Marco’s Rocks has begun distributing Key Largo Rock, We know what you’re thinking, quarried Florida Rock is very dense and about as attractive and interesting as a cinder block. Most of the lumpy Florida rock is quarried in mainland Florida, but Marco’s Key Largo rock is much younger limestone, and it more closely resembling the gnarly worm rock we all prefer for our tanks. We were amazed to find a two-handed piece of rock that would take up the better part of two feet of a reef yet it weighed only forty pounds. If that’s not enough, since the rock is made in the US and it doesnt incur nearly as much shipping expense, Marco is selling this beautiful foundation stone for about $2.50, and a typical order of Marco Largo Rock should still land for $3. Marco’s even has wholesale pricing for aquarium professionals who should also be able to sell the rock for close to that price. Check out the gallery below for the pictorial evidence of this fine new base rock from the Sunshine State.
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That rock looks exactly like Bulk Reef Supply’s eco rock which I just got 350 lbs of and is awesome stuff for the money. Took 5 weeks to cure and fully cyle 700 gallons of water.
Too bad it’s a non-renewable resource that is infinitely inferior to live rock. Contrary to popular belief, sustainably imported live rock is a renewable resource, whereas quarried rock is not, and is far more destructive to the environment.
But live rock is shipped into the US from very far away places using major resources to get it here. MARCO has an exclusive at that mine, maybe BRS has another mine their are using close by, but it’s not the same one, that is for sure.
Mike interesting points,
As far as dry rock being “inferior” you must be referring to day 1 or right out of the box. At that point I’d agree that it has no biological advantage over quality live rock (flown in, not baked in an overseas container for 4 weeks). Once established I’d challenge you to point to any evidence supporting that claim, evidence being actual tank set ups and not just theory.
On the surface I’d have to agree with you on your “sustainability” comment
“sustainably imported live rock is a renewable resource”
Of course sustainable harvest is renewable.
But at what rate is it sustainable?
If you look at Fiji and the steady decline in rock quality coming from there over the last 5 years it sure does not suggest that the reefs there are renewing at a the pace they are being “harvested”
Also consider other marine life when you consider “sustainable” when you remove 100,000 tons of marine habitat a year from a reef where do the fish and inverts go? what about the coral that would have otherwise grown there and built future reef structure. This needs to be factored into the definition of “sustainable”.
How would you like it if someone harvested your house and told you “don’t worry in a couple of hundred years the trees will regrow and you’ll get it back”
Seeing this post is already going long I’ll just add that our Key Largo rock is a product of the USA and as such money spent on it stays in our country.