live rock price per pound

[cymbal67]

i am about to spend $10 per lb but the color on this stuff is amazing and the few pieces i looked at, each had some type of tiny coral on it. its indo pacific, i asked if it was figi and they said no,...its more pourus than figi making it a better natural filtration for the tank. but what do i know....i dont even have water in my tank yet...

 

[blizz75]

Originally Posted by SugarFox03
where are ya'll getting this aquacultered rock? I'm in south florida, and have never heard of such a thing! If you cant post it, can you email it to me? (sugarfox03 - at - aol.com)
every one of my lfs. It has coraline, macro, sponges, crabs, urchins, stars (brittle and micro) one had a gorganian, some have polyps. You cant beat the freebies that u get w/ this rock! ( i would post pics but i have NO lighting in my FOWLR and urchins galore so together they turn my rock pretty bland

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Not sure if u could get it off the internet im in Tampa area so thats prob. why they sell it every where

There are a TON of LFS in MIami area so just call around and ur bound to find it somewhere!

 

[cymbal67]

what part of tampa area? i am in parrish, which is a little north of bradenton-sarasota

 

[xdave]

Sorry ophiura, I tried to be subtle but got a little frustrated.

 

[acrylic51]

$3.99 a lb, and hate the florida aquacultured stuff looks like boulders just covered in coraline....

 

[viper_930]

I actually prefer dry base rock or almost bare live rock over fresh LR with a bunch of algea, polyps, sponges, etc. on it. All the organisms living on the LR would prevent my own corals from growing on it. Base rock or bare LR has a nice clean surface to which I can mount corals and they can easily begin to encrust without fighting off what's already growing.
Or maybe I'm just picky about what I have on my LR. :thinking:

 

[bill f]

Acrylic, where are you buying, out by you?
I'm still waiting to hear about the hidden reef (Phila. ) reopening, they use to have LR for $4.00 lb

 

[slayer]

I got my rock from the doctors they had a great deal cuz all of my lfs charges $8-$12 a lb with nothing on it no coraline, no hitchhikers nothing at all.

 

[blizz75]

Originally Posted by acrylic51
$3.99 a lb, and hate the florida aquacultured stuff looks like boulders just covered in coraline....
My gulf rock is all coral skelton

 

[xdave]

The choice between strip mined LR and cultured come down to a decision over what you're more willing to sacrafice, your specific decorating preferences, or the planet you live on.