Choosing live rock for 24g Nano Cube

[Hoobahans]

I am starting up a 24g nano cube reef and am trying to figure out what kind of rock to get. I am planning on getting it from Drsfostersmith.com because I am going to school in an isolated part of washington state with no live rock available locally...and I have a tight budget. Anyway, alot of their rock is described as being between 5 and 14 inches. I think that might be too big/long for the tank. They also have "nano" live rock which is made for tanks 8-16 gallons and I am worried that the pieces might be too small for the tank. Does anyone have any suggestions or good experience to share? Thanks.

Heres the link to the rock page: www.liveaquaria.com/product/scateg.cfm?pCatId=393&ref=3392&subref=AN

 

[Illuminati]

I liked Premium Aquatics but I made the mistake of not saying I had a nanocube when ordering.

Mine came like this (Marshall Island):

Ended up getting rid of 1 of the rocks and getting a smaller piece at a LFS

Looks better now

Trial and error

My idea, get 20 pounds of rock online and finish up from local places where you can pick and choose. Premium Aquatics was great for me, 30# shipped for $30 plus you can put in special comments and ask for specific things (softball sized, baseball sized, etc...)

 

[ENraged]

After going through what i went through with my Ap12 i will never just get all show rock ever again.
on a 24 i would get the cheap baserock say 14-16 pounds. and then get 8-10 pounds of show rock to cover it with. I must have rearranged my rock a dozen times because all my Marshal Island Live Rock and Tonga Kaelini Premium Live Rock what beautiful.
I ordered from http://www.oceanproaquatics.com/ because i could order by the pound cured rock.. didn't come with many hitchhikers but it was cured smelt straight out of the ocean and free of unwanted guest so its fine with me

 

[sidd129]

Hammer and chisel?

 

[marino420td]

I bought the Marshall Island rock in nano sized pieces from Premium Aquatics. This is 18 lbs and it was about $80 shipped to my door last year. Nice shapes and color.

 

[july865]

before you buy research TBS on here...

 

[waterman78]

Hoobahans...I suggest that you continue with your order, just be prepared to break down your rock pieces if they are too large. One more suggestion would be to glue your rock together to create caves and tunnels. Good luck. And send some updated picture if you can.