Starting Over - Live Rock and Coral Feeding

[Anonymous]

Hello again all,
After a few years on the sidelines I’m getting the itch to start again. Scanning the forums it appears that the hobby has made some great strides both technological and husbandry during the interim. Things that weren’t possible are now possible. It’s very exciting.

I’m in the planning stages of a new reef and there are couple of questions I’ve not been able to answer using the search feature (probably my own ineptness).
1) Can uncured live rock from the source still be had? If not, what is the general opinion of the Walt Smith product?
2) Is there a comprehensive listing of corals (including sponges, etc) and food type/particulate size for coral feeding? Since I’ve left the hobby there a plethora of new product out there just for this purpose, but specific applications seem to be scattered.

Any guidance would be appreciated.

Thanks!
Greg

 

[Len]

You can still get uncured rock, but almost all of it is brought into the US by boat and not air now. The only rock I know that is shipped by air is Alor rock. Anyhow, I found Aquatic Technologies has the best selection of uncured rock:
http://www.aquatictech.com/livestock.html

There isn't any comprehensive lists of corals and food. There are a lot more coral foods available now (Reef Nutrition has a bunch, plus Reef Chili, Coral Frenzy, etc.). While it is easier to keep some filter feeders alive for extended periods of time these days, they're still very tricky to keep in captivity and require more husbandry.

 

[Len]

Oh, and welcome back Scratch that itch!

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks Len!