Has anyone tried Pacific East Aquaculture's FUSION rock?

MrSquid · #1 01/07/2008, 08:49 PM

Wondering if any of you have any experience with the Tonga Nuku Fusion live rock from Pacific East Aquaculture?

I love the shape on this rock - but the "not fully cured" part scares me a bit. (my wife has a VERY good sense of smell....)

This would be going into a brand new 125. (my plan as of now is cured Timora rock from Premium Aquatics - but then I found this stuff - hmmm....)

nano mania · #2 01/08/2008, 01:47 AM

That stuff looks amazing. Even if it's "Fully cured" your going to have to cure it. They ship it moist there will be some die-off.

Mojo Jojo · #3 01/08/2008, 01:50 AM

IMO take a trip down to Premium if you can. Cherry pick your pieces

64Ivy · #4 01/08/2008, 07:19 AM

The Fusion is very good stuff; seems a bit more porous than the Timora looks to be. You WILL have to cure it though. Shouldn't be too big of a deal in a brand new tank.

MrSquid · #5 01/08/2008, 09:35 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Mojo Jojo
IMO take a trip down to Premium if you can. Cherry pick your pieces

If they were in northern Indiana, I would. But they're a 6 hour drive each way - plus about $200 in gas.

Anyplace as good as Premium in Chicago to get live rock?

I know I'll have some curing regardless of the rock I get, but if I KNOWINGLY bring uncured rock into the house and stink up the place for a few days, my wife will kill me. (she just now no longer smells the oil based paint I used on the back of the tank the 2nd week of Dec)

Aquabucket · #6 01/08/2008, 10:14 AM

We ordered some tonga fusion for our store awhile back. It cures up nicely. Most of the growth on it is coralline, and some sponges. I don't think it will stink up your house all that much or any more than any other type of rock.

Mojo Jojo · #7 01/08/2008, 02:23 PM

Yea good point! Around here the only good store to have nice pieces is Sho Tank in Mundelein, IL. One of the CMAS guys got some nice deep water tonga. Thats just what the store labels it. By far it makes the best show pieces that I have seen. Sorry I cant be much help with price, but you should give them a call and see if they have some large show pieces. Good Luck with the tank