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Where is the best place to buy live rock? Which is the best live rock. I was looking at getting real reef live rock but not 100% sure.
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Real reef rock is not live rock. It’s man made and they attempt to seed it with some bacteria.Where is the best place to buy live rock? Which is the best live rock. I was looking at getting real reef live rock but not 100% sure.
In my opinion you can't beat Tampa Bay Live Rock for rock that is really alive when you get it.Gulfliverock.com or post above
PM’d you. I would like the details !! ThanksCan’t beat the life on aquacultured live rock from the Gulf of Mexico.
Tampa Bay Saltwater is harvesting Walt Smith Reef Rock and a mix of vintage live rock now. pm for details.
Honestly I’ve always used KP starter rock (they less “pretty” one) shipped overnight in paper towels and it’s always been fine. Not much if really any die offAlready been said here. TBS is a great source and recently back online with new owner. I'm sure it will be just as good as with Richard.
KP Aquatics hasn't been mentioned but also is live rock out of Florida. I recently purchased 25 lbs from them and it was solid rock. Looked better than my 3 year old dry Pukani. Nothing can beat Mother Nature. Hitch hikers I had:
1. arrow crab
2. white / pink gorilla type crab
3. bunch of mixed sized red mithrax crab
4. sponges
5. unknown coral, plating
Would have placed an order with TBS but at the time not up fully operational or I missed it. Here is the deal with live rock. It has to be fully submerged and over night shipping. This isn't something you should try and avoid if you want to retain your investment. You are paying for the established micro fauna, biological stuff, and hitch hikers believe it or not. This reduces your initial cycle and also the maturity time of your display. Simply put - safer to put a larger variety of corals into the display, and fish, with sustainability.
Dry rock takes time regardless of what additive you put in there. Anywhere from 12 to 18 months and in my opinion, and experience having just upgraded with 170 lbs of the stuff, 36 months being more realistic of a number. And by that I mean moving rocks and seeing life on the other side, able to grow corals, etc. I'm sure people will gasp at these numbers but just look around.
TL; DR - live rock, TBS, KP Aquatics (user of), higher upfront cost, decreases time to maturity, established MICROBIOME (bold for emphasis).
You won’t find anything like that anymore. Closest is Caribbean live rock like already mentionedWhich rock is the closest appearing to Fiji live rock that was around in the mid-nineties ? This is the last time I had a salt tank, I was 15! Starting my new tank here finally !
Any vendors you have used and/of recommend ?You won’t find anything like that anymore. Closest is Caribbean live rock like already mentioned
KP Aquatics starter rock for sureAny vendors you have used and/of recommend ?
GET IT WHILE YOU CAN:Which rock is the closest appearing to Fiji live rock that was around in the mid-nineties ? This is the last time I had a salt tank, I was 15! Starting my new tank here finally !
Already been said here. TBS is a great source and recently back online with new owner. I'm sure it will be just as good as with Richard.
KP Aquatics hasn't been mentioned but also is live rock out of Florida. I recently purchased 25 lbs from them and it was solid rock. Looked better than my 3 year old dry Pukani. Nothing can beat Mother Nature. Hitch hikers I had:
1. arrow crab
2. white / pink gorilla type crab
3. bunch of mixed sized red mithrax crab
4. sponges
5. unknown coral, plating
Would have placed an order with TBS but at the time not up fully operational or I missed it. Here is the deal with live rock. It has to be fully submerged and over night shipping. This isn't something you should try and avoid if you want to retain your investment. You are paying for the established micro fauna, biological stuff, and hitch hikers believe it or not. This reduces your initial cycle and also the maturity time of your display. Simply put - safer to put a larger variety of corals into the display, and fish, with sustainability.
Dry rock takes time regardless of what additive you put in there. Anywhere from 12 to 18 months and in my opinion, and experience having just upgraded with 170 lbs of the stuff, 36 months being more realistic of a number. And by that I mean moving rocks and seeing life on the other side, able to grow corals, etc. I'm sure people will gasp at these numbers but just look around.
TL; DR - live rock, TBS, KP Aquatics (user of), higher upfront cost, decreases time to maturity, established MICROBIOME (bold for emphasis).