Online live rock?

[camaroboy8691]

anyone ever oder rock from justliverock.com ? seems like they have pretty good pricing

 

[Bobby S.]

Ya, I would like to know how justliverock.com rocks are, they have good prices on the internet. I am thinking of ordering, but want to see if its good stuff first. Anyone have input on this place.

 

[dun2run]

If you dont mind waiting for it go with justliverock.com. After 2 weeks of different excuses i asked for a refund. I ordered 50 lbs of Marco Rock black friday and am getting it tomorrow. Marco has good service and have kept me posted on the progress of the shipping.

 

[TomDe]

Marco rock is the best you can get, period. The Fiji is the best shaped and pourus rock I have ever seen.

 

[Deep Thief]

Gulf view rock. I would use the $1.99/lb rock. Thats just me though. YMMV!

 

[shackscs]

Got mine from Tampa Bay Saltwater anda love it! Came loaded with a lot of organisms and stuff. As far as I can tell there are no mantis but there are a few pistols.

 

[njsurfcaster]

I have 90 pounds Fiji rock coming Friday from Live Aquaria. Even with the overnight shipping charge it was still a better deal then LFS prices.

 

[Madratter]

Yet another vote for Tampa Bay Saltwater. The diversity of life is incredible. I got mine back in August and I literally am still discovering things I haven't seen before.

There are two main downsides with going with TBS.
1) The bad hitchhikers. Along with all the good diversity are some things that are not desirable in a reef tank so you need to catch and get rid of them. Mantis shrimp and Gorilla crabs are the two main culprits.

2) Richard ships his rock in water to keep all the live stuff alive. That means you pay a little more for shipping. IMO this is more than offset by all the free goodies he sends - gorgonians, sponges, corals, flower and condy anemones, etc.

I'm very happy with what I got and the value per $$$. But for someone who wants an instant reef and is unwilling or unable to get out the bad hitchhikers, you might want to pass.