Starting a reef from dryrock.

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by Enigma

I don't think either the "dry rock" or the "live rock" crowds are really swayed much be cost. .

I'm pretty sure that if all the stores in town started selling freshly imported uncured fiji rock at $0.50/lb, we'd see a huge shift in people's concerns over pests. Fresh live rock would suddenly become the best thing ever,
In fact, if the cost was exactly the same for fresh vs. dry, I bet 8 out of ten would switch to real live rock.
Regardless of what changes happen in this hobby, the bottom line always comes to cost for the majority of hobbyists. Yes, some don't care, but for most it's a cost thing.

[Enigma]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

I'm pretty sure that if all the stores in town started selling freshly imported uncured fiji rock at $0.50/lb, we'd see a huge shift in people's concerns over pests. Fresh live rock would suddenly become the best thing ever,
In fact, if the cost was exactly the same for fresh vs. dry, I bet 8 out of ten would switch to real live rock.
Regardless of what changes happen in this hobby, the bottom line always comes to cost for the majority of hobbyists. Yes, some don't care, but for most it's a cost thing.

I was thinking more about the folks who are really strongly opinionated on the subject. For some things I do care about cost (I opted for Sols over pricier options, and a lot of that had to do with cost) but this isn't one of them.

So yes, those people who aren't really passionate about dry rock would probably switch if costs were the same.