how does ur LFS transfer LR?
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dlight692000
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mine gives me a stirofoam (spelling?) box raps the rock in wet paper and put the rock in the box, and thats it
mr . salty
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It really depends on how long the rock will be out of water.If you only live a short drive(15-30min)the rock will be fine.Any longer than a half an hour and it should at least be covered with a wet paper towel.Best bet is to submerge it in saltwater inside of a cooler.
salttrigger
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They just put it in a back without water.
oceanblue
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I have two decent marine shops in town and one uses large plastic bags that he just dribbles some extra water into, and the other store uses the box w/wet newspaper idea. Both seem to be ok philosophies, but my personal feeling on the matter is, the less direct air contact the better. 
denisec
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Mine asks how long till home. I say 45 min. They wrap in paper soak it good and put in plastic bag, then turn it upside down in another one and then put it in a carring bag. There is usually about a 1/2 of a cup water standing in the bottom of the bag. Seems like there should be less bags and more water
fishin family
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Our LFS would soak newspaper and wrap the LR, add a small amount of water, and double bag, with brown paper sack to top it off.
flydan
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Hey,
On smaller pieces my lfs double bags with some water in the bag. When I bought 50lbs at once it went in a styrofoam box with soaked newspaper covering it. BTW, when I unloaded all the lr from the box I looked inside and there was an emerald crab sitting in a puddle pleased as punch!
Take care,
Dan'l
On smaller pieces my lfs double bags with some water in the bag. When I bought 50lbs at once it went in a styrofoam box with soaked newspaper covering it. BTW, when I unloaded all the lr from the box I looked inside and there was an emerald crab sitting in a puddle pleased as punch!
Take care,
Dan'l
bassmaster
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My store puts it in a plastic bag and fills it with water, even though i only live about 5 minutes away. In my opinion, for the price of his LR, he had better put water with it.
saltwatersensae
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My LFS transfers it in a bag filled up with air with a wet bag on them
If you come in with a cooler they will let you transfer it in water.
[ August 02, 2001: Message edited by: Saltwatersensae ]
If you come in with a cooler they will let you transfer it in water.
[ August 02, 2001: Message edited by: Saltwatersensae ]
dmh
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On a related note...I built up a ton of base rock when I started my tank, added some 'dying' live rock to cycle it (from the lfs). The rock has enough surviving coaraline to get that started, but as far as other life goes, there is little to none. I've went in in the middle of the night with a flashlight to see if anything was scuurrying around - nothing. No signs of life.
Should I attempt to purchase some better live rock (keep in mind this is a small town with 2 lfs and my tank is currectly full of rocks so ordering 50# is out of the question) or can I obtain some copepods & stuff in another manner? Suggestions?
Should I attempt to purchase some better live rock (keep in mind this is a small town with 2 lfs and my tank is currectly full of rocks so ordering 50# is out of the question) or can I obtain some copepods & stuff in another manner? Suggestions?
