Online live rock

Hi,
I am a relative newbie , 6+ months into my first Reef Tank. I have been
pretty successful so far, and I`m pretty sure it`s because I lucked out with
some great, cheap rock. I got it for 2.19 a pound on eBay. He was an East
coast Shipper, so 2nd day shipping was affordable to me. 80 lbs. cost me
about $300 total with shipping.
Heaps of starfish, Limpets, sponges, snails, macro-algae, etc. Have grown
out of the rock.
I also used some of that "Bio-spira" bacteria stuff and I think it prevented
some organisms from dying off the rock.
This seller has lots of very positive feedback, and I couldnt be happier
with his product.
Link is below----good luck.

http://cgi.ebay.com/FIJI-LIVE-ROCK-W...QQcmdZViewItem




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Hi everyone,

I've been out of the hobby for a couple of years now and I'm setting
up a 200 gallon tank. Its going to need a bunch of live rock, and I'm
probably going to have to mail order it because I live in a small,
isolated town without a LFS. Who are the reputable dealers in live
rock nowadays? I remember having good luck with Jeff's Exotic Fish a
few years back. How about drs. foster and smith? I have been
impressed with their dry goods orders.

Thanks-
Ryan Lenz

I ordered 50 pounds from Foster & Smith,it was the Lalo stuff.I am
very impressed with it,and I already have noticed 4 polyps that have
popped up.No hitchikers thus far either.There is a company on Ebay
that sells uncured rock from Walt Smith,I might give them a try
next.The shipping is obviously killing me though,so if I can get
uncured a couple bucks cheaper I will put the unused 55 that I have
to good use.Please,if you get anything other than the Lalo,let me
know how it looks.








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wrote:
I've been out of the hobby for a couple of years now and I'm setting
up a 200 gallon tank.


I used this guy to buy 30#:
http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZmrmarine

He's in florida as am I and it showed up in 24 hours. I'd find somebody
close to you, so it doesn't rot in shipment.

Here's another in California:
http://stores.ebay.com/My-Reef-Zone

--Kurt

Yeah----thats the same guy I got from.

You cant beat $2.19 a pound.



I used this guy to buy 30#:
http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZmrmarine

He's in florida as am I and it showed up in 24 hours. I'd find somebody
close to you, so it doesn't rot in shipment.

Here's another in California:
http://stores.ebay.com/My-Reef-Zone

--Kurt

wrote:
Its going to need a bunch of live rock, and I'm
probably going to have to mail order it because I live in a small,
isolated town without a LFS.

I bought one order of "Tonga Deepwater" from Drs. Foster and Smith and one order
of uncured Tonga rock from Premium Aquatics. The "Tonga Deepwater" comes in 30
pound lots. I was (and still am) very pleased with mine. All large pieces, just
as advertised. The stuff from Premium Aquatics was also as advertised, but it
had a few pounds of rubble and more small pieces than the F&S product. I
complained here at the time about the amount of rubble and small pieces, but the
small pieces got chucked in the tank anyway. The PA product also was wrapped in
Asian newspaper, having been shipped to me directly from the dock in California.
I consider that a plus, since there's a better chance of hitchhikers that way.

I just checked their site, and Premium Aquatics is sold out of their Tonga rock.
They've also increased their prices a bit, but they have a discount on shipments
of 40 pounds or more.

I would not hesitate to order from either company again. In fact, if I were
setting up a tank from scratch, I would probably buy all the rock from Premium
Aquatics; it's hard to beat $3.99/lb for Tonga rock.

George Patterson
If you torture the data long enough, eventually it will confess
to anything.

I agree with George. Premium Aquatics has nice rock and is a good place to
order from. I've ordered several times from them. Their rock has much more
life form than my local fish store. I was always happy with it.

Susan
"George Patterson" wrote in message
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wrote:
Its going to need a bunch of live rock, and I'm
probably going to have to mail order it because I live in a small,
isolated town without a LFS.

I bought one order of "Tonga Deepwater" from Drs. Foster and Smith and one
order of uncured Tonga rock from Premium Aquatics. The "Tonga Deepwater"
comes in 30 pound lots. I was (and still am) very pleased with mine. All
large pieces, just as advertised. The stuff from Premium Aquatics was also
as advertised, but it had a few pounds of rubble and more small pieces
than the F&S product. I complained here at the time about the amount of
rubble and small pieces, but the small pieces got chucked in the tank
anyway. The PA product also was wrapped in Asian newspaper, having been
shipped to me directly from the dock in California. I consider that a
plus, since there's a better chance of hitchhikers that way.

I just checked their site, and Premium Aquatics is sold out of their Tonga
rock. They've also increased their prices a bit, but they have a discount
on shipments of 40 pounds or more.

I would not hesitate to order from either company again. In fact, if I
were setting up a tank from scratch, I would probably buy all the rock
from Premium Aquatics; it's hard to beat $3.99/lb for Tonga rock.

George Patterson
If you torture the data long enough, eventually it will confess
to anything.