Please Read About Purchasing Live Rock And Save Yourself Alot of Regret

Compguy · 04/10/2008, 06:09 AM

Hello Everybody,

I just wanted to place a post out here about my recent Live Rock and Live Sand purchase from Tampa Bay Saltwater, I cannot type enough about how amazing this live rock and live sand is, I just wish I would have purchased it for my 55G I have setup. I purchased it for my 40G I have had sitting in my basement, so I went ahead and set it up and was looking around on here for different places to purchase live rock and found them. The rock I have purchased in the past comes no where near comparison to this rock, the fact that it is shipped via airline freight, its basically only boxed for a few hours if you pick it up right away, and its packed underwater, so for the most part there isn't a huge amount of die-off and the amount of life that comes with it, oh my, I pulled a piece of rock out of the box and looked at it and could not believe the amount of life on their, sponges, worms, corals, algae's, snails, the list goes on and on, just visit there website and look at their list of rock hitch hikers because that list is real, I ended up with a bunch of snails and a cucumber for invertebrates plus tons of other worms and what not.
I just want to make sure people don't end up regretting purchasing there rock somewhere else after they see this stuff, simply amazing, save yourself the trouble and do it right, purchase from www.tampabaysaltwater.com and you will not be disappointed, they even include a bag of bacteria to help seed your tank, I believe that's what that was. But anyway, I am sure I am not the only person out here that has had the same awesome experience with these guys.

Thanks again Rich for the BEAUTIFUL ROCK!

Like I said before, I could type all day about how satisfied I am with my purchase, so trust me, if you need Live Rock or Live Sand, go to Tampa Bay Saltwater!!!

aquaman67 · 04/10/2008, 08:17 AM

There's a huge thread by wooglin in the beginner forum about TBS rock.

I got mine in 2002 and most of the stuff on it is still alive. Things like sponges people said would die didn't.

It is awesome rock...good luck with yours and don't stay up too late at night looking for hitchhikers!

Compguy · 04/10/2008, 08:26 AM

haha, everytime I look at the tank I am their for awhile looking closely at the rocks always seeing something new

Compguy · 04/10/2008, 08:27 AM

haha, everytime I look at the tank I am their for awhile looking closely at the rocks always seeing something new, shoot thats where I should have put this thread would make alot more sense if it was in their

snorvich · 04/10/2008, 08:45 AM

Perhaps this should be in Vendor Experiences? Many people search companies in that thread class.

widmer · 04/10/2008, 09:13 AM

Boy tampa bay saltwater has been around forever if I remember straight. Maybe I will order a few pounds just to spice things up... I think it's nice when specialized threads wander out of their forums once in a while, it's good for variety.

If I recall correctly, I remember being 12 years old and cruizing their website on our dialup internet connection, looking at pictures of how they were dumping tons of dry rock into an offshore site they lease. I think this is probably one of the best ways to harvest live rock from the ocean, mainly for the reason that they are only continually pulling it from a specific site and not wandering all over the reefs digging stuff up that looks good.

I'm not sure if it actually is beneficial to the ocean that they dump in stuff they dug up on dry land; I'm sure their main motivation is that the peices are already the right size so they can just go down and remove them easily.

Compguy · 04/10/2008, 09:37 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by snorvich
Perhaps this should be in Vendor Experiences? Many people search companies in that thread class.

I tried to post it in Vendor Experiences, but you have to have so many posts, which I do, and have to be a member for 90 days, which I was not

Widmer,
Ya, I watched that video and thought it was really cool how they harvested their own rock, and when they showed what it looked like just after a few weeks or something like that was amazing, plus looking at their facility is really neat. I originally ordered 40 pounds just to seed my other live rock I purchased that is not that great and to test them out, as well as 20 pounds of sand, I think thats what I ordered, anyway after I ordered it I was looking at a 40G tank and stand I had in the basement and couldn't resist.

tami1024 · 04/10/2008, 09:38 AM

Looks like a pretty cool place. May have to consider ordering from there.

