Gulf Live Rock

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Congratulations on the new adventure!
 
Finally got all of the plumbing done(revision 4 or so) and added 150lbs of live rock from Dan at gulf live rock. Sand coming shortly
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LR looks great!

A lot better than the sterile looking stuff you find for sale here and there.

On the downside - hopefully no serious hitchhikers.

Enjoy!
It took me 1.5 years to catch a mantis in my 150lbs of glr.
They will kill all crabs, attack fish, and eat your snails.
The rock is well worth the adventure though. Next system will be glr.
Look forward to watching this system grow.
150 lbs and today 1.5 years later.
Yea I just caught the mantis.
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Finally got all of the plumbing done(revision 4 or so) and added 150lbs of live rock from Dan at gulf live rock. Sand coming shortly
Hi
How does Gulf rock ship? In wet paper or submerged rock in water? Do you like it?
It comes in an insulated box with the LR in thick plastic bags. Couple inches of water in the bottom. The rest is covered in paper towels. I didn’t have much die off at all once it went in the tank. I do believe there is a mantis shrimp somewhere in the rock. Have not seen him, also have not tried to catch him yet.
 
LR looks great!

A lot better than the sterile looking stuff you find for sale here and there.

On the downside - hopefully no serious hitchhikers.

Enjoy!
It took me 1.5 years to catch a mantis in my 150lbs of glr.
They will kill all crabs, attack fish, and eat your snails.
The rock is well worth the adventure though. Next system will be glr.
Look forward to watching this system grow.
150 lbs and today 1.5 years later.
Yea I just caught the mantis.
20240506_142734.jpg
20260105_113004.jpg
How did you get the mantis shrimp? I pulled 4 off the rock before I put it in
 
How did you get the mantis shrimp? I pulled 4 off the rock before I put it in
I tried bottle and mantis trap.
I ended up feeding it with a hemostat and a piece of shrimp.
Caught it with the hemostat but it did not make it.
 

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