Live rock shipment

[Serpentman]

Man am I excited! I just received 125lbs of uncured Haitian LR. Man is there tons of life (and death) on it. My wife and kids think I am nuts for getting all excited about 2 boxes of very funky smelling rock.

 

[Brenden]

My wife and kids think I am nuts for getting all excited about 2 boxes of very funky smelling rock.

You are but lucky for you we are all nuts here. Want to see a better response? Tell the kids how much you paid for the boxes of stinky rock.

 

[Serpentman]

Tell the kids how much you paid for the boxes of stinky rock.

LOL! Gotta be careful, never know who they'll tell!

 

[melosu58]

Good one Brian Best laugh I`ve had all day

 

[ryguy]

People are always asking why SW is so expensive and I feel like a moron trying to explain to them why I paid so much for the rock that's in the tank..... they don't get it....they never will, unless they too decide to do a SW tank.

"you paid HOW MUCH?.... I got rocks in m'backyard.....I'da let you have 'em fur free!!"

 

[elzool]

Man am I excited! I just received 125lbs of uncured Haitian LR.

Where did you get it at?
Any pictures?

I'm still debating my purchase of rock and looking at all options.

 

[xkenneth]

If you're ordering live rock i've seen some not so bad deals from Drs. Foster and Smith. I was planning on ordering some but today my friend was able to convince the LFS to sell us Fiji for $3.50, which was a deal I couldn't very well pass up.

 

[SharkMan]

wow my LFS charges 9+ dollars a pound for live rock.

 

[Serpentman]

The deal was very good. 3.25/lb shipped. For orders over 75# you have to pick it up at your local airport. The rock is in the tank which I have to put back together. Once I get my lights up and running, I will post some pics.

Also, they have both cured and uncured available. I chose the uncured as I am setting up a new tank. It was pretty covered in stuff. How much of it is "live" remains to be seen.

Here is the link:

http://www.intmarinefish.com/liverock.html

 

[SeeDemTails]

Damn that is about half price what I see at my LFS's......I wonder if it would be a better idea to get uncured rock so my tank will cycle better.

 

[Serpentman]

I don't know if it will cycle better. Actually it might take a little longer. However, there is more life on the rock to begin with so you might seed you tank with more "stuff". Also, with uncured in a new tank, the is nothing to foul up. Also if your tank is already established, I would cure it in another container before adding it.

 

[Brenden]

I wonder if it would be a better idea to get uncured rock so my tank will cycle better.

No. You will have plenty of dieoff in shipment.