Going Live Rock Crazy - Page 2 - Aquarium Advice

dskidmore · 08-26-2006, 10:44 AM

Sponges often have trouble surviving transfer from tank to tank because they are vuluerable to air. Keep an eye on it and remove dying parts. Good luck with them though!

courtneyclv · 08-26-2006, 07:46 PM

THere is a place near me that sells Florida aquacultured rock for $12.00 a lb!!!!!!
I guess it has a lot of goodies on it. Is it worth it?

Like this..

http://www.tampabaysaltwater.com/

dskidmore · 08-26-2006, 07:58 PM

That's odd, thier online price is $6 per pound for coral rock. Maybe they charge more for individually selected pieces?

Tampa Bay Saltwater was the first company to get an aquaculture licence, so thier rock is the most mature aquacultured rock around. Aquacultured rock is more enviromentally friendly than wild gathered, and the stuff created in the US will have more life left on it than stuff that was shipped from overseas. TBS has really good facilities for gathering and holding rock.

I don't know if I'd pay $12 per pound for a tankfull, but maybe pick a few choice pieces from that pile and get the rest as thier "deco" or "base" rock.

08-26-2006, 10:44 AM	#11
dskidmore Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Genesee Valley Posts: 2,287 Images: 1	Sponges often have trouble surviving transfer from tank to tank because they are vuluerable to air. Keep an eye on it and remove dying parts. Good luck with them though! __________________ 75 gallon freshwater Baby shrimp sighted! 2.5 Gallon unpowered freshwater now with high light 0.25 gallon palmtop doomed to an unlit end?

08-26-2006, 07:58 PM	#13
dskidmore Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Genesee Valley Posts: 2,287 Images: 1	That's odd, thier online price is $6 per pound for coral rock. Maybe they charge more for individually selected pieces? Tampa Bay Saltwater was the first company to get an aquaculture licence, so thier rock is the most mature aquacultured rock around. Aquacultured rock is more enviromentally friendly than wild gathered, and the stuff created in the US will have more life left on it than stuff that was shipped from overseas. TBS has really good facilities for gathering and holding rock. I don't know if I'd pay $12 per pound for a tankfull, but maybe pick a few choice pieces from that pile and get the rest as thier "deco" or "base" rock. __________________ 75 gallon freshwater Baby shrimp sighted! 2.5 Gallon unpowered freshwater now with high light 0.25 gallon palmtop doomed to an unlit end?

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08-26-2006, 07:46 PM	#12
courtneyclv Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 174	THere is a place near me that sells Florida aquacultured rock for $12.00 a lb!!!!!! I guess it has a lot of goodies on it. Is it worth it? Like this.. http://www.tampabaysaltwater.com/