ceramic wall plates...Any one try these

[bueller]

Came across this site and was wondering if anyone has used these ceramic wall plates. They look Really Cool, but a little expensive. The only thing I'm wondering that, if it's ceramic it's not porous right...can it ever become live rock? and can it be seeded with live rock? or is it really just geared for FO tanks not reef.

Bueller

http://www.captiveoceans.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=CO&Category_Code=BWP

 

[House of Laughter]

IMO, and I don' t know alot about it, they are semi pourous but nothing like good live rock. So, it will become live once it is seeded, but U wouldn't expect it to carry the load for your reef.

They look real kewl though - nice shapes and fits many tank sizes.

House

 

[Pedro]

I don't think that's worth the money. For the price and the size, you can get natural live rock! I mean they keep repeating the pattern making it look so fugly. To each his own though. Don't waste your money!

 

[Psycho graphic]

Why not just do like Russ did with the eggcrate and LR.

http://www.manhattanreefs.com/forum...llon-bow-reef-wall-biotype-dialup-beware.html

 

[drunktank]

IMO way to expensive and ugly.

 

[aaron]

Just buy a bag of cement and a bag of crushed coral and make your own - there is instructions on the GARF site as well as a few here in the DIY forum.
I made a few pieces last year that were very sucessful.

 

[herman]

Expensive? Sure, but so are many other things in our hobby. The plates themselves are extremely light and very porous. Entire reefs are supported by them in Europe. Royal Exclusive (maker of Bubbleking and Red Dragon) uses them in conjunction with PU2k exclusively for the custom reef setups. All you need is a small amount of live rock to seed it and your good to go.

 

[Pedro]

If they actually varied the shapes it would look ok. But to basically clone the same pattern over and over is just plain fugly. It's a nice concept and i am sure it can work. To each his own though. If you want it, go for it. I haven't seen anybody here with it, so you can be the guinea pig, lol.

 

[herman]

If they actually varied the shapes it would look ok. But to basically clone the same pattern over and over is just plain fugly. It's a nice concept and i am sure it can work. To each his own though. If you want it, go for it. I haven't seen anybody here with it, so you can be the guinea pig, lol.

they actually have varied shapes. Just request it when you buy. As for the outcroppings and mini reefs as well as pilars they all differ. Our sponson Aquarium Specialty carries them and they have good pics.

Herman

 

[herman]

Using reef ceramics

 

[Pedro]

If that's all using reef ceramics then i expect to see a gem tang in there. After all, it's priceless...

You have any of those rocks herman?

 

[herman]

So far I only hve the small frag rocks that Pierce brought from Macna, but for the next tank I definitely intend on using the reef structures.

 

[nyfireman3097]

I was gonna use them myself but did not have the time to cure them for my new setup due to needing to get it up and going. But here is a guy that has them in his setup
http://www.zeovit.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3401

 

[delv]

How are these better than agrocrete? Do they "puke" like agrocrete sometimes does?
I don't see any difference between these and some live rock that you strategically place in a tank...you might have to modify the rock (hammerdrill...) but it would be cheaper, live, not have those seams and straight edges (talk about natural), and actually be custom...
I'd build you something nicer for the same price, calcium based, and totally custom and unique...mail ordering a few sintered forms from a catalog can result in a nice tank...but there are other, better ways...IMO.

d.

 

[leoskee]

What do you mean by "puke" Delv?

This post has made me think about using something like it to build a frame for my live rock. I would mold it and then use my actual lr to frame it. After it cures I can put the rock where they left their mark. I guess it would be like puzzle of sort.

 

[scarf_ace1981]

I was gonna use them myself but did not have the time to cure them for my new setup due to needing to get it up and going. But here is a guy that has them in his setup
http://www.zeovit.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3401

that thread is sick! he did a great job. neat and simple.

 

[nyfireman3097]

Yeah I talk to him alot and I love the way it looks Thats what I was gonna do origanlly but like I said dont have enough time for the cycle

 

[AquariumSpecialty]

Take a look at this. www.aquaroche.fr. More info to follow...:biggrin: They are launching a new site and some of the pages are hard to navigate right now.

Here are some displays from interzoo using the product...same site but a link to the 2006 interzoo section.

http://www.aquaroche.fr/gb/actualites/index.htm

 

[nycmat]

it looks cool just too expensive i contemplated it. not worth the expense

 

[mshur]

If anyone looking for ceramic rock ,i have one for sale..its cured too..