Best place for live rock?

[Stomatopod]

What would be the best place to get live rock? All I see in my LFS are these yellow chunks and purple aquacultured stuff. :noidea:

 

[ReefGeeker]

The ocean is a good place to start.

 

[ReefGeeker]

Or you could look on craigslist for some good deals, perhaps the classifieds here may have some or you could post a wanted add. I don't know where you are located but there are many LFS's up here with nice rock. Online you could check out Marco rocks.

 

[Fishsticks86]

Agree, get macro base rocks. Its cheaper and you don't have to deal with pests.

 

[Stomatopod]

Agree, get macro base rocks. Its cheaper and you don't have to deal with pests.

Is it me, or do I sound crazy by saying I actually want those pest :crazy: I would love to get mantis, teddy crabs, asterina, microbrittle and lots more! One thing I love about the ocean is the ammount of life to discover, and using fake decor or rock without hitchhikers kinda takes away from it all. Naturally I would just catch them all and keep them in the overflow box or refugium seperatly!

 

[ReefGeeker]

Well you do not want aptasia, majano, flatworms, hydroids, vermatid snails, parasites, ect. ect. ect. That said I have never used base rocks. You could get some base rock and seed it with some live rock. Or as I said before go on cl or the classifieds sometimes you can get a great deal like 2-4 bucks a pound.

 

[mfinn]

Is it me, or do I sound crazy by saying I actually want those pest :crazy: I would love to get mantis, teddy crabs, asterina, microbrittle and lots more! !

Be careful what you ask for.

Sometimes you can't just catch them and put them where you want them.

 

[DTECH07]

Buy dead rock and cook it yourself. Ensures less pest on the rock and no side from past dosing or nuking of the tank. That's if you have time.

 

[N1Husker]

I got 50ilbs of live rock from VividAquariums.com and the rest from MarcoRocks, they both have great rock. Vivid is live rock and Marco Rocks is all dead.

 

[xxkenny90xx]

I get all of my rock from Craigslist and rfs classifieds. That's definitely the way to go, I never pay more than $2 or $3 a pound