best place for live rock?

[Frank N Beans]

i WAS planning to but from ffexpress but they went under. where do you think i should buy from now? quality and price are factors since i`ll be buying 300 pounds of the stuff for a 375gal in 2 weeks

 

[LFS42]

for that quantity, try tampabay saltwater.

 

[clk2609]

didn't ffexpress turn into DrsFosterSmith.com?? still could try them.

try doing a search here to see where others have ordered from.

good luck

 

[cboyfan2020]

try http://www.harboraquatics.com

 

[BrianH]

If you want Florida aquacultured I would go with gulf-view.com.

 

[Frank N Beans]

isn`t gulfview a little pricey? $133 for 30 lbs of coraline and $198 for 30lbs of deco. that would come out to $1330.00 or $1980.00 for what i need. plus, isn`t dense heavy rock on top of that?

 

[UnderGrad]

HarborAquatics has good rock... but about a month ago when I tried to order 30lbs. of live rock from them, they said it would be a week or two because they are running low on rock. You could try but I doubt they would be able to fill your entire order...

Why not order from a few different places?

-AM-

 

[wittyfellow]

petsolutions.com has a nice selection... I think if you order a large quantity, they will discount. They're quite nice and you can give them a ring to discuss it...

good luck.

 

[Anonymous]

Try http://www.coralfragz.com

They have good looking rock and it is real cheap compared to most. Rocky can get custom sizes and shapes on request.

Louey

 

[fishfarmer]

Another vote for www.gulf-view.com. Sure Fiji is lighter, but life is excellent, shapes are comparable especially if you ask for interesting pieces. If money is a factor get a little of both types.

 

[smokin reefer]

Got my rock here. www.anchofish.com

 

[Anonymous]

I heard only good about www.justphish.com . I plan on buying the 30lb deal from www.gulf-view.com and i am getting 50lbs of fiji from justphish for my 75gal tank. I seen pics of both rocks in fellow hobbyists tanks all i can say is WOW!!!

 

[BrianH]

Franknbeans, remember that those prices on gulf-view include overnight shipping to your door. Make sure you include freight in the price from other sites. Also remember that a lot of the rock you buy from other sites ship your rock to a freight forwarder and you have to pick it up at an airport.

Brian

 

[Frank N Beans]

i think i`ll go with dr mac & son for the live rock. i might be able to pick it up from him and save shipping.

 

[Anonymous]

You can drive to Paragon from your location- they have huge tanks and you can pick your own pieces. They left me alone back there with some styrofoam boxes and just said to call them when I was ready. Being able to pick out your own rock is great because you can get light pieces and cut down on the amount you need.

 

[Frank N Beans]

only problem is they don`t say how much the rock costs. thats a bummer.

 

[Anonymous]

Hey, give em a call or email.

The price was good when I went 6 months ago. http://www.paragonsales.com/

 

[Reef Goalie]

TBS and Gulfview for aquacultured, Harbor and Premium aquatics for Figi and other exotics are my recommendations. I have ordered from all four and my rock looks great. I highly recommend all of the companies mentioned, having had great success all around with them, from quality, selection, communication, price and delivery.

 

[Anonymous]

I don't have any personal experience with the cultured, but I'll second the Premium and Harbor. Thats good stuff.

 

[NaCl-H2O]

I got the best quality from Gulf-Veiw.com and Anchofish.com.