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03-23-2008, 12:43 PM
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 Live Rock Opinions Is there any vast difference in some of these live rocks and where they are coming from? As you can see this is one of my first post so I am new and would like some advice on which live rock to choose. My lfs has Fiji for about $4-5/lb but I found Carribean Rock on the internet delivered....30lbs for $123.00 and its free overnight the rest of today. To say the truth the picture of the carribean looks alot more full of life than the Fiji at the lfs. But I am wary of buying over the net for some stuff as they take pictures of some premium product and then sell you the junk. What should I do here? If somebody has a moment to break down the live rock scene for me it would be much appreciated. Thanks edit Guess it would help to know my direction for the tank. Its going to be a 22 gallon seahorse tank with a refigium. Last edited by shermdawg; 03-23-2008 at 12:47 PM.  |
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03-23-2008, 02:47 PM
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| Re: Live Rock Opinions Being able to go to the lfs and pick the rock you want sounds like the best plan to me.I dont know if 30$'s is enough money to risk the disapointment of getting 4 canon ball shaped pieces of rock. |
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03-23-2008, 08:51 PM
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| Re: Live Rock Opinions that's what i intended to do but LFS around here get $8 - $10 per lb.
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03-23-2008, 08:57 PM
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| Re: Live Rock Opinions If its a new tank and you need to cycle it anyway then get some dry rock from Marco Rocks The finest aquarium rock available, base rock, live rock, reef rock, marco rock, reef tank saltwater fish, live corals, Marco rocks, Fiji live rock, Tonga Live rock |
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03-23-2008, 09:01 PM
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| Re: Live Rock Opinions I ordered 120lbs of carribean LR from liveaquaria and really like it. The thing about it is that its not cured which is why it loks like it is so full of life. As native said, it is good to be able to pick out the pieces you want. If your LFS rock has corraline algae on it, then I would go with that. OR, maybe do a mixture....but 20lbs online and then the rest at the lfs.
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03-23-2008, 09:13 PM
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| Re: Live Rock Opinions Half and half heres a pic of the rock I bought from marcos before and after. Its very full of life I seeded it with some LR six months later.   |
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03-23-2008, 11:23 PM
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| Re: Live Rock Opinions The Marine Center: Your source for the rarest, net-collected fish and corals some of the nicest rock I've seen. |
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03-23-2008, 11:31 PM
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| Re: Live Rock Opinions William, thanks for the dry rock info. The corraline is growing like crazy, did you use any thing like purple-up to help it take off? |
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03-24-2008, 11:34 AM
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| Re: Live Rock Opinions Wow, nice purple  Nice set up |
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03-24-2008, 06:48 PM
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| Re: Live Rock Opinions 2 part BIonic everyday. |
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