Fla keys live rock from KP Aquatics (picture heavy eye candy)

[Tikosyn]

Love KP aquatics, seeded my tank with 25lbs of live rock from them in Feb of this year, awesome stuff! Wish I bought more.

 

[Retro Reefer]

Rock looks really nice - though remove that neomeris stalk if you haven't already.

Thanks! Keeping my eye on the neo’s.. there is a few in there but I doubt they make it the tank will probably be dark until probably October, I know they are the devil in disguise but I’ve never had them last more than a few months, they will deplete your calcium I believe If they get out of hand.

 

[EW_Fish]

Beautiful

Wonder what $$$ amt the State of Florida requires to lease that area. Betcha it's a chunk of change and the Gov ppwrk is as thick as an old phonebook



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May not cost anything. I know they restore reefs

 

[lauderdalestunner]

Would love to switch out a few rocks in my system. Some of my live rock is approaching 20years and is disintegrating plus the lack of bio diversity

 

[cracker]

BeautifulWonder what $$$ amt the State of Florida requires to lease that area. Betcha it's a chunk of change and the Gov ppwrk is as thick as an old phonebook.

Your right ! I read up on the leasing procedures for Florida underwater land. There are EPA & state study's licensing permits , Lawyers ,gotta produce a business plan on & on. You pay & Pay for all this. Then You go on the waiting list ! These guys Kp & Tampa bay , I'm most be more went thru all this !
As for reef restoration I'm not sure but I bet there are a bunch of procedures involved in that also.

 

[Retro Reefer]

Beautiful

Wonder what $$$ amt the State of Florida requires to lease that area. Betcha it's a chunk of change and the Gov ppwrk is as thick as an old phonebook.

I’m sure it’s a lot, they supposedly also have another spot in shallower waters but it’s currently not in use..

 

[Super Fly]

Love my rocks from TBS and they were so full of life. However I hope you looked for and removed undesirable hitchhikers before placing rocks in tank, coming from the ocean the rocks had so many gorilla crabs and pistol shrimp. Would still find some crabs months later hidden in the rocks.

 

[Retro Reefer]

Love KP aquatics, seeded my tank with 25lbs of live rock from them in Feb of this year, awesome stuff! Wish I bought more.

Wish I had bought more also after I saw it ;Facepalm.. lol, I do have 15 pounds of nice clean rock that’s been in one of my other tanks for a few years that’s going in with the KP once the rock has cured a little.. have you had any algae issues? How soon did you fully illuminate your reef after introducing the KP rock?

 

[Retro Reefer]

Your right ! I read up on the leasing procedures for Florida underwater land. There are EPA & state study's licensing permits , Lawyers ,gotta produce a business plan on & on. You pay & Pay for all this. Then You go on the waiting list ! These guys Kp & Tampa bay , I'm most be more went thru all this !
As for reef restoration I'm not sure but I bet there are a bunch of procedures involved in that also.

It’s a well established 25+ year old family owned business. Ken Nedimyer handed the business off to his daughter in 2011 to do reef conservation work so even though permits and leases are probably expensive the huge cost of establishing a business has been long paid for so I’m sure they do ok, I think the biggest thing for Kara and her husband Philipp is they are doing what they love.

 

[LuizW13]

Wow those are great looking rocks! I kinda want a small soft ball sized one to switch out with one of mine.

 

[saltyhog]

May not cost anything. I know they restore reefs

I'm sure that's what all those racks of stag are for. That's a Caribbean species that really would have no market in the aquarium trade.

Would love to dive that site just to poke around. You know when the big French Angels are hanging around in numbers there's some nice sponge and macroalgae growing!

 

[ca1ore]

Would love to switch out a few rocks in my system. Some of my live rock is approaching 20years and is disintegrating plus the lack of bio diversity

I bought most of my rock as uncured Florida rock almost 30 years ago. It spent four years languishing in the woods behind my house which certainly didn't help with the bio-diversity - well, not the right kind. I'm really tempted to buy some of this stuff and see.

 

[EW_Fish]

I'm sure that's what all those racks of stag are for. That's a Caribbean species that really would have no market in the aquarium trade.

Would love to dive that site just to poke around. You know when the big French Angels are hanging around in numbers there's some nice sponge and macroalgae growing!

Different research but I'm sure its the same concept and they just also run a business

 

[Tikosyn]

Wish I had bought more also after I saw it ;Facepalm.. lol, I do have 15 pounds of nice clean rock that’s been in one of my other tanks for a few years that’s going in with the KP once the rock has cured a little.. have you had any algae issues? How soon did you fully illuminate your reef after introducing the KP rock?

I haven't really had algae issues, I did have some hair algae and also Dinos for awhile, but I used Vibrant to get rid of them. I think the Dinos were a result of me letting nutrients get too low, however. I am still seeing new stuff come out of my rocks 5 months later, so many feather dusters!

 

[leahfiish]

Thanks for sharing. The rock looks really cool!

 

[Lukas75]

I missed the days of Florida real live rock! Yes I'm going back 20 or more years, but it's back!

 

[vetteguy53081]

Was just in key West. Lots of emerald and hairy crab species. Lots of red coloration and plant life and in only 20 feet of water. Rinse rock well as it is Sandy and lots of pores filled with who knows what

 

[User1]

Nice looking rock ! Iv'e talked to these guys If your in driving distance A weeks Va Ka to the keys is really nice . On the way back You can buy some Lr & SAVE A lot on shipping.
You would not believe all the hoops Kp had to jump thru to lease land in Florida waters !

KP is nice - I placed a purchase from them a few weeks back of a couple items. Not rock but everything was well received, packaged well, and arrived on time. Funny you should mention driving by. I'm in Northern California. Daughter and I may be taking the car out for a road trip. I was joking at dinner one night when I said we'll drive it to the Southern most point in the US which I believe Key West is and back. Stop along the way in Vegas, Atlanta, New Orleans, and maybe Santa Fe just for fun. My wife was like your crazy and nuts - I'm out. My daughter was like I got shot-gun

I could do a stop, purchase and b-line it back to California...

 

[offtropic]

Incredible looking rock - I am planning a KP order in the next couple weeks for a new 88g tank. Does the 50lb order sound about right? I might combine it with some 'live rock' from another tank and the LFS. Right now I am thinking no sand for a couple weeks while I weed any undesirables out of the rock. What do people who order from KP do for sand? I'd prefer live (I could order from TBS which looks awesome as well)

 

[Zeal]

I live in Miami, this is awesome...

Could I just roll up into their place and buy stuff directly?