View Full Version : Difference in Gulf View rock
DeltaUguy
02-10-2003, 4:53 PM
What are the differences in Gulf View's Deco rock and Coralline rock? I read what the website says, but I'd like input from any of you that have seen or bought both kinds. I will be order live rock from them for a fish only 55 gallon soon, and was wondering if the coralline rock is "almost" as nice as the deco.
Thanks for your replies.
SpongeBob
02-10-2003, 7:49 PM
I've had my 90 pounds of coralline for 11 days now in a new tank. It's way better than anything I could get at the LFS. Each day (especially the last few) I find new life in the tank. I plan to add some deco soon. Let us know if you get any and the quality.
VoodooChild
02-10-2003, 8:23 PM
Did you have a long curing time? I was planning to order from there as well.
SpongeBob
02-10-2003, 8:32 PM
To be honest, only one box in three had a heat pack in it. Dale apologized and said he must have missed them. I live in Buffalo and the weather was pretty cold but I had the rock in my tank six hours from leaving Gulf View.
I had some die off and a pretty good ammo spike but everything is getting in order now. I plan to add another 200 pounds soon (wish I knew how small 90 pounds looks in a 125 two weeks ago). The good news is my wife said "you realize yor NEED at least 300 pounds of rock!" How cool is that?
BrianH
02-10-2003, 9:12 PM
Since your putting this rock in a fish only tank, I would buy the coraline rock. The deco rock is supposed to come with corals attached.
Brian
slipknottin
02-10-2003, 9:15 PM
the deco rock comes with all kinds of sponges, tube corals, and those type of things.
Many fish that you would keep in a FO tank would eat that stuff. But most of it is likely not photosynthetic, so it likely could survive in a FO tank with minimal lighting.
Algae growing on the rock is photosynthetic, but doesnt require an extradorinary amount of light to survive.
DeltaUguy
02-11-2003, 6:52 AM
The fish I plan on keeping are reef safe. So the coralline has some growth on it? Just not as much as the deco?
Boogiechillin
02-11-2003, 5:38 PM
My coralline had a good bit of life on it - sponges, polyps, macroalgaes, crabs, snails, etc. Never bought any deco rock, but it looks to be a step better. As SpongeBob noticed, Caribbean rock is a bit more dense, so it doesn't take up as much space as an equivalent amount of Pacific rock. Plan accordingly if you have a lot of aquascaping in mind!