cheap live rock

adimal · 04/22/2007, 11:21 PM

anybody know where I can get some live rock for a good price?

davidryder · 04/23/2007, 12:30 AM

www.ebay.com

Ocean Pro Aquatics sells some pretty nice rock

squeezix · 04/23/2007, 11:36 AM

Fiji is going for 6.99 a lb here in south florida. That's dirt cheap. It was 14.99 a few years ago. What I'm doing right now is seeding some dead rock from an old tank. about 20 lbs premium fiji to 25-30lbs dead fiji.

If you PM me, I have about 30 lbs dead fiji left. Real nice shapes.

Village Idiot · 04/23/2007, 12:33 PM

Check your local reef club or Craigslist...just got 100 pounds of Fiji, Marshal, and Tonga for less than $3/pound from a fellow club member.

onefin · 04/23/2007, 12:44 PM

squeezix, check out, All sea life on Pennbrook rd, i believe is cheaper.

toothman · 04/23/2007, 12:59 PM

you should not have to pay any more than $2.25 a lb for live rock, most comes from Fiji from Walt Smith exports. There is a distributer in Ca and Fla. for the rock. Try ebay, walt smith live rock.

RichConley · 04/23/2007, 01:07 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by toothman
you should not have to pay any more than $2.25 a lb for live rock, most comes from Fiji from Walt Smith exports. There is a distributer in Ca and Fla. for the rock. Try ebay, walt smith live rock.

I second that, theres no reason to pay any more than that, unless you want to pick out specific pieces.

tperk9784 · 04/23/2007, 02:16 PM

Who is the Walt Smith distributor in Florida?

thanks

MTB · 04/23/2007, 02:54 PM

$2.25 a pound!!!! Quick ? how much to ship that much? I paid $6.99 a pound for fiji and tonga. You could always do macrorocks dot com and seed that with LR.

squeezix · 04/23/2007, 02:56 PM

I only buy from a few suppliers. I had some Florida rock totally wipe out a large system over the past year. I grew a hydroid that killed 30 colonies of montipora and 20 of acropora.

Andrew · 04/23/2007, 03:02 PM

Premium Aquatics and Reefer Madness both have very good liverock at a decent price.

jasontg99 · 04/23/2007, 03:14 PM

Stay away from aquacon.com. Their "free shipping" is not free.

04/22/2007, 11:21 PM	#1
adimal Moved On Join Date: May 2005 Location: San Diego Posts: 258	cheap live rock anybody know where I can get some live rock for a good price?

04/23/2007, 12:30 AM	#2
davidryder Claris or Elliot? Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Nightopia Posts: 2,750	www.ebay.com Ocean Pro Aquatics sells some pretty nice rock __________________ A rolling stone gathers no moss... Current Tank Info: 90g mixed reef, corner overflow (Mag 9.5), 25g refugium (Mag 5), 15g refugium, Orbit 260w pc, Pan World 50PX-X (Closed loop), AquaC EV-120 (now skimmerless)

04/23/2007, 11:36 AM	#3
squeezix Premium Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL Posts: 338	Fiji is going for 6.99 a lb here in south florida. That's dirt cheap. It was 14.99 a few years ago. What I'm doing right now is seeding some dead rock from an old tank. about 20 lbs premium fiji to 25-30lbs dead fiji. If you PM me, I have about 30 lbs dead fiji left. Real nice shapes. __________________ Necessity is the Mother of Invention; Frustration is the Father Current Tank Info: 25 Tall lit by 250 DE, Moonlights. 10 gallon sump with CPR Bak Pak. New Tank 4/23/2007

04/23/2007, 12:44 PM	#5
onefin Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Hurricane Alley Posts: 1,621	squeezix, check out, All sea life on Pennbrook rd, i believe is cheaper. __________________ "Click my little red house to visit my Lagoon" Current Tank Info: 125 gallon /40gallon Ecosystem

04/23/2007, 12:59 PM	#6
toothman Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Phila area (Newtown) Posts: 1,572	you should not have to pay any more than $2.25 a lb for live rock, most comes from Fiji from Walt Smith exports. There is a distributer in Ca and Fla. for the rock. Try ebay, walt smith live rock. __________________ Always looking to trade a frag. Current Tank Info: 400 gal reef, 2 darts, 1 hammerhead, 3 jebao wp 60, 125gal sump, Revolution kz skimmer, 6 400 watt radium, actinic flourescent, 50 X turnover, Zeovit

04/23/2007, 12:33 PM	#4
Village Idiot Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Annapolis, MD Posts: 214	Check your local reef club or Craigslist...just got 100 pounds of Fiji, Marshal, and Tonga for less than $3/pound from a fellow club member.

04/23/2007, 02:16 PM	#8
tperk9784 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Chattanooga TN Posts: 690	Who is the Walt Smith distributor in Florida? thanks __________________ You never realize how much you love something till it's gone. Current Tank Info: None

04/23/2007, 02:54 PM	#9
MTB Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Illannoy Posts: 1,365	$2.25 a pound!!!! Quick ? how much to ship that much? I paid $6.99 a pound for fiji and tonga. You could always do macrorocks dot com and seed that with LR. __________________ Got Frags? Current Tank Info: 40 breeder. Kessil lights. Reef octopus skimmer. Vortec mp40 x2.

04/23/2007, 02:56 PM	#10
squeezix Premium Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL Posts: 338	I only buy from a few suppliers. I had some Florida rock totally wipe out a large system over the past year. I grew a hydroid that killed 30 colonies of montipora and 20 of acropora. __________________ Necessity is the Mother of Invention; Frustration is the Father Current Tank Info: 25 Tall lit by 250 DE, Moonlights. 10 gallon sump with CPR Bak Pak. New Tank 4/23/2007

04/23/2007, 03:02 PM	#11
Andrew Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 13,640	Premium Aquatics and Reefer Madness both have very good liverock at a decent price.

04/23/2007, 03:14 PM	#12
jasontg99 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Portsmouth, Va Posts: 131	Stay away from aquacon.com. Their "free shipping" is not free. __________________ It is better to be thought of as a fool than to open your mouth and prove it. Current Tank Info: 150g, 220lbs LS, 180lbs LR, 2 X 400 MH, 50 breeder sump, 29g refugium, ca reactor, octopus skimmer