Moved to Louisiana

[pleichnerjv]

Just moved to Louisiana a few miles from the Mississippi Gulf coast. Want to get my tanks back up and running. Is it possible to retrieve rock and/or sand this far north in the gulf. I gave all my stock away when i left Vegas as it would not travel and because I need 200 - 300 lbs of rock i figured it would be more economical to get my own from the gulf. Even if I had to drive to Florida it would be worth it, but was hopeing this area would suffice. Any suggestions?

 

[fishyscientist]

Hi! Louisiana here!! Due to the deposits of the Mississippi River, you would have to go pretty far out in the gulf to get "true" saltwater I would think. Not to mention...the beaches here at least are pretty nasty. You might have better chance of getting rock from Florida. I would go down the where the blue water is though...way past the panhandle. Just my opinion. I'm a microbiologist, so this is just my opinion, BUT I would think that you'd want to go where the water is warm constantly since the microorganims in that rock would be more suited for the types of fish in the home aquarium. That's just what I would think would be the case. I could be wrong, though! Good luck, and welcome to Louisiana! Hope you like crawfish and cayenne pepper!

 

[olemiss]

your not going to want anything from the LA coast. I'm pretty sure it's illegal to remove any LR from Florida without a permit. lareefclub dot com is a local club(LA, gulf coast) where you can find some pretty good deals on LR from members breaking down tanks

 

[teresaq]

Why not just stock with base rock and seed with a little live rock. Google key largo rock.
T

 

[aquaknight]

I'm a bit east here, in coastal Alabama. Collection of live rock is expressly illegal in Florida. Definitely one of the things the wildlife officers actually keep an eye out for. As for sand, all of it is unfortunately the less desirable silica-based sand, not calcium-based. While it looks fine out on the beach in the sunlight, in a tank with aquarium lighting, it doesn't look right, way too yellow. The white powder sand available over in NW Florida is a nightmare to work with. Any flow and it blows around.