Live Rock

jstrong63 · 12/28/2008, 04:33 AM

I've been away from the hobby for a couple years now. I have re-set up my 55 couple months ago and have a pretty good balanced system right now. Problem is my old live rock is no longer live. So I basically have about 80 pounds of base rock. My LFS has some LR for sale at $4.50/lb. but it doesnt seem to look very live, mostly bare. Where can I get affordable LR to seed my existing base rock? I live in N.Cal, Stockton but if there's no good LFS out here, I can order online... where's a good place?

46FiatYamaha · 12/28/2008, 08:26 AM

http://www.marinedepotlive.com/ http://liveaquaria.com/ I've had nothing but good experiences with both of these vendors

jstrong63 · 01/04/2009, 01:33 AM

Thanks. I'm thinkin of going with marine depot live.

fishyfriend4u · 01/04/2009, 02:13 AM

E-BAY!

snorvich · 01/04/2009, 06:02 AM

Yeah ebay is cheap but if you are serious about this hobby I would go with the best rock you can find not the cheapest.

mc-cro · 01/04/2009, 09:24 AM

premium aquatics out of Indianapolis always has nice stuff too

phenom5 · 01/04/2009, 09:51 AM

I've gotten all my LR from premiumaquatics. Good quality stuff, and a great company to deal with.

If you're looking for a good deal, check out your local club forum. You can usually find somebody breaking down a tank, selling good quality LR for a good price.

Craig Lambert · 01/04/2009, 10:33 AM

Aquarium Arts in Bakersfield. Fully cured rock so you will have a very minimal cycle. I've set up two tanks with this and both cycled within a few days. It's also close enough for you to drive there and avoid the shipping costs. Marty won't sell the rock until it's cured 8-12 weeks (passed through different curing tanks) so you would have to call to check out availability:

http://www.aquariumarts.com/

thomasp123 · 01/04/2009, 11:14 AM

you could go with live sand as well it is fairly easy to come by and shipps in bags. Does anyone know how long it takes base rock to become live in an aquarium? It would be my guess that it would be about 3 to 6 months. it harldy seems worth the expense of fresh live rock

12/28/2008, 04:33 AM	#1
jstrong63 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Stockton, Ca. Posts: 18	Live Rock I've been away from the hobby for a couple years now. I have re-set up my 55 couple months ago and have a pretty good balanced system right now. Problem is my old live rock is no longer live. So I basically have about 80 pounds of base rock. My LFS has some LR for sale at $4.50/lb. but it doesnt seem to look very live, mostly bare. Where can I get affordable LR to seed my existing base rock? I live in N.Cal, Stockton but if there's no good LFS out here, I can order online... where's a good place? __________________ It's only after you've lost everything, that you're free to do anything. Current Tank Info: 55 FOWLR, 47 bowfront koi, 30 baby turtle tank, 25 tall vivarium, koi pond

01/04/2009, 01:33 AM	#3
jstrong63 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Stockton, Ca. Posts: 18	Thanks. I'm thinkin of going with marine depot live. __________________ It's only after you've lost everything, that you're free to do anything. Current Tank Info: 55 FOWLR, 47 bowfront koi, 30 baby turtle tank, 25 tall vivarium, koi pond

01/04/2009, 02:13 AM	#4
fishyfriend4u Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: chambersburg Posts: 61	E-BAY! __________________ ~ Pop goes the weasel~

01/04/2009, 06:02 AM	#5
snorvich Team RC member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Outlander Posts: 40,953 Blog Entries: 46	Yeah ebay is cheap but if you are serious about this hobby I would go with the best rock you can find not the cheapest. __________________ Warmest regards, ~Steve~

01/04/2009, 09:24 AM	#6
mc-cro (macro) Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 2,238	premium aquatics out of Indianapolis always has nice stuff too __________________ Time is the most valuable thing you have... spend it wisely Current Tank Info: 60x26x24 AGE 3 sided starphire

12/28/2008, 08:26 AM	#2
46FiatYamaha Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Matthews NC Posts: 990	http://www.marinedepotlive.com/ http://liveaquaria.com/ I've had nothing but good experiences with both of these vendors

01/04/2009, 09:51 AM	#7
phenom5 Unregistered Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Arizona Posts: 5,096	I've gotten all my LR from premiumaquatics. Good quality stuff, and a great company to deal with. If you're looking for a good deal, check out your local club forum. You can usually find somebody breaking down a tank, selling good quality LR for a good price. __________________ Rob Current Tank Info: DSA 155 Pro \| ATI Sunpower \| ATB 840 v2 \| Apex \| Wav

01/04/2009, 10:33 AM	#8
Craig Lambert Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 2,897	Aquarium Arts in Bakersfield. Fully cured rock so you will have a very minimal cycle. I've set up two tanks with this and both cycled within a few days. It's also close enough for you to drive there and avoid the shipping costs. Marty won't sell the rock until it's cured 8-12 weeks (passed through different curing tanks) so you would have to call to check out availability: http://www.aquariumarts.com/ __________________ "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will spend all day in a boat drinking beer." Current Tank Info: 75G Tank, 29G Sump, 100lbs LR, AquaC EV-180, Iwaki MD-20RT return Tunze nano streams 4X54 t-5/Icecap Ballast & SLR's 2x110 vho actinic

01/04/2009, 11:14 AM	#9
thomasp123 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Hadley MA Posts: 345	you could go with live sand as well it is fairly easy to come by and shipps in bags. Does anyone know how long it takes base rock to become live in an aquarium? It would be my guess that it would be about 3 to 6 months. it harldy seems worth the expense of fresh live rock