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dvleemin
03-14-2009, 11:27 PM
I was wondering if anyone knows of a local shop that gets in decent live rock? I was at aquarium illusions on Thursday and the so called live rock looked like base rock.

Darryl
mark
03-15-2009, 02:08 AM
When I started got my LR from AI and looked similiar to what they have now. Given time will colour up.

Should also check regularly on Canreef's Buy/Sell forum.
dvleemin
03-15-2009, 02:18 AM
When I started got my LR from AI and looked similiar to what they have now. Given time will colour up.

Should also check regularly on Canreef's Buy/Sell forum.

Yeah,
But at the price they want I'll order from JL and get WAY better rock . . .

Darryl
subman
03-15-2009, 04:41 AM
i was wondering if anyone knows of a local shop that gets in decent live rock?

Darryl

no
dvleemin
03-15-2009, 04:46 AM
no
That's really too bad . . .
subman
03-15-2009, 04:48 AM
it sure is but at least you found Canreef that's where most of the good stuff is anyway.
subman
03-15-2009, 05:04 AM
you should check out the reef shop http://www.thereefshoppe.ca/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=68 a lot closer and i've heard great to deal with as well.
Flash
03-15-2009, 06:18 AM
I, like you am really struggling with finding any kind of decent rock here in edmonton. the rock the stores have is crap and $$ and the rock people do sell on here, by the time I pm them it's already gone or they want to sell the whole lot at once.. it makes trying to get this tank up and running frustrating... keep looking you might come across something... and if you do, let me know lol!
dvleemin
03-15-2009, 02:38 PM
you should check out the reef shop http://www.thereefshoppe.ca/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=68 a lot closer and i've heard great to deal with as well.

I thought the Reef Shoppe was in Ontario, no?
mark
03-15-2009, 02:47 PM
The Reef Shoppe
5730 - 23 Street
Lloydminster, AB
T9V 2Y5
Canada
(780) 870-5477
(866) 985-REEF (7333),

Got a valve off them once, very accommodating
dvleemin
03-15-2009, 02:52 PM
The Reef Shoppe
5730 - 23 Street
Lloydminster, AB
T9V 2Y5
Canada
(780) 870-5477
(866) 985-REEF (7333),

Got a valve off them once, very accommodating

Anyone ever got live rock off of them?
toxic111
03-15-2009, 03:01 PM
Kelly @ the reef shoppe is great to deal with.. you can't go wrong.

I don't know how much rock he has in right now, but he usually has some nice stuff.
dvleemin
03-15-2009, 03:03 PM
Kelly @ the reef shoppe is great to deal with.. you can't go wrong.

I don't know how much rock he has in right now, but he usually has some nice stuff.

Yeah,
He PM'd me that he had some. I'm looking for completely uncured though as I'm starting a new tank. I find the uncured stuff you get a lot more hitchhikers and life.

Darryl
Doo
03-21-2009, 03:42 PM
shizean in the west end has some nice stuff for sale...
dvleemin
03-22-2009, 03:18 PM
shizean in the west end has some nice stuff for sale...

What's shizean?
Myka
03-22-2009, 06:30 PM
Shizean is a member on CanReef. :)

I PMed you dvleemin.
Funky_Fish14
03-23-2009, 07:28 AM
I've found some really good rock at AI... but buying all at once, all the pieces you want, no matter what, no matter where... I dont think can ever be found. My collection of live rock has tons of awesome pieces, but its all stuff I've found over the years, collected slowly...

If you go and pick through, or get someone to pick through for you, you should be able to find something you'll like. The recent shipment has lots of round/boring stuff, but I also saw some nice flat pieces in there - got a couple myself.
zuzes20011
04-10-2009, 09:58 PM
realy i dont see the point in buying live rock i bought base rock and it has done the jobe for me then i put 5 pounds of live rubbel in my sump i have an awsome 72 gallon tank with yellow tang to clowns a spoted tang racoon tang a luner three 3 striped damsels 1 blue damsel one black white spoted damsel and some outher fish sea urchant crabs and snailes and to ananemoe and my rock gos from one end of the tank to the outher built like roman pillers
subman
04-10-2009, 10:21 PM
realy i dont see the point in buying live rock i bought base rock and it has done the jobe for me then i put 5 pounds of live rubbel in my sump i have an awsome 72 gallon tank with yellow tang to clowns a spoted tang racoon tang a luner three 3 striped damsels 1 blue damsel one black white spoted damsel and some outher fish sea urchant crabs and snailes and to ananemoe and my rock gos from one end of the tank to the outher built like roman pillers

Zuzes how old is your tank? Any pics?
The Codfather
04-10-2009, 10:38 PM
If you go to Calgary Kevin at red coral usually has a lot of nice rock available, that is where i got mine last 30 lbs.
Bob
zuzes20011
04-11-2009, 03:23 AM
If you go to Calgary Kevin at red coral usually has a lot of nice rock available, that is where i got mine last 30 lbs.
Bob



hey my tank has been up for about six months sorry but i was doing a water change when i got your message so the tank is not very full and ijust put it in the wall last week so not 100% done but still looks good
zuzes20011
04-12-2009, 08:59 PM
well guys just thought i would update you on the tank to bad its comeing down sad to say my heater blew last night and i got up today to all my fish dead im sorta haveng a break down so have decided to just say to hell with it will be parting out my system just bought a new sump yesterday errrrrrrrrr
bignose
04-12-2009, 09:34 PM
Don't give up and get back on the horse!
zuzes20011
04-12-2009, 09:38 PM
i cant i added up all my fish and bubbel tips and urchents and crabs and snails and i have lost well over 500 dollers today 3 of the fish in witch i just got this weekend i dont no a lot about salt water my room mate dos and the one week end he gos away every thing gos to **** hes going to kill me lol