<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12872423#post12872423 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by digitalchivalry
Hi All,
I'm actually the live deliveries manager at Petsolutions, so the rock and the other live things on the site are actually my responsibility. This is my personal Reef Central account, I believe I can shed some light on the Kadavu rock for you and give you a better feel for our company. I hope the info I provide helps, but if you need more info then please feel free to give me a call. My name is John.
We call it Kadavu, because we wanted to be specific with the area the rock is being collected from for those who want very detailed information on their rock. There is a difference in this rock vs. the normal Fiji rock from our company and from other companies I've seen in the last 20 or so years. The Kadavu rock is lighter weight and more porous than the normal Fiji rock is, and this difference is usually very noticeable. This type of rock has been my favorite to build with and I've built with quite a few types, and I'm the one who was responsible for putting Kdavu up on our site.
As for the curing, it will need to be cured, and I would consider it to be semi cured just like the rest of our rock. Even when tanked, there is no guarantee that the rock will be cured when it is shipped out, so you're probably going to see the usual ammonia spikes and such you see with other live rock. I will adjust our description of this rock to reflect that and be more clear, thank you for pointing that out.
The Kadavu rock actually ships from my building, so I can get my eyes and hands on the rock easily if need be. If you want to pick up a couple of boxes of Kadavu from us for the order of 90lbs you mentioned then please feel free to include a note on your order when you place it directed to me (my name is John) and let me know if you want larger or smaller pieces, or a mix of larger and smaller both. If you give me a note like that, I'll make sure it is done. Another bit of information for you is that when we sell a 45# box of rock it really is 45 pounds of rock. The boxes go out at about 50 pounds, to allow for any grinding during shipping that occurs.
A bit of info about us and about me:
As far as our company goes, we have 50+ years in the industry as a retailer and we are a family owned and operated business located just outside of Dayton Ohio. I'm not in the owner family, and I've been here about three years as the Live Deliveries Manager. I've been in the industry professionally for 13 years and in the hobby longer. We are a good size company, but not some sort of giant supermegamart type company. I was actually a Petsolutions customer before I started working here. We have the ability to add personal touches to most orders, and I've even done things like create notes to put inside of fish boxes going out that say things like "Happy Father's Day" or "Happy Birthday" at the request of my customers. I care a lot about my customers and their orders as well as the living things shipping out, and while I may not be perfect (who is?) I will guarantee you that we will give you our absolute best effort when working with you on an order.
I hope that helps. Feel free to drop me an email from our website, or give me a call if I can be of any further help.
