buying LR online (where is best?)

TKByrnes · #1 02/27/2007, 08:55 PM

I am setting my 37 gal tank back up and am thinking about buying the lr on the net. who has done this and who has the best rock? any pics would be great.

fancyfish · #2 02/27/2007, 09:07 PM

florida live rock very nice lots of sponge and life.
www.floridaliverock.com/

macawdad2003 · #3 02/27/2007, 09:08 PM

What type of rock are you looking for? I have ordered Marshall Island from Premiumaquatics.com and it was Pretty nice rock. Cured, clean and quality is what I expected. I am very satisfied with the service they continue to provide.

I recently purchased 120lbs of Fiji rock locally and I am very impressed on what a great deal it was. They also sell the rock on eBay which is where I found them. Here is a link Life Oceanic Live Rock .

Here is a picture of most of the rock in my new 75G:

Don't let the price fool you It's pretty nice rock and the fella I dealt with was great to work with. I was able to pick it out locally and finished curing in my tank in about 2 weeks.

Also, the Tampa Bay Saltwater Rock looks awesome. See the sponsor forum for pics TBS Forum .

tecoral · #4 02/27/2007, 09:08 PM

I had really good luck with Reefer Madness, they made me a believer. No little pieces all was decent sized with the largest being probably between 10-15lbs. It was Walt Smith Figi Premium and the nice thing was that if you spend enough shipping is free.

I havent taken any picts though, sorry.

jen bee · #5 02/27/2007, 09:09 PM

i got 150 # kaelini from premium, one bad crab , thats it

fancyfish · #6 02/27/2007, 09:11 PM

Here is a photo of the florida live rock. my tank is 1year and 4months old

macawdad2003 · #7 02/27/2007, 09:16 PM

Fancyfish, Your tank looks great!

fancyfish · #8 02/27/2007, 09:34 PM

thanks. I really like the rock. also good price and service. Dale dives for the rock the day of shipping. Highly recommend him

Capt. Nemo · #9 02/27/2007, 09:34 PM

Premium Aquatics has great rock and excellent customer service.

TKByrnes · #10 02/28/2007, 08:22 AM

thank you everyone

kelley_mc · #11 02/28/2007, 10:17 AM

I bought my rock from Salty Critter, I actually got the Uaniva Live Rock. It was awesome and I highly recommend it. I was able to specify weight and size. The rock is great and cycled fast. Here are some images of what it looked like out of the box.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=8460928#post8460928

It's about 1/3 of the way down the page if the link doesn't take you right to it.

jen bee · #12 02/28/2007, 04:18 PM

fancy , what are the green corals up top that sway in flow?

fancyfish · #13 02/28/2007, 08:05 PM

Jen bee
frogspawn coral. they are similar to torch coral but more compact. both lps

Wrench · #14 02/28/2007, 08:08 PM

Pacific East Aquaculture is where I got mine from and I love it.

Peter Eichler · #15 02/28/2007, 08:51 PM

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Originally posted by kelley_mc
I bought my rock from Salty Critter, I actually got the Uaniva Live Rock. It was awesome and I highly recommend it. I was able to specify weight and size. The rock is great and cycled fast. Here are some images of what it looked like out of the box.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=8460928#post8460928

It's about 1/3 of the way down the page if the link doesn't take you right to it.

I got some rock from Saltycritter shortly before Kelley did and was extremely happy. Being able to get certain shapes and sizes if very rare with this type of rock at a reasonable price. It's also far fresher and more full of life than what I've seen from Walt Smith rock from which is what a lot of the other places mentioned in this thread carry. I will never order rock from anyone else as long as Salty Critter is in business.

Trekkie · #16 02/28/2007, 10:07 PM

Is tampa bay saltwater not the place to be anymore? It was when I got mine about two years ago, very happy with it.

Peter Eichler · #17 02/28/2007, 10:23 PM

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Originally posted by Trekkie
Is tampa bay saltwater not the place to be anymore? It was when I got mine about two years ago, very happy with it.

I and many others have never cared for Florida rock, whether it be aquacultured or not. The shapes tend to not be as interesting, it's sometimes more dense, and it almost always has some nasty hitchhikers. Plus, I just feel since most of the things in my aquarium are going to be from the Indo Pacific I might as well get rock from there.

Wrench · #18 02/28/2007, 10:34 PM

I didn't notice at first that you're in Maryland. Pacific East is about a 3 hr ride from you and worth it. You'll be able to hand pick your pieces and talk to the people there. Lots of knowledge to be had. I hung around for almost 4 hours when I got my rock just learning from them.

Wrench · #19 02/28/2007, 10:34 PM

I didn't notice at first that you're in Maryland. Pacific East is about a 3 hr ride from you and worth it. You'll be able to hand pick your pieces and talk to the people there. Lots of knowledge to be had. I hung around for almost 4 hours when I got my rock just learning from them. They're also a sponsor of these forums.

BrianCM · #20 02/28/2007, 11:47 PM

I like zabogarock i have also got rock from marinecenter its $169 for 50 lb of premium figi. i really like both

kelley_mc · #21 03/01/2007, 07:56 AM

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Originally posted by Peter Eichler
I will never order rock from anyone else as long as Salty Critter is in business.

Well said.

TKByrnes · #22 03/01/2007, 09:04 AM

thanks wrench ill check it out. and thank you everyone else for you help.