Caribsea South Seas Base Rock released

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   WESLEY A. ALEXANDER

   Posted March 1, 2009 at 7:33 am | Permalink

   Wesley A. Alexander
   Alexander Unlimited
   P.O. Box 8043
   Burlington VT. 05402
   802-503-6132 or 802-865-5095
   alexwes@ymail.com

   March 01, 2009

   Re: concerning buying live rocks, live sand, fish, coral, and plants

   To whom it may concern:
   I would like to know the cost of buying live rock that is dry and not in water. What I want to do is purchase either a 300 gallon tank that is 72”L x 36”w x 27”H or 220 gallon tank which is 72”L x 24”w x 24”H I believe. I want to purchase over the 40 pounds of live rocks which are either cure or need very little curing so I can place right into the tank.
   • I want o purchase some more dry live rock so I can mix them together. I want to add 2/3 of dry live rock to mix with the wet dry live rock. If it is very cheap and worth buying.
   • The sand will be 6”against the front glass and cover the whole bottom of the tank.
   • The live rock will start 6” in from the front.
   • And go against the side glass.
   • And I want the to shape the live rock from 6” from the front glass on both ends to come in 12” and work my way into the tank and against the side of the tank.
   • Like a horseshoe shape or a “V” shape. Where the live rock goes 1’from one end on both side where the middle of the tank will be open for swimming of the fish and have coral laying on the sand bottom.
   • Making from the front of the tank open to 4’ and the back open to 5’ where the open space will be shape like a “V”.
   • The rocks will go up 18” and 6 to 9” clearance from the top for the 300 gallon tank and 6” for 220gallon.
   • The point of the “V” will be 12” from the back at center of the tank. And will slop back like the rest at 18” for the 300 and 12” for the 220.
   • There will be step ladder and the rocks will be 6”off the bottom where the live sand of 4” and 2” clearance from rock and sand.
   • I want to use dry live rock as the base and live rock as where the coral will sit. With the first layer of rocks will be laid out and the dry live rock as base rock and the edge of the live rock 6”being the wet live rock and flat rock to place coral. Then will be build up another 6” and the edge being live rock wet and flat which is expose to hold coral again and the rest dry live rock. Then the last layer the same process as above.
   • The live sand will shape will be “V” shape to house coral and open space for fish to swim.
   • The sand will be 4” of sand deep bottom and two inches of clearance between the live sand and the live rocks so the tank gets good circulations. Where the middle is clear for brain coral and other corals that look like the brain color can be show case. Where I can purchase soft coral that are known to grow very big like trees are place at the bottom of the tank and have room to grow its fullest.

   1. Can you tell me how much lace rock, Texas Holey rock, or South Seas Base rock will cost per pound and how much rock will be needed?
   2. How much will the live rock will cost and can the pieces be more flat if I purchase 100 pounds of live rock?
   3. Will this be enough live rock and how long would it take to seed the dry rock?
   4. Do you also sell dry live rock at a very cheap price?
   5. What is the price of the dry live rock and will it have the stuff dry on it already?
   6. Can you provide mostly flat pieces of live rocks to fit on the different levels?
   7. Can you give me the shipping cost for the rock?
   8. If I purchase a certain amount can I have the shipping free or at a very low cost?
   9. Is this live rock cure already?
   10. I want to buy 50 pound of live sand to be used as seed to dry sand the most will be 100 pound.

   Then place coral at different level of light requirement for each coral. I will also purchase 50 to 100 pound of live sand and the rest as dry sand to save money both shipping and cost. I want the whole tank to cure as one then place fish, invertebrates, plants and coral.

   • I want to start with beginner everything mainly coral and an invertebrate that doesn’t need a lot of calcium to grow and survives. Can you give a price list of beginner coral and name?
   • I will start with small fish first that doesn’t grow no bigger than two to three inches and smaller will be better. I want to have a lot of fish as possible then the rest. Can you give me a price list of small hardy fish
   • Coral
   • invertebrate
   • And live plants I should start with.

   I want to use live rock and sand and plants and some invertebrate to go in my filter which will be 42”L X 24”W X 36”H for the 300 and 42”L X 18”WX 36”H for 220. Can I also get a good price of the live rock and live sand using the same request I have asked for. The live and dry rock and sand I have mention above. I also want cleaning crew, pest crew, and sand shifters crews and can you give me the cost which will include shipping. When it comes to the dry live rock I would like the cheapest price and shipping even if it means a week to be delivering. Because I will purchase all and have the dry sent first and once received then the live. Ca you give me an itemize price list?

   Thank you very much in advance and if you have any questions are free to respond back to me immediately.

   Regard

   Wesley A. Alexander

2. 
   gulfsurfer101

   Posted June 21, 2009 at 10:45 pm | Permalink

   I would think twice before getting this stuff. It is very dense heavy rock. I bought 30 pounds from an online vendor and was not to pleased with the quality of this rock. I would have definately opted for a lighter more porous rock.