Live Rock...

[Joe Fish]

I know of a few places to get LR, but I was wondering if anyone had a good seller on eBay they wouldn't mind sharing. Liveaquaria.com has some decent prices and I got some from there before, but I also got some off eBay. I'm looking for a good amount of life and uncured rock if I can find it.

 

[TRe]

u dnt have a local reef club in yur area? i kno in mine theres always someone selling good stuff for like $2-3 lb

 

[Joe Fish]

Now that you say that, I met the president of the central PA reef club last week at PSU! There is a 500 gallon tank on campus that is quite nice to watch.

I'll have to check out their forum, thanks.

Do think it would matter if I cure the rock with tap or RODI water?

 

[Lotus]

A lot of people say that the rock will absorb phosphates/metals, etc. if you use tap, and then release it later. I have no idea if that's really true. We used tap for the first few months of our tank, and haven't had huge algae issues (other than bubble algae).

Sorry, I have no idea on the eBay sellers. I think a local club/forum would be a good bet. We had our LFS get us a couple of boxes in with their weekly order, so we got it at about $3 a pound (uncured). The boxes of Fiji are usually 50lbs each (gross weight), so about 40lbs of actual rock. You'll usually get better deals with whole boxes.

 

[jumpfreak26]

i didnt bother with LR, i got some dead LR, then one peice of real LR.

 

[Joe Fish]

I'm looking for a little more than one piece, but if your patient that's the way to go.

 

[Joe Fish]

Has anyone ordered Fiji from Marinedepotlive.com? They have uncured fiji for a fairly good price. Shipping isn't all that bad either.

What about tonga lalo rock? How would that compare to fiji?

 

[1979camaro]

I ordered some of their fiji about 4 years ago and was pleased.