Reef balls.

[rainbow grouper]

So reef balls rest in peace knowing you did your bit for the marine environment.
Reef ball summary.
Cremated
The ashes are put into a 1.8m thick concrete ball
The concrete ball is lowered down to the bottom of a reef providing a new and rich habitat for marine inverts and corals.
It is adopted as a home for many fish and inverts with soft and hard corals alike growing on the ball.
However it doesn't come cheap at prices of 5000 to 8500 dollars each,but IMO it's worth it to do your bit for the marine environment and lie eternally to sleep with the fish, corals, and inverts

 

[mr. limpid]

Ok Rainbow, who or what was reef balls and why dis you pay 5000 for it?

 

[al&burke]

Oh I understand now - your ashes are encase in a 1.8 meter diameter ball of concrete - then your ashes are layed to rest in a reef.

 

[btldreef]

Rainbow, you really need to start explaining things better....

 

[rainbow grouper]

Just read about it an article (sorry i should have explained better.)

 

[darthtang aw]

5000 dollars to be encased in concrete and sleep with the fishes? Jimmy Hoffa got a hell of a deal.
Darth (Gotti does it for free) Tang

 

[beth]

http://www.reefball.org/brochure.htm
If they do the cremation, its not a bad deal. An average furneral costs about $10k.

 

[snakeblitz33]

5k is dirt cheap for a funeral....
Average funeral these days is 20k.
I agree though, RG, that you do need to explain things better.

 

[reefraff]

Cremation isn't that expensive. I'd drop the rest of the money on a boat charter with bar service and lets some friends go out and feed the fishes and party.

 

[bigarn]

Quote:
Originally Posted by reefraff http:///t/388891/reef-balls#post_3432766
Cremation isn't that expensive. I'd drop the rest of the money on a boat charter with bar service and lets some friends go out and feed the fishes and party.
That's the route i'm taking. Dump my ashes in the ocean and party like i would've partied if i was there. My family and friends will know exactly what i'm talking about.
big (the final curtain means a party is certain) arn

 

[travelerjp98]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Beth http:///t/388891/reef-balls#post_3432731
http://www.reefball.org/brochure.htm
If they do the cremation, its not a bad deal. An average furneral costs about $10k.
I agree with Beth and Snake.
It's not a bad deal if they do the cremation.
I sure would rather be buried that way than being dug underground.

 

[reefraff]

Cremation around here runs around a grand.