WALT SMITH FIJI REEFROCK 2.0 LIVE ROCK - MAN MADE | LARGE - 46LBS

From the original creator of artifcial live rock comes our newest version of this Eco-friendly product that has a very special feature no other product in this market can claim. REEFROCK2.0 is contributing to the reef environment in more ways than oering an alternative rock to
choose over wild harvested rock. We are dedicated to supporting the largest reef restoration project ever attempted on this planet.

It's not just Aquarium Rock...It's a Stepping Stone!

When you purchase this product a portion of its sale will be donated to the ADE Foundation. ADE (Aquaculture Development for the Environment) is dedicated to work with, teach and pay people in remote villages all around Fiji to plant new corals on their damaged reefs. This will increase the size of the coral reef habitat and it's food security. No other company can make this claim. No other company has stepped up and created such a unique opportunity by giving so much back to the local community and assisting them with thier nancial and environmental security.

We happen to think REEFROCK2.0 has a very beautiful and unique design and color, but let’s face it... most rock, once it's in your tank, will pretty much give you the look you're after. Why not choose the rock that will truly make a dierence in a big way?
Finally you have a choice that allows you to contribute to the coral reefs you love so much, as well as, helping to eliminate poverty in the third world.

CULTURED LIVE ROCK

In 1997-98 I began experimenting with the idea of manufacturing live rock in our facility in Lautoka, Fiji. My goal was to make a rock that was lightweight and porous enough to be able to compete with” Fiji Premium”. Since all live rock was shipped by air freight at that time the weight was a very important consideration at that time of development. In the beginning we started making all of our rock with a hole in the middle. The reason for the hole was simple... we needed it. Through our experiments we discovered that if we just put the rock on the reef it would soon be washed away with the constant movement of the tide and waves. We developed a system of using a wire stretched between two rebar posts and the rock was strung on this wire - thus the need for holes. We have since found better ways to grow out the rock and holes are no longer necessary. We also have discovered that using a colored oxide in the mix helps make the rock look more natural when the coralline starts growing. If we did not use the color the rock would be grey in color (like cement) with coralline here and there and not look natural at all. We now have many thousands of tons growing in the sea at various stages of development and it is hard to tell the difference between our man maid rock and the naturally harvested rock that we call “Fiji Premium”. This product has taken many years to develop and many ideas have been tried to achieve the most natural looking man made rock available.
    In this section you will see some photos and a video showing how this product is produced. You will also see a complete story on the history on the development of this product that was written by me as a chapter in Sven Fossa’s new book. I hope you will agree with me that this rock looks (and performs) as well as the natural harvested rock and contributes significantly to our model of sustainable harvest.