Compguy · 04/10/2008, 10:01 AM

obviously I highly recommend it

04/10/2008, 06:09 AM	#1
Compguy Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Elgin, IL Posts: 1,313	Please Read About Purchasing Live Rock And Save Yourself Alot of Regret Hello Everybody, I just wanted to place a post out here about my recent Live Rock and Live Sand purchase from Tampa Bay Saltwater, I cannot type enough about how amazing this live rock and live sand is, I just wish I would have purchased it for my 55G I have setup. I purchased it for my 40G I have had sitting in my basement, so I went ahead and set it up and was looking around on here for different places to purchase live rock and found them. The rock I have purchased in the past comes no where near comparison to this rock, the fact that it is shipped via airline freight, its basically only boxed for a few hours if you pick it up right away, and its packed underwater, so for the most part there isn't a huge amount of die-off and the amount of life that comes with it, oh my, I pulled a piece of rock out of the box and looked at it and could not believe the amount of life on their, sponges, worms, corals, algae's, snails, the list goes on and on, just visit there website and look at their list of rock hitch hikers because that list is real, I ended up with a bunch of snails and a cucumber for invertebrates plus tons of other worms and what not. I just want to make sure people don't end up regretting purchasing there rock somewhere else after they see this stuff, simply amazing, save yourself the trouble and do it right, purchase from www.tampabaysaltwater.com and you will not be disappointed, they even include a bag of bacteria to help seed your tank, I believe that's what that was. But anyway, I am sure I am not the only person out here that has had the same awesome experience with these guys. Thanks again Rich for the BEAUTIFUL ROCK! Like I said before, I could type all day about how satisfied I am with my purchase, so trust me, if you need Live Rock or Live Sand, go to Tampa Bay Saltwater!!!

04/10/2008, 08:45 AM	#5
snorvich Team RC member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Outlander Posts: 40,953 Blog Entries: 46	Perhaps this should be in Vendor Experiences? Many people search companies in that thread class. __________________ Warmest regards, ~Steve~

04/10/2008, 09:13 AM	#6
widmer Drug Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Rochester, MN Posts: 2,958	Boy tampa bay saltwater has been around forever if I remember straight. Maybe I will order a few pounds just to spice things up... I think it's nice when specialized threads wander out of their forums once in a while, it's good for variety. If I recall correctly, I remember being 12 years old and cruizing their website on our dialup internet connection, looking at pictures of how they were dumping tons of dry rock into an offshore site they lease. I think this is probably one of the best ways to harvest live rock from the ocean, mainly for the reason that they are only continually pulling it from a specific site and not wandering all over the reefs digging stuff up that looks good. I'm not sure if it actually is beneficial to the ocean that they dump in stuff they dug up on dry land; I'm sure their main motivation is that the peices are already the right size so they can just go down and remove them easily. Last edited by widmer; 04/10/2008 at 09:24 AM.

04/10/2008, 09:38 AM	#8
tami1024 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Jupiter Fl Posts: 430	Looks like a pretty cool place. May have to consider ordering from there. __________________ Reefer addict!! Current Tank Info: 29 gal with,1 multi rock, multiple mushrooms,1 rock nem, a few snails, 1 harlequin star,2 kenya trees,1 scallop and 1 mandarin goby named Gray!! 75 gal has 1 rock nem, 1 GBTA, 1 brittle star, 2 damsels and 1 tom clown

04/10/2008, 08:17 AM	#2
aquaman67 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Tennessee Posts: 7,629	There's a huge thread by wooglin in the beginner forum about TBS rock. I got mine in 2002 and most of the stuff on it is still alive. Things like sponges people said would die didn't. It is awesome rock...good luck with yours and don't stay up too late at night looking for hitchhikers!

04/10/2008, 08:26 AM	#3
Compguy Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Elgin, IL Posts: 1,313	haha, everytime I look at the tank I am their for awhile looking closely at the rocks always seeing something new

04/10/2008, 08:27 AM	#4
Compguy Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Elgin, IL Posts: 1,313	haha, everytime I look at the tank I am their for awhile looking closely at the rocks always seeing something new, shoot thats where I should have put this thread would make alot more sense if it was in their

04/10/2008, 10:01 AM	#9
Compguy Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Elgin, IL Posts: 1,313	obviously I highly recommend it