Ordering "The Package"

[zoanthidguy]

I'm looking at ordering "The package" for my 12g aquapod. looking so far it will be about $160 for the package, and another $100 plus for shipping. from what I've seen, the rock looks worth it, but what do you guys think?

 

[figuerres]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12056203#post12056203 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by zoanthidguy
I'm looking at ordering "The package" for my 12g aquapod. looking so far it will be about $160 for the package, and another $100 plus for shipping. from what I've seen, the rock looks worth it, but what do you guys think?

well if you want "Live" rock with all the stuff then yes.

the *ONLY* time I know of when someone was not happy with TBS rock was when they did not want the hitchhikers that come with it and got upset when they found a bad one.

99% of the time (my guess there) the worst things you get are mantis and gorrila crabs. But this comes out of the Gulf so....
you can find any number of good or bad "extras" in any batch.

just keep an eye out for the stuff you do not want and pick them off the rock --
try to find the crabs when you first get the rock *BEFORE* you add any corals or other stuff.

 

[zoanthidguy]

Works for me. If I get a mantis, it will most likely stay in the tank as long as it behaves itself moderately well. I've got no problem feeding hermits to it.

 

[Teejo]

Awesome product and service. Keep it up guys

 

[buus]

Just spear the gorilla crabs with a chopstick from above. Works every time!

Bryan

 

[zoanthidguy]

nah, they will go in a pest tank

 

[fishista]

wow, those shots are really gorgeous. good luck with your new addition.


Fishfool

 

[budbreak96]

Any one else order LR from them. Is he still selling it? Rock looks pretty good, I think i may have to order some, Is anyones rock growing coraline on it yet?

 

[figuerres]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12888953#post12888953 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by budbreak96
Any one else order LR from them. Is he still selling it? Rock looks pretty good, I think i may have to order some, Is anyones rock growing coraline on it yet?

are you asking about tbs rock??

if so yes richard is still selling rock, yes I think all of us have good coraline growth, I do for sure.

 

[OgreMkV]

My rock is barely a week old (at least in my tank) and I'm getting a lot of coraline growth.

It's mostly covered by diatoms right now, but we're almost done with the cycle.

 

[divemonster]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12894116#post12894116 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by OgreMkV
My rock is barely a week old (at least in my tank) and I'm getting a lot of coraline growth.

It's mostly covered by diatoms right now, but we're almost done with the cycle.

same here. the ammonia level was no higher than .5ppm by the third day.

 

[OgreMkV]

I had a big spike when the 6inch tall tube sponge died. That's what I've been fighting so far. That and whelks. I must have pulled out 10 of the things so far.

I haven't done my test yet today (I have to wait until the boys nap time).

I did find a pair of brittle stars this morning. Every day it's something new. I love this rock.

I just noticed you are in Lewisville. Heh, I'm closer to Florida than I am you. I love Texas.

 

[divemonster]

WOW...6" tube sponge! Sorry to hear it died.

I lived in Beaumont a long time ago. I love Texas, too. Maybe one of these days we really will secede from the union and become the Republic of Texas.

 

[Acerone]

When you finally catch the mantis what do you do with it?

 

[SilverHawk]

Ordered Live Rock

Ordered Live Rock

Well, I ordered 50# of live rock Dec 18.

I have a 75g tank with a 40g sump with a refugium and DSB. It has been up and running about 4 months. I had about 85# of live rock from the LFS and MarcoRocks. It was getting covered with coralline algae, and some green algae, but not much else. Everything was doing OK, but it did not have the diversity that I wanted.

The TBS live rock was shipped Dec 19, and I picked it up that afternoon. It was in three boxes, and the air freight was about $85, less that the quoted $100. Talk about quick turn around.

I brought it all home (1 1/4 hour each way to the airport), and opened the boxes. Everything shipped well, with only a slight leak on one box.

After removing about 50# of the rock from my tank, I added the TBS rock. Looks very nice, much nicer than the existing rock. I added the rock I removed from my display tank to my 30g quarantine tank. No room for much else there.

Immediately after adding the rock, it came alive. Barnacles extended and started feeding. After a while the tube corals opened. In the water in the boxes were many brittle stars, bristle worms, snails, crabs, and two sea cucumbers. Also a pistol shrimp missing one claw.

I monitored the ammonia every day the past two weeks. It stayed low, peaking below 0.25 ppm. It is now down to zero, with no phosphates & no nitrates. I did normal water changes on my usual schedule. (10g every other week).

After over two weeks, mostly everything is alive. The sponges look like they may have gotten a little smaller, and the not sure about the tunicate. Not sure that they will live. A couple a sponges came off the rock, and I removed them from the tank.

The barnacles are doing well, and are staying active. (I have been trying to feed them). The tube corals are open, the feather worms are open

The rock included two anemones (Condylactis?), a small Mithrax Crab, a small white crab, five Gorilla Crabs - all small, many hermit crabs - mostly blue legged, & three jewel box clams.

No brain coral, but both cup corals & tube corals, Caulerpa algae, sponges grey & red & black & yellow, tunicate, chaetopterid worms, & multiple types of Feather Dusters worms,

I am discovering new things every day.:spin3:

Overall I am very happy with TBS and their live rock, and recommend them to anyone wanting live rock.

Mike

 

[Jaxom]

SilverHawk, congrats on your purchase! Sounds like you had the typical TBS experience. When you get a chance add some before and after pictures, we all love to salivate over the items Richard sends to add to the tanks. Again congrates!