LR from the internet

joeyg2100

Member
Has anyone ever bought live rock off of the internet? It is a lot cheaper for me to get a 50 pound box of cured live rock off of the internet than from the LFS. Would you guys suggest doing this?
 

sinner's g

Member
yep. I've gotten lr and inverts from swf.com. LOVE IT. very happy with my past orders. I'd love to order more inverts in the future from here, but not sure i'll be able to.
Last invert order was aug 2005, so it's been awhile. But i'm happy. My star is the only invert left alive (NOT swf's fault...had a few issues).
some pieces, you may want to pick out yourself, but for filler, the lr here is nice and you may get some nice pieces worthy of show. don't really remember, that was way long ago. I can't remember which pieces came from here.
 

rbrockm1

Active Member
i like to pick out my own pieces. i have my own ideas for my tank that require certain pieces. its just what ever you want to do. my friend ordered 50lbs offline and i didn't like the piece selection....so, do whatever works for you. are you going to use BR, it will help reduce the price.
 

jpc763

Active Member
Originally Posted by joeyg2100
Has anyone ever bought live rock off of the internet? It is a lot cheaper for me to get a 50 pound box of cured live rock off of the internet than from the LFS. Would you guys suggest doing this?
Yep. I got 50lbs and got a good selection of large & small pieces. Although I didn't pick anything specifically, I felt they did a good job of getting me some interesting pieces.
 

joeyg2100

Member
Should I use base rock? I have a 29 gallon tank. How much live rock should I use, and how much base rock should I use?
 

jpc763

Active Member
I bought all live rock. The only reason to buy base rock is to keep the cost down. I got 50lbs of live rock for $135 including shipping or $2.70 per lb. I could not buy base rock at that price at my LFS.
 

nick76

Active Member
Originally Posted by joeyg2100
Has anyone ever bought live rock off of the internet? It is a lot cheaper for me to get a 50 pound box of cured live rock off of the internet than from the LFS. Would you guys suggest doing this?
I bought some of my LR from the site, Excellent Stuff.
 

ray28576

Member
I suggest using all lr. IMO 1.5 lbs per gallon is good, so you should get around 45lbs. I also say ordering online is a good idea. I have purchased lr multiple times and have been pleased with the order every time.
 

salty blues

Active Member
Originally Posted by joeyg2100
Has anyone ever bought live rock off of the internet? It is a lot cheaper for me to get a 50 pound box of cured live rock off of the internet than from the LFS. Would you guys suggest doing this?

yes & yes
 
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