I don't have a lot of experience with types of LR but these pieces look great to me: lots of curves, holes and lightweight.
I quarantined my LR and scrubbed off some suspected hydroids. On the plus side, one piece had a single zoanthid which now has three heads. Plenty of feather dusters amd even a porcelain crab survived the trip.
I don't think it makes any sense to complain against noxious hitch hikers. This is live rock. You understand the pros and cons going in. Just quarantine and most problems are averted.
Anyway, it's beautiful rock in my opinion.
Manado Live Rock - Cured
$7.99
Volume Pricing:
20 for $ 7.49
40 for $ 6.99
Item #
L-MANADO-CU
Manufacturer
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Availability
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NOTE: Rock is sold per LB (not per piece). If you have any special requests for your rock, please contact us. We will do our best to fulfill what you're looking for (although we cannot guarantee it all to be exactly what you're wanting).
Manado Liverock, our newest #1 primo liverock available! We have long been looking for a replacement of Marshall Island liverock, only to come up empty... until now!
Manado Liverock's structure is very similar to that of it's predecessor, Marshall Island, with large, fused fingers and branches of old coral skeletons. The porosity of Manado liverock is excellent, making this a very light weight, easily stackable rock. The porosity also yields in excellent water flow throughout the structure of your reefscape, keeping detritus buildup within the rockwork to a minimum.
Please note that the lack of density to this rock nets you more volume per pound than most other rocks on the market. When calculating your purchase we recommend figuring on 10% to 20% less with Manado rock versus other rocks available on the market.
Customer Reviews
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Shipped well Nov 28, 2015
upon further review Nov 18, 2015
This rock has 2 pest hitch hikers. Asterina stars and Aiptasia. Some of the last things I wanted to see. Also, 2 macros are sprouting (see video). They appear to be bad as well!
Currently think they are Neomeris Annulata and Dictyota
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBWafxhTMAo
Currently think they are Neomeris Annulata and Dictyota
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBWafxhTMAo
No Good Feb 25, 2017
I ordered 50lbs last month and was extremely disappointed. I was warned of the lack of color of the current rock in stock, which was fine. The problem was the density of the rock. 25lbs of the 50lb order was the equivalent to white, dense base rock. I had a friend oder 25lbs of this stuff last year and the volume was almost the same as my order.
They did offer me a $35 discount for one rock in particular that was a 17b brick, but if I wasn't in a jam to transfer my livestock into a new tank, I would have sent the whole order back. For $8 per pound make sure you have the specifics before you place your order. I expected much better quality. I've been a customer of PA since the early 2000's and this is the first unsatisfactory order that I've received. I'll continue being a customer, but no longer will I trust blindly.
On the bright side, this stuff was very clean and cured. No cycle and no nuisance algae. That's what the second star is for ;)
Rich (Jackson6745)
They did offer me a $35 discount for one rock in particular that was a 17b brick, but if I wasn't in a jam to transfer my livestock into a new tank, I would have sent the whole order back. For $8 per pound make sure you have the specifics before you place your order. I expected much better quality. I've been a customer of PA since the early 2000's and this is the first unsatisfactory order that I've received. I'll continue being a customer, but no longer will I trust blindly.
On the bright side, this stuff was very clean and cured. No cycle and no nuisance algae. That's what the second star is for ;)
Rich (Jackson6745)
Cured Rock is just that Feb 24, 2017
People this is cured rock. I am thinking many of these reviewers above are not sure what cured rock means. If you want more lifeforms buy un-cured rock and take the chance.
Cured rock (my def/understanding): Rock that has been placed in a container with no light. It only has water circulating pump and a protein skimmer with frequent water changes. What you are paying for is someone during the work for you. The benefit of cured rock is that it should be free of *most* pests and algae but continues to support living bacteria. This is why you won't see much "life".
I bought the un-cured version of this several years ago and it was great.
Cured rock (my def/understanding): Rock that has been placed in a container with no light. It only has water circulating pump and a protein skimmer with frequent water changes. What you are paying for is someone during the work for you. The benefit of cured rock is that it should be free of *most* pests and algae but continues to support living bacteria. This is why you won't see much "life".
I bought the un-cured version of this several years ago and it was great.
So far... disappointed Jan 26, 2017
I received a bigger piece than I thought I would, and it looks really good in the tank. and it's only been one week since I put it into the tank. However, I'm not too sure about the life it brought into the tank. I did not see any sort of appreciable creatures on the rock upon opening the package, and none have appeared in the 7 days it's been running.
The tank is a new tank and it's only been a week, but everyone else is mentioning their exciting new critters, and I'm wondering if I just happened to get the last damp rock in the batch haha...
So back to the most exciting part of the hobby... waiting and watching!
The tank is a new tank and it's only been a week, but everyone else is mentioning their exciting new critters, and I'm wondering if I just happened to get the last damp rock in the batch haha...
So back to the most exciting part of the hobby... waiting and watching!
Great stuff Oct 21, 2015
This is by far the best rock I have come across in a while and as always best service in the hobby
rockn Oct 18, 2015
Ordered 10lbs of this rock to help seed my 90g tank which was 6 months old and not showing much signs of coraline growth. Upon arrival, the rock didnt seem to have much on it and I have to admit to being a bit disappointed in it's quality. It was, however, very light and much larger than I had expected. That was certainly a positive. It was actually lighter than the pukani I had ordered from another vendor. After several days, feather dusters started to grow out of it. After a few more days, I noticed the coraline spreading. That helped my view of the rock. It's been almost 2 full months now and I am much happier with my purchase. Since I have yet to add fish, green algae and dusters are thriving and spreading on one of the rocks. I can only imagine how awesome (and 5 star) this rock would have been if it were a little fresher.
I will order more if it's uncured and recently arrived.
I will order more if it's uncured and recently arrived.
Bad rock Jun 11, 2017
I had about 10 lbs. of this rock for a year before giving up trying to fight hair algae and four or so different kinds of macroalgae. The rock is loaded with phosphates. After getting rid of it and re-starting with caribsea life rock, no problems.