Every year there is more and more demand for aquarium live rock. Finally there is an answer with a zero environmental impact to the worlds reefs! "Real Reef" Live Rock is the industries answer to our hobbies increased demand for aquarium rock. "Real Reef" Live Rock is an artificial man-made live rock alternative. Every piece is unique, no two alike. With many open holes and crevices for marine life to hide. Made from the same building blocks as coral rock using 100% natural ingredients, calcium based the same natural building block as ocean grown "Live Rock." It has color added to the rock that looks very similar to saltwater's coralline algae. Every piece has great porosity, shape, color and character. "Real Reef" Live Rock easily bonds with epoxy for building beautiful reef structures. Over time the Real Reef rock has natural coralline algae coverage just like any other live rock. The rock is fully cured and totally reef aquarium safe. "Real Reef" Live Rock is bio-active live rock, a truely "green product", manufactured in the USA within a closed system, preventing all the unwanted pests we sometimes encounter with live rock collected in the ocean. No annoying hitch hikers to worry about! No more Mantis shrimp, flatworms, or even unwanted parasitic algaes on your live rock. It's time as a hobby and industry we start looking into the future and protect this hobby we all love so much. Aquatic Connection Live has used this rock at our facility for close to a year now with absolutely no problem. It has great buffering ability. It holds both alkalinity and calcium levels. It helps maintain a stable healthy PH. Whether building an exciting reef tank or the perfect fish only tank, we highly recommend this rock to all of our customers. It is the environmentally friendly alternative to live rock taken from the natural reefs.

"Real Reef" Live Rock is for both the beginner through the expert aquarist. Easily maintained, "Real Reef" Live Rock requires moderate lighting and also a moderate level of water movement. The chemistry required to keep live rock doing well are the same as any other live rock. The addition of calcium, strontium, iodine, and trace elements will help grow and maintain coralline algae growth.

"Real Reef" rock is sold in 25 pound boxes. Your "Real Reef" Live Rock will arrive with sizes between 6 and 16 inches. We recommend between 1-1/2 to 1-3/4 pounds per gallon for a beautifully aquascaped aquarium.

The whole "Real Reef" Live Rock Story
In response to the increasing demand and environmental impact on the Live Rock trade, FHI out of San Diego, Calif. developed "Real Reef" Live Rock. Real Reef is a trademarked patent pending American aquacultured bio-active living reef aquarium rock. Real Reef is a 100% environmentally friendly Live Rock substitute. It is a clean calcium carbonate rock with great buffering ability, shape, color and everything else you like in a great live reef rock. Most Aquarists think it's better than the real thing! It's time as a hobby and industry we start looking into the future and protect this hobby we all love so much. Best of all, there is no curing required, making it easy to use by all aquarists!

Note: A small amount of rubble may be present upon receipt of the box as this is normal and is a result of transportation. The rubble can help to seed new aquariums, or can be added to the refugium to establish hiding places for copepods and other micro-fauna.