Looking for the best place to order LR from. I'm sure they area all getting nearly the same stuff, so it may not make a huge difference. Looking for around 40lbs.
any input is appreciated.
Daniel
any input is appreciated.
Daniel
Where did you order your rock online?
- Thread starter nebraskareef
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and.....?
what size box? how many peices per box? lots of rubble?
Maybe you can't remember all of that,
Thanks for your response.
Daniel
what size box? how many peices per box? lots of rubble?
Maybe you can't remember all of that,
Thanks for your response.
Daniel
reefgeek84
In Memoriam
www.etropicals.com!!! awesome prices and awesome rock!
I was thinking live aquaria...not to sure about caribbean lr..I'll check it out now, thanks.
skeeter_ca
New member
Receiving live rock tonite from Tampa Bay Saltwater. Have heard that it is the best rock around. Suppose to have lots and lots of life on it. Everything i've seen in the LFS and some online seem to be barren. Checkout there site. Check out the testimonies. Will reply again after i unpack it.
Aquadw
Aquadw
Reefermadness sounds like a good choice. I'm affraid of "drop shipped" live rock.
again, more places to check out
thanks again guys.
again, more places to check out
thanks again guys.
trippyl
New member
here is the deal:
liveaquaria - decent rock, but nothing all that special
tampa bay/gulfview.com - aquacultured rock from the gulf of mexico, really nice, many more life forms, more expensive and possibly annoying because some gulf life doesn't work so well in a reef.
I have both, and i was much more happy with the gulfview rock, but the liveaquaria rock was decent and cheap.
liveaquaria - decent rock, but nothing all that special
tampa bay/gulfview.com - aquacultured rock from the gulf of mexico, really nice, many more life forms, more expensive and possibly annoying because some gulf life doesn't work so well in a reef.
I have both, and i was much more happy with the gulfview rock, but the liveaquaria rock was decent and cheap.
I'm certainly not going to TBS way. My tank will be a bb sps reef. I don't really need all the "life" on the rock so to speak. From what I've seen of the rock, most already has lots of sponges, algaes and hitchiker crabs.
to each his own.
to each his own.
reefgeek84
In Memoriam
I was very impressed with mine. Yes TBS is awesome but at 6 bucks a pound it gets very expensive very quick.
LivingTropicals
New member
Second premium aquatics. Bought 90% of my rock from there. Great stuff and already cured.
Fountainhead
New member
I got mine (2 years ago) from Tampa Bay Saltwater. Beautiful rock. If there's a downside to it, it seems as though the shapes tend to be dull and boulder-like. Great stuff though. Pics below are from the 1st half of my shipment, plus one surprise I hadn't counted on!
<img src="http://www.schannen.com/darkside/tbs1.jpg">
<img src="http://www.schannen.com/darkside/tbs2.jpg">
<img src="http://www.schannen.com/darkside/tbs3.jpg">
<img src="http://www.schannen.com/darkside/tbs4.jpg">
<img src="http://www.schannen.com/darkside/tbs5.jpg">
Here was the surprise...a baseball-sized octopus that plopped out of a rock when I picked it up. Scared the heck out of me. I tried to set up a small tank and keep it alive, but it only lasted a couple of days. Bummer.
<img src="http://www.schannen.com/darkside/tbs6.jpg">
<img src="http://www.schannen.com/darkside/tbs1.jpg">
<img src="http://www.schannen.com/darkside/tbs2.jpg">
<img src="http://www.schannen.com/darkside/tbs3.jpg">
<img src="http://www.schannen.com/darkside/tbs4.jpg">
<img src="http://www.schannen.com/darkside/tbs5.jpg">
Here was the surprise...a baseball-sized octopus that plopped out of a rock when I picked it up. Scared the heck out of me. I tried to set up a small tank and keep it alive, but it only lasted a couple of days. Bummer.
<img src="http://www.schannen.com/darkside/tbs6.jpg">
Holy crap!?!?1111
I can't believe a octopus would be able to survive!
that is awesome!
I can't believe a octopus would be able to survive!
that is awesome!
Fountainhead
New member
Nebraskareef:
Yeah. It probably was able to survive because TBS packs in bags of water and ships via the airlines, so I had the rock (still submerged) only hours after it was packed. I tried to get a local LFS to take him, but he wasn't interested and didn't have the means to house him. I felt bad that he ultimately died, but I don't know what I could have done. I sure wasn't prepared for an octopus!
BTW, I realize that you said you weren't interested in TBS, but posted the photos for the benefit of others who might be tagging along. ;-)
Yeah. It probably was able to survive because TBS packs in bags of water and ships via the airlines, so I had the rock (still submerged) only hours after it was packed. I tried to get a local LFS to take him, but he wasn't interested and didn't have the means to house him. I felt bad that he ultimately died, but I don't know what I could have done. I sure wasn't prepared for an octopus!
BTW, I realize that you said you weren't interested in TBS, but posted the photos for the benefit of others who might be tagging along. ;-)
Since you are in Lincoln, I would go with Premium Aquatics you are probably in the 2 day ups zone and can save on the shipping cost. Plus you can order exact quanity of rock in pounds.
I got 50lbs from them, I asked for big pieces, I was happy with what I got, but I think my UPS lady threw it from the truck as she drove by, there was some branch and a big acro head that were pretty busted up. The acro head still looked good, and the branch fills in the gaps nicely.
I got 50lbs from them, I asked for big pieces, I was happy with what I got, but I think my UPS lady threw it from the truck as she drove by, there was some branch and a big acro head that were pretty busted up. The acro head still looked good, and the branch fills in the gaps nicely.
