Ceramic rock. Who uses it?

[steevareno2002]

ive been running it for 2 years and like it. its turned live and looks great! Anyone else?

[FlyPenFly]

I love cerameco. Doesn't trap deterius like crazy and interesting shapes.

[steevareno2002]

Oh I like the bonzai! So cool. Much more interesting than base rock I think.

[Maximus]

I bought a mixture of bonsai and branch and will use it on my new tank. Does anyone have any problems with nuisance algae on their rock?

[steevareno2002]

I only had algae when my nutrients got too high. No worry about leaching phosphates.

[FlyPenFly]

I just put another big order in with aqua texture. Honestly, it's the nicest looking and best rock you can buy. I seriously regret wasting $150 on live rock and $100 on pukani rock.

[steevareno2002]

I can't find aqua texture on google

[FlyPenFly]

Sorry auto correct, aqua-tecture

[Maximus]

Lol I remember trying to unpack the box from Aquatecture. It took me a long time to carefully remove the rock from the foam!!

[FlyPenFly]

Yeah they pack it in about $500 in foam. Quite a mess to vacuum later.

[Maximus]

I suppose the foam is worth it though. I don't see how they could ship this delicate rock without any breakage if it wasn't for the foam.

[steevareno2002]

Nice branch pieces. Does anyone have pics?

[Chuck H.]

I have Aquaroche ceramic rock in my reef. Love it....but damn it was expensive. Here's a pic at set-up March last year and a current pic.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/ChuckH/FTS3.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/ChuckH/media/FTS3.jpg.html)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/ChuckH/PA180016_zps29f7fe4a.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/ChuckH/media/PA180016_zps29f7fe4a.jpg.html)

[mannysmusic]

I'll have to check this stuff out?

[FlyPenFly]

I like mine although I'm due for a rescaping soon.

http://i.imgur.com/6T7q6hi.jpg

[steevareno2002]

Wow nice!

[steevareno2002]

Flypen...what's your bulb combo?

[FlyPenFly]

B
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b
p
a
c
b
c

[steevareno2002]

is that hawaiian black sand? i just added some from caribsea and someone told me it contains lava and will kill everything in my tank!

[FlyPenFly]

It is, and no it won't kill anything.

[steevareno2002]

Thank you...that's good to know!

[jinks]

Never seen this stuff before. Is there a reason you went with it over base rock other then the shapes?

[steevareno2002]

Yea its not popular and not sure why except for price. Mine has lots of good places to place coral colonies on. Plus it doesn't tip over. I just like the way it looks mostly. Now its covered in tunicates and feather duster worms and looks really nice.

[Maximus]

Never seen this stuff before. Is there a reason you went with it over base rock other then the shapes?

Primary reason: The shapes
Secondary reason: No pests (aiptasia, majano, etc)
Third reason: No phosphate leaching back into water

[steevareno2002]

I'm trying to post pics from my android but its not working!!!

[steevareno2002]

When I hit choose file my pix don't pop up.

[RedStangGA]

Primary reason: The shapes
Secondary reason: No pests (aiptasia, majano, etc)
Third reason: No phosphate leaching back into water

This. I stumbled across this stuff when looking at some cube builds. I really don't think it's that expensive either. I was looking at ordering several types of Marco rocks. All told it would be over $200, plus shipping, for a 60 cube. I've priced out multiple pieces of the cerameco rock and come in a little under $200 including estimated shipping. I'm tempted to ask them to make me some "rubble" for my fuge too. Looks like they've been around 3-4 years and I haven't read a single review where someone discovered it was causing problems.

Once the 60 is up I'll likely order some to replace the LR in my BC29 and a 5gal pico that I just started for my son. I'm on a waiting list for one of the Bonsai pieces. Really looking forward to getting some.

[steevareno2002]

Post a pic when its up! Those bonzai pieces are sweet. Just picture each branch with a nice acro colony on it...

[RedStangGA]

Post a pic when its up! Those bonzai pieces are sweet. Just picture each branch with a nice acro colony on it...

I'll do a build thread and link it here. Still at least 1-3 months from getting it wet. On the bright side my light gets here today. Pun intended! So proud of myself lol!

[steevareno2002]

What light are you going with?

[RedStangGA]

What light are you going with?

Kessil A360W. Very tough decision to make. Considered Pacific Sun Triton, Radion Pro, Maxspect Razor, and looked at some DIY solutions as well.

[mark54321]

I have two pieces in my tank, bonsai and branch made by Cerameco and also couple of flat ceramics by Aquaroche. This is really good rock, very interesting shapes, a lot of place for corals and they don't leach anything. Couple of months in my tank already and I can't see any algae growing on it, with the exception of brown diatoms when tank was cycling.

Branch
http://i835.photobucket.com/albums/zz277/markmikina/IMG_0041_zpsb27e62ba.jpg
http://i835.photobucket.com/albums/zz277/markmikina/IMG_0038_zps1eca2a1c.jpg
http://i835.photobucket.com/albums/zz277/markmikina/IMG_0037_zps618c6969.jpg

Bonsai
http://i835.photobucket.com/albums/zz277/markmikina/IMG_0032_zpsc88b0027.jpg
http://i835.photobucket.com/albums/zz277/markmikina/IMG_0034_zps7341ae59.jpg
http://i835.photobucket.com/albums/zz277/markmikina/IMG_0035_zps8b01a775.jpg

in my tank
http://i835.photobucket.com/albums/zz277/markmikina/aaa5_zps9a08dc45.jpg
http://i835.photobucket.com/albums/zz277/markmikina/aaa2_zpsd2ac59de.jpg
http://i835.photobucket.com/albums/zz277/markmikina/aaa1_zps93a5f22e.jpg
http://i835.photobucket.com/albums/zz277/markmikina/fts11_zps94e1f1bf.jpg

[RedStangGA]

Very nice Mark! Looking forward to getting some of their stuff in my tank.

[FlyPenFly]

awesome zen scape.

[steevareno2002]

Yea that's sweet looking for sure.