aquacultured bases, is there a place to buy?

faded1004 · #1 12/21/2007, 01:35 AM

i really like the bases that the aqua-cultured coral colonies come on. is there a place i can buy them? may be someone knows of an online site?

i am talking about those half domed pieces of "rock"?

nava405 · #2 12/21/2007, 02:20 AM

just buy rocks and break into smaller pieces like i did.

faded1004 · #3 12/21/2007, 02:26 AM

NO!!!

but i like the bases alot? and they are so perfectly round? looks like i might have to... man, i don't want to dremel them... i drilled my rock to make a frag station and i made such a big white mess of water and pulverized rocks...

let's see if anyone knows... if not... let the rock hunt begin again...

saltyreefguy · #4 12/21/2007, 03:06 AM

you're talking about the nice round bases that are about 3 inches that come attached to cultured acros, cause those are most all the acros i get.. and if something happens to the acro i throw those in the sump for fragging..

faded1004 · #5 12/21/2007, 03:23 AM

hahaha, yea... exactly... they are so nice! too round and perfectly flat to be natural rock? might be molded? anyone know where to buy them?

sbcaes · #6 12/21/2007, 03:46 AM

http://www.oceanswondersonline.com/p...ge/4221064.htm

faded1004 · #7 12/21/2007, 04:06 AM

yea, i have those... i have seen that brand... pretty good... but i think they are little smaller and irregular?

their magnet plugs look cool... i wonder if anyone tried to mount a rock to a mag cleaner (to hide the mag) and mount a permanant coral on to it? might not be strong enough huh...

nava405 · #8 12/21/2007, 04:12 AM

jason, you know your frag statoin is way to dense right?

faded1004 · #9 12/21/2007, 10:37 AM

hahahahahahhahaa... may be?

fine... it is my frag plug curing station!

i still need some grow out domes... nobody knows where to get those aquaculture bases?

saltyreefguy · #10 12/21/2007, 03:00 PM

guess you might have to ask the guys who culture the acro frags, since there the ones who only seem to have it, its almost like their signature to say its a cultured acro.(imo)

maybe you should post a picture of it. might be more helpful..

JenDub · #11 12/21/2007, 03:19 PM

Those are made in Fiji/Indo at the culturing facility. Reefermadness used to carry a similar plug made from live rock but you can make your own by hacksawing round rocks in half...

Scissorhand · #12 12/21/2007, 03:56 PM

Round and big, not small and flat, who wouldn't like that? lmk when you find them.

faded1004 · #13 12/21/2007, 04:22 PM

damn, i am leaving for sf this afternoon... no time for pics i still need to pack! hahahha... i will have to call up reefermadness to ask them while i drive up north...

Bebo77 · #14 12/21/2007, 04:55 PM

as ask eric at Fragfarmer.. he may have some...