Where to order live rock online

mntcfish

mntcfish

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I live in Minneapolis and do not have any quality shops with good live rock so I've decided to look online. Does anyone have a recommendation from experience of a reputable online distributor to order live rock? Also what live rock would you recommend? I am looking for the most colorful and gnarly rock available. Really like Bail Aholi, dislike Fiji. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks
 
meowzer

meowzer

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Yeah...I was gonna say SWF has a heck of a deal going on right now too...free shipping with live rock purchases :)
 
mntcfish

mntcfish

Member
Thanks - one last question I have been doing a lot of reading online and several sources have said to not purchase live rock as a bulk order (for me it would be about 30 lbs) and throw it all into the tank at once, but to purchases and acclimate the rock in small pieces. Is this garbage??? Below is one of the links where I read this. Thanks for the tips and advice - its great not to have to try and deal with the used card salesmen that are at my LFS, but have people actually help.
http://saltaquarium.about.com/cs/fil...aa111901_3.htm
 
meowzer

meowzer

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When I buy rock online....I put it all in a large tote with fresh sw, a heater, and a powerhead...I test the water after 24 hours...there will be some die-off causing ammonia....I do a water change...test again in 24 hours....and after a few days of this, and an ammonia reading of 0 is obtained I add it to my tanks
NOW....Ifthis is an uncycled tank....do this in the tank
 
mntcfish

mntcfish

Member
it is an uncycled tank - just started this week actually. Thanks very much for your help. Any recommendations on your favorite type of live rock? I'm looking for something that is really colorful and has lots of surface area. Thanks again!
 
meowzer

meowzer

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If you get it from here I think I would get the premium figi.....
seems to me you can toss it right in the tank, and cycle all together :)
what's in it now...just sand?
 
yerboy

yerboy

Active Member
no since in paying big money for live rock when you can save a ton by buying dry rock and just let it become live on its own. Also with a new tank setup going with dryrock is best imo because you have zero chance of introducing bad hitchhikers into your tank.
 
aquaman

aquaman

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Originally Posted by yerboy
http:///forum/post/3238860
no since in paying big money for live rock when you can save a ton by buying dry rock and just let it become live on its own. Also with a new tank setup going with dryrock is best imo because you have zero chance of introducing bad hitchhikers into your tank.
But where can you get it?
 
aquaman

aquaman

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Originally Posted by Flower
http:///forum/post/3238901

SWF.com sells live rock...look to the left of this page, under
Live Rock
Live Sand
I am looking for dry or base rock, not live rock at the momet, when I do order my live rock it will be fro, here.
 
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