We believe that Vida Rock looks and functions better than the real thing. It has the look and feel of real rock but the advantage of ceramic engineering to create a substrate capable of enhancing biological filtration, while eliminating live rock’s dwindling supply and quality. And perhaps best of all – You and your customer can be assured that no natural reef was destroyed.
If you are having trouble with your “live rock” (Aquarium Rock) because of undependable sources and quality, please take a minute and learn in greater detail about our economical and ecologically sensitive “Vida Rock solution for salt and freshwater aquariums”.
The Vida Rock solution for salt and freshwater aquariums.Concern:You are probably having trouble getting consistent sizes and shapes in your present live rock shipments. Most sources of live rock are becoming less dependable and the quality is decreasing. You and your customers have been frustrated not being able to create the “tank architecture” that you are capable of with larger better shaped pieces.
Solution: Vida Rock is manufactured in plates, columns, arches, and cobbles in small to extra large sizes. It can be ordered in bulk assortments with a large variety of shapes and sizes or can be ordered by individual pieces by shape and size. We can also create the “one of a kind piece” for commercial or unusual applications. The pieces are naturally interlocking and with flatter surfaces on columns, they are easy to stack and create realistic or fanciful tank environments.
Concern:You are most likely concerned with the undesirable “hitchhikers” that can arrive on your live rock or after curing the live rock are finding that it is taking time to make viable anyway.
Solution: Vida rock is fired to high temperature in the manufacturing process and is delivered in a near sterile condition. Natural surface and high porosity contribute to rapid colonization by desirable organisms and a stable platform for the larger ones.
Concern:You may be concerned that your supplier of live rock is contributing to the destruction of the world’s natural reefs. We know that your customer is.
Solution: Vida rock is made in the USA from the same clays that have made bricks, pottery, tiles and other ceramic things for centuries while taking advantage of technological advances in the ceramic industry. We can assure your customer that there has been no destruction of natural reef.
Concern:The cost of your aquarium rock has probably increased in cost and will continue to do so as availability decreases.
Solution: Vida Rock is not dependent on dwindling supplies. We think that you will be happy with predictable pricing, and knowing exactly what you will get when you order. As you compare our per/ pound price, don’t forget that you get about 1/3 more rock volume for your dollar because of the high porosity of Vida Rock. If you culture your own live rock, the dry rock you receive from us will absorb water which also increases its weight, another positive contributing factor when it is sold to the consumer.
Concern: Some natural rock substrates are reactive or can leach undesirable elements that can affect water chemistry.
Solution: Our Synthetic Ceramic Aquarium Rock ( Vida Rock) is as natural as the earth itself Made from clays and materials plentiful and sustainable, no plastics or chemicals are used in the production. Vida Rock is not reactive and is inert and will not affect water chemistry. It is manufactured in a controlled environment with a materials that have been tested before and after firing for purity and stability.
Something good to be concerned about and reason enough on its own to use Vida Rock:
Vida Rock was purposely engineered with a porosity and pore size to create sites within the rock where the organisms that make possible biological filtration can flourish. Taken together, each of these sites and its surface area creates a natural filter of amazing biological density. The rock itself becomes part of the aquariums filtration system contributing to clearer water and greater aquarium loading.
Our Vida Rock is hand sculptured at our facility in Salt Lake City, Utah.
We think of it as art. We think you will too.
