Real Reef Plates - Boxed Rock

Flat shelves and tables for a layered reef. Real Reef Plates are eco-friendly aquacultured (man-made) reef rock formed into broad, flat plate shapes, perfect for building shelves, tables, overhangs, and caves that give your aquascape depth and negative space. Flat plating rock is ideal for mounting encrusting and plating corals and for creating shaded ledges where fish and inverts love to shelter. Like all Real Reef, it is greenhouse-grown, lightweight, extremely porous, colored in natural purples and pinks, and free of the pests of wild live rock.

Pair it with the rest of our saltwater supplies and hardscape.

Why Real Reef Plates

• Broad, flat plates build shelves, tables, and overhangs that add depth to a scape
• Ideal mounting surfaces for encrusting, plating, and montipora-style corals
• Create shaded caves and ledges that fish and inverts love
• Lightweight and porous, with huge surface area for the bacteria that drive biological filtration
• Greenhouse-cultivated, pest-free, and bio-active once cycled

Choose your size

Contents are a random assortment of plate shapes, so your exact pieces will vary.

Specifications

Aquascaping tips

• Stack and glue plates into tables and shelves with cyanoacrylate gel and reef-safe epoxy putty.
• Leave gaps for flow and light beneath the shelves for healthy corals.
• Rinse before adding, then cycle the tank so the rock becomes fully bio-active.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this live rock? It is aquacultured dry rock with the look and porosity of live rock. It ships dry and pest-free, then becomes bio-active as your tank cycles.

What are plates used for? Their flat shape is perfect for shelves, tables, and overhangs, and for mounting encrusting and plating corals.

Can I use it in freshwater? No. Real Reef is made for marine and reef tanks and holds a high, stable pH.

Will my pieces look exactly like the photos? Each order is a random assortment of plate shapes, so your exact pieces will vary.