New Rock
- Thread starter Joe Fish
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Looks Nice and thats from Live Rock Delivery looks nice if it is and how much did that cost with shipping?
Hey salty click on the pic to make it big
Hey salty click on the pic to make it big
I took them out of the water just to get a pic. There is about 37 pounds there and I paid 2.25/LB and about $30 for 3 day shipping. It was fedex ground, but since it shipped from the east coast it didn't take long. Next time though I will atleast get the 2nd day service. I got the rock from ebay, it's actually walt smith live rock. It's going to take at least a month to cure so I'll post a pic when it's done.
You never know, it may not take that long to cure. I would brush it well to remove any dead stuff and then put it in the bucket, do steady water changes and monitor it. You could be looking at a shorter time....depends how much die off there is. How was it wrapped when you got it? Was it good and wet?
I'm going to change the water twice a week and scrub with a tooth brush each time. I do not have a skimmer on it, but I think doing the water changes will help. It was wrapping in newspaper and plastic. It was still a little wet, but it went through about 3 1/2 days of shipping then sitting outside because the fedex tracking number didn't update when it came. Otherwise it would only have been outside for about an hour. Instead it was about 6 hours. I really hope I gets some life out of it. I tested it today and the nitrite was starting to go up. Do you think there would still be decent life on it in a couple months?
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You know an easy option for aquascaping is to build shelves with pvc pipe and place your rock on it. ? Otherwise I would connect the pieces with cable ties rather than epoxy. I am not sure you can epoxy the pieces together and have them hold while you place them. besides, cable ties will allow you to change your scape later if you need to
