LR Choices! Help me!

J3838 · 06/28/2006, 09:58 PM

Hey everyone...

I have most of my dry equipment for my 33 Long setup I am starting and I am almost ready to buy LR. In my 90 Gallon I have about 170lbs of Fiji LR, but I am trying to decide if I should go with a different type of rock.

I am looking to create 2 islands with a nice valley in the middle to provide ample shelter and swimming room for my fishies...

My question for all you RC members is... should I go with:

1. 60lbs Fiji LR
2. 60lbs Marshall Island LR
3. 45lbs Fiji, 15lbs Tonga Branch
4. Another mixture?

Please help me decide what LR would be best for my tank... Also if you have any pictures of your rockwork, please post them and label what type of rock! That would be so much help....

I am especially looking for a tank with marshall rock so I can see how a tank full of that looks.... Thank you all in advance and please feel free to leave any advice u can!!! Thanks again

Justin

Avast Marine · 06/28/2006, 10:56 PM

Kaelini Tonga Ultra Show 100# (two rocks are 40# and 43# ea) in a 54g.

ek9vboi · 06/28/2006, 11:01 PM

I would get some tonga to use for the buttom section, which will be supporting the top rocks. It would be a good idea because surface will be touching the sand so water and so on can circulate.

Steven0000 · 06/29/2006, 01:39 AM

yes tonga on the bottom is a very good idea and creates flow throught the whole tank

after that i would go with some Marshal or fiji
or some of that stuff from FL
i have heard it is covering in all kinds of corals and stuff

NCreefwannabe · 06/29/2006, 03:16 AM

out of those choices. marshall island for sure. theres another rock i like as much as MI rock, my cousin has them both in his tank and it looks amazing. ill have to ask him what the other kind is.

J3838 · 06/29/2006, 04:55 PM

Thanks for all of your quick responses... i really like the look of your rock dandy7200.... I definetly am thinking about going with marshall rock with maybe some tonga... I would love to see some more pictures of people's rock... so anyone ou there who cares to share... I also love the tampabay saltwater rock... i think its full of life and looks great, however picking it up from the airport is gonna be such a pain. I don't know yet... Please keep the suggestions coming!~!

J3838 · 06/30/2006, 01:30 PM

anyone else?

J3838 · 07/01/2006, 07:17 PM

bump

Duchess · 07/01/2006, 07:26 PM

I vote for Marshall Island. It's beautiful.

affan · 07/01/2006, 08:59 PM

Get the Indonesian rock. There's a website somewhere that exclusively sells it online. They have this new kind of Indonesian rock that comes covered with ZOOS! The life on this rock will simply amaze you. It did me.

EDIT: Here's the website. Check it out

http://www.reefscience.com/web/live_rock.php

J3838 · 07/01/2006, 11:31 PM

Hey affan... That stuff looks very intriguing.... did you order it? how much is it per pound? do you have any pictures of it in your tank, or other's tanks?

Aside from this new rock that has just been brought to my attention, Im thinking about doing 40lbs of marshall and maybe 10-15lbs tonga branch...

Any other thoughts?

jimbo045 · 07/02/2006, 12:41 AM

Stock up on the live rock and remove the wet/dry, if you have... JD

J3838 · 07/02/2006, 12:43 AM

Nah no wet dry... ill have the live rock... hob refugium to grow pods and such... and a protein skimmer....

J3838 · 07/03/2006, 11:47 PM

well i dunno that anyone is following this thread at all, but just thought id let you all know, i purchased 50lbs marshall island and 15lbs tonga branch lr from Premium aquatics.... I will let you all know how it is when i get it!!!

wayne in norway · 07/04/2006, 01:00 AM

It barely matters which island it's from, it's more to do with which part of the reef it's derived.

60 pounds in a 33 seems a lot to me ......

Duchess · 07/04/2006, 09:08 AM

I'm sure you will like your LR from Premium Aquatics! It's a lot of fun to see what kinds of life forms come along for the ride on the rock.

Speaking of hitchhiking life forms, watch out for a crab hitchhiker in the Marshall Island rock. It's sometimes known as a "teddy bear" crab because it's totally covered in cream-colored hair. When I first saw one, my immediate reaction was that it looked like something created by Sesame Street. Anyway, as neat as it may look, it is a murderer in disguise. I lost two fish to one that must have been a "baby" crab when I added the rock to my tank -- it stayed hidden for months until it grew large enough to take on my fish.

