Where To Buy Live Rock?

[Luketendo]

Where do you guys think I should buy my live rock? I need 20kg of it and live in Sussex, so nearby shops or mail order will be needed.

 

[lyotim88]

Where do you guys think I should buy my live rock? I need 20kg of it and live in Sussex, so nearby shops or mail order will be needed.

Do one of your LFS sell it?

 

[Truck]

Where do you guys think I should buy my live rock? I need 20kg of it and live in Sussex, so nearby shops or mail order will be needed.

try tropical fish 4u, they have some of the best live rock available @ £10 a kilo

 

[Luketendo]

Where do you guys think I should buy my live rock? I need 20kg of it and live in Sussex, so nearby shops or mail order will be needed.

Do one of your LFS sell it?

Yeah Maidenhead Aquatics sell it at £15 a kilo, which is really expesive and at that price I could get STM Ultra Live Rock for less.

I've not been to Paraquatics and heard they sell it at £9 a kilo so I guess I could go there and I've not seen World of Fishes with any live rock in stock or a price.

 

[lyotim88]

well in general you get what you pay for, not saying to go really expensive or anything.

 

[Trod]

I would seriously look at e bay, £10 kg is way to much.

There are a couple of 20kg sales at the moment
http/cgi.ebay.co.uk/LIVE-ROCK-FIJI-LIVIN...A1%7C240%3A1318
and this one

http/cgi.ebay.co.uk/20-KGS-GRADE-A-INDON...A1%7C240%3A1318

you can always find it cheaper online rather than at any LFS, I got mine from e bay, it was great, with lots of life

 

[Luketendo]

well in general you get what you pay for, not saying to go really expensive or anything.

Well the rock at Maidenhead Aquatics looks pretty average, but I will check again.

Rock from Mailordercorals is uncured and smells loads etc. Of course there are auctions but do any post?

 

[Trod]

This is a good price for some nice looking LR and yes they post

http/cgi.ebay.co.uk/20-KGS-GRADE-A-INDON...A1%7C240%3A1318

 

[Ahoy89]

You'll find it is quite expensive, I was looking online for some but then found my LFS sold live rock. It ended up coming up to £100 for it but it does look really nice and it's full of colour, that's only two larger rocks too I think it's about 12kg.

 

[Luketendo]

This is a good price for some nice looking LR and yes they post

[URL="http/cgi.ebay.co.uk/20-KGS-GRADE-A-INDON...A1%7C240%3A1318"]http/cgi.ebay.co.uk/20-KGS-GRADE-A-INDON...A1%7C240%3A1318[/URL]

Rock from Mailordercorals is uncured and smells loads etc (as I said before!)

Yes I know live rock is pretty expensive but I know there's places that do it at £9 or even less and I want to know what people though of the live rock they have and where they got it etc.

 

[seffieuk]

Hi Luke

The best and cheapest way to buy is from an established reef - my sister and I bought from a chap off ebay who was shutting his tank down, we transported it in water for approx 45 minutes, had little die off and great coraline/hitch hikers. Some times they will also sell you their live sand

Check out aquarists classified and flea bay

Seffie x

 

[Luketendo]

Hi Luke

The best and cheapest way to buy is from an established reef - my sister and I bought from a chap off ebay who was shutting his tank down, we transported it in water for approx 45 minutes, had little die off and great coraline/hitch hikers. Some times they will also sell you their live sand

Check out aquarists classified and flea bay

Seffie x

Ok thank you very much I will have a go I guess.