Live rock
Anyone have experience with LifeRock from Caribsea? Also, in your opinion what is the best live rock? I just bought from my LFS for my first tank but that was only 30 lbs. I'm going to need alot more this time around. I considered picking out a few nice pieces from the LFS and ordering the rest online.
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You could always add dry rock to the existing, I have only ever bought live rock from my lfs before. My last build I just used all dry rock.
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If you have 30 lbs of aged live rock. I would either use dry rock or if you have the budget just buy base live rock from your lfs. You really don’t need to buy top shelf live rock You already have great rock
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I recently purchased 100lbs of dry reef rock from ebay seller junkyrddog92, for $180....shipping included, I was able to request multiple sizes of pieces, I am extremely happy with this purchase, it is 100% limestone rock from Florida, I would never buy live rock again considering the great deals that are available and without unwanted pests. The rock comes very white but now looks like any other live rock I've ever purchased before for THREE TIMES the price. I am in no way, shape or form affiliated with this seller, I am just happy with my transaction and am trying to share with others. There are other dry rock sellers but this is the one I dealt with and had zero issues.
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Check out their sponsor forum here on RC. The amount of life on the rock is insane. Go for "The Package" which gets you the rock, sand, critters and other goodies. No cycle. You're tank will be ready for fish and coral in just a few days. |
I bet the life on those rocks are amazing.
I am not really too concerned about pest Honestly I am the biggest pest fir my tank :) I think we all killed more corals than any pest ever :) Especially acros Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro |
When hobbiest say, they got dry rock and made it live rock. Sorry, it ain’t the same live rock with spaghetti worms, Red Tree Sponges, Yellow Ball Sponges, tunicates and red, yellow & orange bryozones..
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While I like the biodiversity of Gulf of Mexico live rock, the density of the Florida limestones makes it twice as expensive. The pricing of the above rock is very favorable. |
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TBS Pukani rules!!!
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Even with the density of the bryozoan limestone, I would still purchase GOM live rock before Pacific for the diversity. The GOM is nutrient rich and the biodiversity on the east coast of Florida is phenomenal. I run my systems nutrient rich and heavy on the sponges and other filter feeders. I spoke with Richard in early 2005. I was buying my first Package from him. I was on a drilling rig sending him emails and he was on a fishing yacht in the biggest fishing rodeo in the GOM off the coast from Biloxi. He mentioned being in the rodeo watching a boatload of models and I mentioned being on a drilling rig with a bunch of boats circling our drilling rig, including a boat load of models. |
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But I've seen what it looks like just after 3-6 months. Looks like it has been down there for years. Insane how fast it colonizes in those waters. He's been seeding pukani for quite awhile now, along with the walt smith 2.1 rock. |
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I did not realize that Richard had tied in with Walt Smith, another environmental steward of sustainable live rock. I will have to check it out. Growing up as a kid, we used to go out to offshore production platforms in the GOM to fish. They were the perfect structure for a reef to attach to with good cross flow. Because I would get seasick, I would transfer to fish from production platform. I spent more time gazing into the water. Maybe that’s why I am an addicted reefer. |
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I've got both the walt smith and the pukani in my tank. :) |
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While I am all for diversity personally, diversity is the exact opposite of what some are going for. Others may welcome the challenge and a tank that will have more diverse life, and more pests. |
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