J3838 · 07/04/2006, 09:55 AM

Thanks for the warning duchess... Ill definetly look out for them and try to get them out if at all possible... don't want any masked murderers in my tank

06/28/2006, 09:58 PM	#1
J3838 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: River Edge, NJ Posts: 99	LR Choices! Help me! Hey everyone... I have most of my dry equipment for my 33 Long setup I am starting and I am almost ready to buy LR. In my 90 Gallon I have about 170lbs of Fiji LR, but I am trying to decide if I should go with a different type of rock. I am looking to create 2 islands with a nice valley in the middle to provide ample shelter and swimming room for my fishies... My question for all you RC members is... should I go with: 1. 60lbs Fiji LR 2. 60lbs Marshall Island LR 3. 45lbs Fiji, 15lbs Tonga Branch 4. Another mixture? Please help me decide what LR would be best for my tank... Also if you have any pictures of your rockwork, please post them and label what type of rock! That would be so much help.... I am especially looking for a tank with marshall rock so I can see how a tank full of that looks.... Thank you all in advance and please feel free to leave any advice u can!!! Thanks again Justin

06/28/2006, 10:56 PM	#2
Avast Marine RC Sponsor Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Northern VA Posts: 2,446	Kaelini Tonga Ultra Show 100# (two rocks are 40# and 43# ea) in a 54g. __________________ Dan Don't rush art, you get bad art.

06/28/2006, 11:01 PM	#3
ek9vboi Registered Member. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: South FL Posts: 3,027	I would get some tonga to use for the buttom section, which will be supporting the top rocks. It would be a good idea because surface will be touching the sand so water and so on can circulate.

06/29/2006, 01:39 AM	#4
Steven0000 Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Atlanta, Ga Posts: 522	yes tonga on the bottom is a very good idea and creates flow throught the whole tank after that i would go with some Marshal or fiji or some of that stuff from FL i have heard it is covering in all kinds of corals and stuff

06/29/2006, 03:16 AM	#5
NCreefwannabe Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 953	out of those choices. marshall island for sure. theres another rock i like as much as MI rock, my cousin has them both in his tank and it looks amazing. ill have to ask him what the other kind is.

06/29/2006, 04:55 PM	#6
J3838 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: River Edge, NJ Posts: 99	Thanks for all of your quick responses... i really like the look of your rock dandy7200.... I definetly am thinking about going with marshall rock with maybe some tonga... I would love to see some more pictures of people's rock... so anyone ou there who cares to share... I also love the tampabay saltwater rock... i think its full of life and looks great, however picking it up from the airport is gonna be such a pain. I don't know yet... Please keep the suggestions coming!~!

06/30/2006, 01:30 PM	#7
J3838 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: River Edge, NJ Posts: 99	anyone else?

07/01/2006, 07:17 PM	#8
J3838 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: River Edge, NJ Posts: 99	bump

07/01/2006, 07:26 PM	#9
Duchess Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Maryland Posts: 165	I vote for Marshall Island. It's beautiful.

07/01/2006, 08:59 PM	#10
affan Moved On Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: From NYC, currently serving time in Hattiesburg, MS Posts: 1,125	Get the Indonesian rock. There's a website somewhere that exclusively sells it online. They have this new kind of Indonesian rock that comes covered with ZOOS! The life on this rock will simply amaze you. It did me. EDIT: Here's the website. Check it out http://www.reefscience.com/web/live_rock.php

07/01/2006, 11:31 PM	#11
J3838 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: River Edge, NJ Posts: 99	Hey affan... That stuff looks very intriguing.... did you order it? how much is it per pound? do you have any pictures of it in your tank, or other's tanks? Aside from this new rock that has just been brought to my attention, Im thinking about doing 40lbs of marshall and maybe 10-15lbs tonga branch... Any other thoughts?

07/02/2006, 12:41 AM	#12
jimbo045 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Aiea, HI. Posts: 1,788	Stock up on the live rock and remove the wet/dry, if you have... JD

07/02/2006, 12:43 AM	#13
J3838 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: River Edge, NJ Posts: 99	Nah no wet dry... ill have the live rock... hob refugium to grow pods and such... and a protein skimmer....

07/03/2006, 11:47 PM	#14
J3838 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: River Edge, NJ Posts: 99	well i dunno that anyone is following this thread at all, but just thought id let you all know, i purchased 50lbs marshall island and 15lbs tonga branch lr from Premium aquatics.... I will let you all know how it is when i get it!!!

07/04/2006, 01:00 AM	#15
wayne in norway Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Stavanger, Norway Posts: 1,271	It barely matters which island it's from, it's more to do with which part of the reef it's derived. 60 pounds in a 33 seems a lot to me ......

07/04/2006, 09:08 AM	#16
Duchess Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Maryland Posts: 165	I'm sure you will like your LR from Premium Aquatics! It's a lot of fun to see what kinds of life forms come along for the ride on the rock. Speaking of hitchhiking life forms, watch out for a crab hitchhiker in the Marshall Island rock. It's sometimes known as a "teddy bear" crab because it's totally covered in cream-colored hair. When I first saw one, my immediate reaction was that it looked like something created by Sesame Street. Anyway, as neat as it may look, it is a murderer in disguise. I lost two fish to one that must have been a "baby" crab when I added the rock to my tank -- it stayed hidden for months until it grew large enough to take on my fish.

07/04/2006, 09:55 AM	#17
J3838 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: River Edge, NJ Posts: 99	Thanks for the warning duchess... Ill definetly look out for them and try to get them out if at all possible... don't want any masked murderers in my tank