Coral/rock/shell collection price

Caes · May 2, 2020

Hi guys,
This might be an odd question, but my dad has a big box of coral/rocks/shells he has stored in the garage for ages

i was wondering if you guys can give me a rough estimate of how much this stuff costs so that I can sell it as we will never have a big enough house to have a large aquarium anymore. He says all this stuff is real. No artificial stuff except for the plastic and decorations.

any help would be appreciated thanks guys!

Ron Reefman · May 3, 2020

I'm in SW Florida where some of that comes from. Shells are worth very little. Big ones with a lot of color may be worth a few bucks. We have them all over the yard and the nicer and rarer ones in the house. The coral heads are worth a bit more. Maybe $10 to $25 depending on size and condition. It's illegal to collect even dead coral here in Florida. The rocks look more like rocks that would be used in a freshwater tank and are not good in saltwater. But even really good saltwater rock that is dry is only worth about $3 to $5 a pound. I'd guess freshwater rock is worth less as it's way easier to find.

Good luck and I hope that helps?

Caes · May 3, 2020

Ron Reefman said:
I'm in SW Florida where some of that comes from. Shells are worth very little. Big ones with a lot of color may be worth a few bucks. We have them all over the yard and the nicer and rarer ones in the house. The coral heads are worth a bit more. Maybe $10 to $25 depending on size and condition. It's illegal to collect even dead coral here in Florida. The rocks look more like rocks that would be used in a freshwater tank and are not good in saltwater. But even really good saltwater rock that is dry is only worth about $3 to $5 a pound. I'd guess freshwater rock is worth less as it's way easier to find.

Good luck and I hope that helps?

thanks for the help!