CaribSea LifeRock Base Rock - 40 lbs - Natural Aragonite Rock for Custom Aquascaping, Supports Marine & Reef Environments, Enhances Tank Stability

Great assortment of rocks package arrived great and looks good in my aquarium.

I saw in the review that someone was complaining that it wasn’t live rock… it is not it’s better! Also heard complaints about breakage and shipment… I’m really not surprised, but delivery just dropped it on my driveway so hard that I could hear it from inside the house… only one little piece was broken. I was so shocked each individual peice were wrapped well! The last time that I ordered it, I did have some breakage, but it glued back together easily with super glue or frag glue and it’s lasted for years. The shapes in this package is nice mix of shapes makes easy to work with holes and arches for critter homes! The stuff is beautiful and I have used it in my tank since it came out years ago… the purple holds its color and really looks like Coraline algae! Grows corals and algae just like the real thing! Without all the hitchhikers that come with live rock. Make sure it caribsea life rock! I did try and off namebrand It was like plaster and just broke apartin a few months

Overall, I am SUPER happy with this purchase! There was a large variety of sizes and shapes in my box, all with lots of nooks and crannies which will be great for future inhabitants! I will say that several pieces had chunks broken off them from shipping, but considering the volume and weight of this package, it doesn’t surprise me. I can’t complain. The rocks still look great in my tank. I already had a decent bit of rock in my 55 gallon newly set up tank, as I transferred some live rock to it from my 32 gallon Biocube. So not all of this shown in my tank is from my shipment. That being said, I had four pieces leftover after arranging in my 55 gallon tank, one of which was very large, and I put those four into my biocube. The rock shown laid out on the table on the newspaper all came in my order. Beautifully colored pieces!

Pros: Lots of holes Good color No parasites or other hitchhikers Cons: White on areas that break off Could have more color (intense) than it does I got 2 boxes of the 40lbs, and only needed 1 of the boxes. I will keep the rest on hand to replace pieces if needed along the way. This is NOT Live Rock if that's what you are looking for. It's a great substitute (it is real rock). There are tons of holes throughout it. And, in the peaceful larger aquarium, as soon as I put it in, 2 of the basslets disappeared into the rocks and have never come back out. I might see them in a week is my guess after they get hungry? One of them got into one of the rocks, and decided not for it. All of the fish are swimming in and out of them, however. It's added a LOT of intrique to an otherwise dull aquarium, finishing up the way it looks. The one aquarium is visible from both sides, so having rocks and other decor that look good from any angle/direction mattered. These meet that requirement. And, allow the fish to swim through and be seen from one side or the other as they do so. I'm not returning my extra rock. I may setup another aquarium coming up and use those rocks in it. I'm not disappointed, that's for sure!

I was initially skeptical based on the price of these rocks versus the price of supposedly identical Caribsea rocks on other reefing websites. I eventually ordered three 40lb boxes, but only ordered one to start and see what the quality was like. I must say, I was pleasantly surprised. The rocks were decently packaged and not significantly damaged. Yes there were a few chip offs and one of the 30+ rocks I received was basically rubble. Sizes were varied from small to large base rock. All in all...I received a lot of usable and great looking rocks for a great price.

Let's be clear about what this is. It is NOT live rock you expect to buy in your aquarium store or through an on-line reef retailer. This rock is harvested outside of the ocean in an area near the sea. It is then painted and covered with micro-organisms which will go dormant on the rock as it awaits you to put it in your tank. This rock is for SALT water, I would NOT use it in fresh water. When ready to use it I re-cure it (just me) Caribsea says this may not be needed. Here is why I re-cure it. 1. I want to get rid of all the debris and paper that sticks to the rock 2. I shake them off each day to allow more particles to dislodge from the cavities. 3. It start the life-cycle of the Micro-oragisms After 5-7 days I build my seascape and then add it to the tank. If it is a new tank it needs to cycle.If an existing tank, just place the rock where you want and your done. So why buy this versus live rock.. it can be summed up in one word PESTS! If your new to the reefing hobby, mark my words you will always get unwanted pests that can destroy your reef system, these hitchhikers can hide everywhere in LIVE rock. SO your answer is the rock above, No pests, easy to cure, and looks great. Yes and you can put corals on it. It will look as natural as the Live stuff.

Perfect purchase for my tank. Great shape rocks for building my aquascape. All rocks in great condition. Honetly, better than I ever expected.

Should have been a beautiful product, but packaged very poorly (heavy, fragile rocks wrapped in a single layer of brown paper and tossed in a box with ZERO other protection) and therefore arrived with every piece damaged. I've ordered LifeRock before and this is the worst packaging for this product I've ever seen.

Delivered 41 pounds, great sizes and shapes with caves / donuts and more, package delivered with car well wrapped!

Glad I purchased this rock,looks great I bought 40kg all the pieces were of different sizes. I have always used live rock in the past but got fed up with hitchhikers.

Tolle Steine, aber für mein 300l Aquarium in Verbindung mit den Shapes leider zu gross deshalb hab ich sie zurückgesendet

Packed really well. The rock looks amazing and I was given a great selection of shapes and sizes. The rock is very light and is nice and porous. I highly recommend it.

Nice rock with plenty of crevices for them to latch together. Only a few, very small chunks broke off during shipping. They are also easy to modify using a drill and a small hammer.