Which Live Rock Is Better?

[NJFishy]

Hi to all those experienced reefers which of the following live rock is better? KADAVU, FIJI or Tonga Kaileni

Please let me know.
Thanks

 

[fritz]

That's an easy one, but first let me ask you:

What's best, a sedan, sports car or Suv?

Live rock is Live rock for the most part. Different areas produce difference types of Live Rock.

Tonga is dead coral skeleton so it looks more like "fingers"

Fiji is very lightweight and comes in your traditional "rock" shapes.

Carribean rock is cheap but is more like "plates" usually this Live rock will have the most life on it becuase it doesn't have to be shipped very far.

 

[DEEPWATER]

I like the kaileni rock ,I have about 100lbs in my main tank mixed with some other rock ,tonga or figi ultra ,i forgot ...

try pukani rock it pretty nice looking rock as well


Ronen

 

[nycitaliano9]

kaileni rock is what i got a i realy like it

 

[jackson6745]

Whatever is lighter because it will give as much volume at a lower cost. Also it may have more surface area for bacteria to grow. Only thing I don't like about rock that is too porous is that detritus will collect in the nooks n' crannies.
I decided to go with mostly marshall island shelf rock in my tank for a clean aquascape.

My tank before coral

 

[reefman]

i agree "Whatever is lighter because it will give as much volume at a lower cost." i like ones with unique shapes n sizes so that it can create a landscape with all type of caves,shelves, taverns,tunnels,cliffs n stuff. as long as theres enough flow into the rocks to avoid dead spots, i would not worry.

 

[SuRFeR BoY]

they are all nice.. i like to mix. but my main in fiji ultra and some prem. i received some gnarley shapes. i also have tonga and some kailini. there is some super nice rock out there. i just hate shelf i thinnk its ugly.

jackson6745 that is some really nice shelf. your rock is an exception. i am think of the super flat and smooth non porous stuff. blah

 

[ellebelle]

If you can afford it, or if you can find someone selling it cheaply, it's nice to actually go to the store and select your LR yourself. Then you can just choose what shapes you want of whatever the store has got.

 

[crox99]

I like the Pukani and try to stay away from the Caribbean one.

 

[pecan2phat]

Marshall Island rock