11
PM Reef Ceramic Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Switzerland Posts: 2	Hi ReefCowboy, Thank you for your interest in our products. You will recieve an pn. Best Regards PM Reef Ceramics Mirco Last edited by PM Reef Ceramic; 07/20/2016 at 05:55 AM.

06/19/2016, 01:49 AM	#2
farfromsea Registered Member Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 549	They are very tricky to find. Obviously the product you found is PM Riffkeramik. A very close alternative is available from Aquaroche and Aquariumspecialty.com used to carry it but they discontinued the product line due to cost despite the quality. Hopefully someone else can find it. Even finding an aquaroche reef pillar for an online store in europe or otherwise that is in stock is very difficult. If I were you I would just construct this out of tonga plates and call it a day.

06/25/2016, 05:32 PM	#10
ReefCowboy Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Long Island, New York Posts: 1,742	Just came back from ReefApalooza and came across Rock Hard Reefs and they have an awesome product. I bought two ceramic frag shelves and the finish of the product is insanely good. Here is a link to their Facebook page in case anyone like myself has interest in this type of stuff for their tanks: https://www.facebook.com/Rock-Hard-R...ref=ts&fref=ts

07/20/2016, 05:58 AM	#12
PM Reef Ceramic Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Switzerland Posts: 2	Sorry, you will not recieve an PN I am not ready for sending PNs yet. Please feel free to contact me. We do sell overseas too. We even do Custom Made Designs.

07/20/2016, 08:46 AM	#13
Idal305 Registered Member Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 90	Check out the aquaforest website, they have a product very similar to the one above, if not the same. __________________ my reef idols: tinpanva, mhucasey, bigE

07/20/2016, 09:16 AM	#14
rosterv Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: TX,OK Posts: 63	I just got a bag of mortar to try to build something similar. Stay tuned haha