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haze7573

I ordered about 30lbs from sealifeinc.net about a month and a half ago and got some amazing stuff. many colors and no bad hitchhikers have been found yet. definatly recommend them..with shipping it ended up being about $6/lb which is pretty good compared to what some of these local fish stores charge.
 
RichT

RichT

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Marco Rocks is one our sponsors. You should check them out. Lots of happy reefers use Marco Rocks.
 
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harryk

I get mine from seatrademarine.com. He's a local jersey guy in Medford NJ. Nice guy to deal with and you can pick it up so you save money on shipping. He has a nice selection also. Good luck with whatever you decide.

Harry
 
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Embowe

I ordered mine from Marcorocks...I called him before hand to tell him the size tank I was doing (55gallon) so I would be sure to get some pieces that would fit in the tank...I can say that I wouldn't buy "wet" rock again...I would go with Marcorocks if I were you....you will be very happy with what you recieve...
 
jimroth

jimroth

RichT said:
Marco Rocks is one our sponsors. You should check them out. Lots of happy reefers use Marco Rocks.
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I thought Marco Rocks sold dried out rock.

Not that there's anything wrong with that.

Sorry, I'm a biology geek -- finding the hitchhikers is part of the fun for me.
 
Hawkeye

Hawkeye

jimroth said:
RichT said:
Marco Rocks is one our sponsors. You should check them out. Lots of happy reefers use Marco Rocks.
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I thought Marco Rocks sold dried out rock.

Not that there's anything wrong with that.

Sorry, I'm a biology geek -- finding the hitchhikers is part of the fun for me.
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Product-wise...

I only have experience with tbs LR and while personally i found it a lot of fun to study the hitchers - it's not very "turnkey". You will get great color and some neat hitchers (serpent stars, manacina species brains, christmas worms), but you may also get unwanted hitchers - cirolanid isopods, hammer-type mantis shrimp, various sponges which won't survive long term, a ton of xanthid crabs, maybe whelks, and more.

In essence it takes time to sort out the good (porcelain crabs etc.) from the bad.

Company-wise -
I really think TBS is top notch. They are a small shop (3~4 ppl) but are really great. I think the downside also maybe that if the weather doesn't cooperate in the gulf, there could be a long wait for LR. Also -they are known to throw in extras (for me it was extra peppermint, serpent star, snails and hermits). If you do not want a condylactis free - make sure you tell them.

That all stated, I think if I were to do it again, I may do a mix-match with dry LR (marco). I haven't decided yet...still waiting to finish my "house projects" before doing anything with the 120 I bought from AqOb.

edit - i forgot one other thing. If you are not close to Newark Airport or Philadelphia Airport - TBS may not be ideal. Shipping is a lot cheaper by picking up at the airport...if you want it at your door...skip them.
 
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