My 65 gallon system should be up and running next week & I have a question about buying and adding live rock.
I'm going to order about 75lbs of cultured Atlantic LR plus some rubble from the Live Rock Ranch. It's been aquacultured off the Florida Keys and the pics look good. I was planning on shipping it air express instead of FEDEX ground and pick it up at the airport. According to the company it's out of their tanks in the morning and I'll pick it up in the afternoon, and then into the empty display tank an hour or two later. It's shipped moist. (Fla. to MD)
What kind of die off and curing process can I expect? Do you think it will still be "cured" after a half day of shipping? Do you think there will be an abbreviated curing process and I will be able to avoid the 8 week cycle and the associated smells? (I plan to cure in the display tank) Do you think some of the critters will make it? If it's going to arrive "uncured" I might as well ship it FEDEX ground and save a dollar.
What are the chances of getting some undesirable hitch-hikers and what if anything can I do about it?
Also, do you like Atlantic LR? I've read it's heavy and not as porous or as good as Fiji LR. Any opinions on that?
Thanks for any info you can provice – N83259
I'm going to order about 75lbs of cultured Atlantic LR plus some rubble from the Live Rock Ranch. It's been aquacultured off the Florida Keys and the pics look good. I was planning on shipping it air express instead of FEDEX ground and pick it up at the airport. According to the company it's out of their tanks in the morning and I'll pick it up in the afternoon, and then into the empty display tank an hour or two later. It's shipped moist. (Fla. to MD)
What kind of die off and curing process can I expect? Do you think it will still be "cured" after a half day of shipping? Do you think there will be an abbreviated curing process and I will be able to avoid the 8 week cycle and the associated smells? (I plan to cure in the display tank) Do you think some of the critters will make it? If it's going to arrive "uncured" I might as well ship it FEDEX ground and save a dollar.
What are the chances of getting some undesirable hitch-hikers and what if anything can I do about it?
Also, do you like Atlantic LR? I've read it's heavy and not as porous or as good as Fiji LR. Any opinions on that?
Thanks for any info you can provice – N83259