cheap supplier of base rock?

spacepirate · 09/19/2008, 09:01 AM

Google has not been my friend to find mail-order suppliers of base rock. The LFS sells base at $2 a lb and I'm pretty sure I can get cheaper. Apparently those places that sell marine supplies tend to not have any clue how to run/use a website with proper search terms. :P

The only place I can find right now is this: http://www.marcorocks.com/ for $.89 a lb but the rock looks very dense and non-porous so you're paying extra for all the poundage.

Would the $2 a lb. base (it's cured and not dry) rock from the LFS be a decent deal, or does anyone recommend a mail-order that is cheaper?

Kieth71 · 09/19/2008, 09:26 AM

I am not sure of the price but you may wanna chk out bulkreefsupply.They are a sponser and i know they have base rock.

mckostya · 09/19/2008, 09:26 AM

this guy on ebay got some dry live rock at relatively cheap price

http://cgi.ebay.com/AQUARIUM-LIVE-RO...QQcmdZViewItem

rickh · 09/19/2008, 03:01 PM

I bought the 25lb Fiji rock from Marco for a nano. It looks great and cheaper than "lace" rock at my LFS . It looks just like the stuff they want $9 lb for!!! R

SSpiro · 09/19/2008, 06:51 PM

I also need to find a bunch. $2/lb locally. Seems pricey when there is an LFS around here that has fiji LIVE rock for $2.99.

zachofalltrades · 09/19/2008, 08:24 PM

Google Caribsea Honeycomb... it's a major brandname of calcium carbonate base rock. Usually it comes in 50lb boxes and can be had for around $80 shipped... if you have a LFS that sells their products you can ask them if they could order you a case, but probably be about $100+ from a LFS. So basically if you get a deal online then yes it can be had for $1.70 or something a lb shipped, other than that you can make your own?

Just for the record I never got around to ordering a case, but when I did my searching for baserock it's what I came up with.

09/19/2008, 09:01 AM	#1
spacepirate Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: austin tx Posts: 26	cheap supplier of base rock? Google has not been my friend to find mail-order suppliers of base rock. The LFS sells base at $2 a lb and I'm pretty sure I can get cheaper. Apparently those places that sell marine supplies tend to not have any clue how to run/use a website with proper search terms. :P The only place I can find right now is this: http://www.marcorocks.com/ for $.89 a lb but the rock looks very dense and non-porous so you're paying extra for all the poundage. Would the $2 a lb. base (it's cured and not dry) rock from the LFS be a decent deal, or does anyone recommend a mail-order that is cheaper?

09/19/2008, 08:24 PM	#6
zachofalltrades Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Connecticut Posts: 137	Google Caribsea Honeycomb... it's a major brandname of calcium carbonate base rock. Usually it comes in 50lb boxes and can be had for around $80 shipped... if you have a LFS that sells their products you can ask them if they could order you a case, but probably be about $100+ from a LFS. So basically if you get a deal online then yes it can be had for $1.70 or something a lb shipped, other than that you can make your own? Just for the record I never got around to ordering a case, but when I did my searching for baserock it's what I came up with. __________________ 55 FOWLR Current Tank Info: 55g FOWLR

09/19/2008, 09:26 AM	#2
Kieth71 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: colorado Posts: 1,026	I am not sure of the price but you may wanna chk out bulkreefsupply.They are a sponser and i know they have base rock.

09/19/2008, 09:26 AM	#3
mckostya Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: NYC Posts: 145	this guy on ebay got some dry live rock at relatively cheap price http://cgi.ebay.com/AQUARIUM-LIVE-RO...QQcmdZViewItem

09/19/2008, 03:01 PM	#4
rickh Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Lost_in_Michigan Posts: 1,306	I bought the 25lb Fiji rock from Marco for a nano. It looks great and cheaper than "lace" rock at my LFS . It looks just like the stuff they want $9 lb for!!! R

09/19/2008, 06:51 PM	#5
SSpiro Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 2,942	I also need to find a bunch. $2/lb locally. Seems pricey when there is an LFS around here that has fiji LIVE rock for $2.99.