What’s the best source of live rock?

[Beta reefs.]

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[Beta reefs.]

Just don’t expect me to use all of this water light rock.

 

[Outlaw Corals]

What do you consider a “ridiculous price”?
All liverock from the ocean will be a lot more expensive than dry rock, and you will also have to ship it in water adding to the cost

I never had L R shipped in water alway’s shipped in wet newspaper

 

[Outlaw Corals]

I miss the day’s of the 45lbs of Walt Smith premium Fiji live rock for $199 shipped from the good old Flying Fish Express, that place was the best ever

 

[Reefing102]

I miss the day’s of the 45lbs of Walt Smith premium Fiji live rock for $199 shipped from the good old Flying Fish Express, that place was the best ever

It’s now $360 plus shipping for 48lbs at LivestockUSA - http://livestockusa.org/ROCK.html

 

[907_Reefer]

Y'all bringing back memories. Let me add, our 55 with real Fiji rock in 2013, tank was 14 months old. Ya get what you pay for.

Amen.

 

[Beta reefs.]

I miss the day’s of the 45lbs of Walt Smith premium Fiji live rock for $199 shipped from the good old Flying Fish Express, that place was the best ever

Yeah, but all of the biodiversity that I paid for gets killed also your butt did a test and gulf and Indo live rock has the best biodiversity score.

 

[Schulks]

Is gulfliverock worse than tbs and kp? $6 a lb doesn't feel bad at all..

 

[X-37B]

Is gulfliverock worse than tbs and kp? $6 a lb doesn't feel bad at all..

150lbs of premium GLR wrapped in newspaper and delivered to my door.
Out of the ocean and into my system within 24hrs.
It worked out to just under $10 a pound. Well worth the $, imo.

 

[Schulks]

Beautiful looking! Would 55 lbs be too much for my IM Nuvo 50 gallon? 30"x24"x16"
I have about 15 lbs of rock I've had in a nano for 2 years I will be using too. Would 35 lbs be enough?

 

[X-37B]

Beautiful looking! Would 55 lbs be too much for my IM Nuvo 50 gallon? 30"x24"x16"
I have about 15 lbs of rock I've had in a nano for 2 years I will be using too. Would 35 lbs be enough?

My system is IM ext 170 59×30×21.7.
135g's in the display. I covered the area in 4-7" height. 19" from bottom to surface.

It would depend on you vision for your scape.

I also have the ext 50 and display volume is around 35g's.
35lbs + your 15 should work well depending on what you want the scape to look like.
You only have around 14" to the bottom glass from the waterline so if running sand it will be even less.

 

[Schulks]

I really like what you did. It looks like fish can hide in the middle well and you can create a cyclone for good flow .
I might want a couple pieces on top in the middle. I am going to have a sand bed though.
It is $120 less for the 35 lbs but I could also use the pieces I like the most if I got the 55.

hmm.. decisions decisions..

 

[X-37B]

I really like what you did. It looks like fish can hide in the middle well and you can create a cyclone for good flow .
I might want a couple pieces on top in the middle. I am going to have a sand bed though.
It is $120 less for the 35 lbs but I could also use the pieces I like the most if I got the 55.

Nice. I run sea sweeps so I have one of the best random flow option around, imo.
With my scape you wont see the rock in 2 years so the flow will be ideal. I only need 2 powerheads.
My old 120 had 6.

 

[Schulks]

@X-37B That is amazing lookin.
I just went with the 55lbs. I'll just resell for cheap whatever I don't need.

 

[saltcreep74]

What exactly are you trying to do?


You’re setting up a new 125g tank…. But don’t want to spend the money on rocks to set it up….
You want live rock from the ocean but don’t wanna pay for it.
People have mentioned dry rock and you don’t want that either.


Do you even know what you’re trying to do yourself?
Not trying to be mean or rude but you keep saying no to every suggestion put forward and give no details on what you’re trying to accomplish.

Nobody can help you if you don’t convey what it is you’re looking to do.


Reef tank?
Fowler?


You mentioned “seeding the tank”.
Do you already have dry rock for the tank to use, and that’s why you need some live to seed the rest?

He's basically asking "whats the cheapest live rock out there"....

 

[X-37B]

@X-37B That is amazing lookin.
I just went with the 55lbs. I'll just resell for cheap whatever I don't need.

Cool! Start a build thread with pics so we can follow.

 

[BZOFIQ]

You can also print a poster of The Rock and he is a-live so technically a live rock....

YMMV

 

[GARRIGA]

Living in south Florida surrounded by live rock and not being able to touch any of it.

 

[BZOFIQ]

At least you can pickup the aquacultured stuff in person to save on shipping.

 

[saltcreep74]

Living in south Florida surrounded by live rock and not being able to touch any of it.

Im sure not everyone follows that rule....