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Ryan Thompson 
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 Posted: February 24 2011 at 11:11am |
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Ryan where did you get the tank at? |
Marine Depot.
It is the Low Iron version. Don't know why they don't call it Starfire glass but I didn't research it a ton either. They were having a sale on the tank, so I bought it.
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Posted: February 24 2011 at 11:13am |
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This one?
http://www.marinedepot.com/Mr._Aqua_Cube_Frameless_Glass_Aquarium_Tank_Cube-Mr._Aqua-AZ1133-FIAQRC-vi.html
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Posted: February 24 2011 at 11:16am |
http://www.marinedepot.com/Mr._Aqua_7.5_Gallon_Frameless_Low_Iron_Glass_Aquarium_Tank_12_x_12_x_12_Inch_Cube-Mr._Aqua-AZ1151-FIAQRC-vi.html
This one to be exact. The one you linked is the regular glass one.
I don't know that I would pay $50 more for mine over the one you linked. When I got mine it was $69 ($30 off) and the ESV salt was on sale (like $7 off). Shipping was only $8 at the time too. I only paid like $110 for everything.
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Posted: February 24 2011 at 12:16pm |
Mark Peterson wrote:
I still don't like the inert nature of Vida Rock. After all, it's a fired ceramic.
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VidaRock isn't for everyone but it is an effective biofilter and a great choice in certain applications. I used it exclusively in my 28G nano and the corals encrust well, coraline grows faster than on LBTR and you can get incredible shapes.
Bob tested the VidaRock in his 210 to see how quickly it would pink up. I gave him some fresh LBTR and a few pieces of VidaRock. The VidaRock actually colonized with coraline more quickly than the LBTR.
My opinion of the product is that it looks obviously man made when new but once colonized with corals, algae and life from the tank it looks great and there is no chance of bringing pests into the system like live rock and it doesn't impact the worlds reefs.
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Posted: February 24 2011 at 12:17pm |
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were is a good place to get vidarock? is it lower priced?
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Posted: February 24 2011 at 12:21pm |
Most of the LFS's are starting to cary it or you can order it directly form CeramEco. They are a local company. Here is the contact information.
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Posted: February 24 2011 at 12:22pm |
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thanx
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Posted: February 24 2011 at 1:11pm |
Good points Burt.  It makes sense that coralline would grow immediately and faster, just like it grows faster on the inert glass and powerheads than on any rock surface. Rock has a problem, if you want to look at it that way. New rocks, both LBTR and ocean rock, have minerals coming out, dissolving into the water which impedes coralline algae growth. Old rocks have a biofilm and even old growth of organisms which impedes coralline growth. I think Vida Rock is great, but rock made of CaCO3 is my first choice.
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Posted: February 24 2011 at 7:55pm |
BnK wrote:
were is a good place to get vidarock? is it lower priced?
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I went straight to their factory to get mine. IT should be ready next week sometime.
I think mine will be right around $15 or so.
I find it very worth it. Knowing that ZERO pests will be introduced and that no reef was harmed, is PRICELESS for me.
I don't see the need for us as hobbyists to continue to buy LR that was taken from the ocean. There is plenty to go around in our hobby. Especially since here in Utah we have the LBTR and there are sites that sell Marco Rocks or rock very similar to that.
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