Purchasing LR from Big Als

[hummer]

Just wondering if anyone has any experiences from buying LR from Big Als in Calgary.

[michika]

You have PM.

[Snaz]

Unless your desperate try and buy from other reefers, you will get better rock at better prices. I always see LR in the classifieds here on Canreef.

[simba]

only bad experiences

[lastlight]

I bought 2 pieces out of their displays because I loved them so much. I literally boiled both. I can 100% garantee my rock is pest free =)

[bowkry]

I will never buy anything from them after seeing they had 2 octopus's and 1 big and 2 med eel's in hamster balls. The eel and the one large octopus were so confined they couldn't even move. I sure some other people seen that in burn.

[Eb0la11]

I bought 2 pieces out of their displays because I loved them so much. I literally boiled both. I can 100% garantee my rock is pest free =)

Was it the same price as the live rock in the bins? Ive seen some real nice pieces in their displays as well.

[lastlight]

Yeah which means it wasn't cheap. Both rocks were like $150. But they get somebeautiful rock there and the employees like to put thenicest ones in displays. Wish they had dry rock. Wish anyone local did.

[whiteangelbw]

Yea, I am looking for dry rock also. I bought a couple of pcs this wknd from BigAls, lets hope everything is okay.

[justinl]

I will never buy anything from them after seeing they had 2 octopus's and 1 big and 2 med eel's in hamster balls. The eel and the one large octopus were so confined they couldn't even move. I sure some other people seen that in burn.

yup I saw that too. Did you notice that one of the octos was a BLUE RING? unbelievable.

OP yeah I agree with those that boil their LR from big al's. I bought two small pieces and left them on the deck to die for a week. If possible though, check with other reefers for usually better rock at usually better prices.

[lastlight]

If I understand it correctly my boiled in water rock is going to be even worse than dry rock as far as nutrients go right? That's ok as I had to hand pick some particular rocks for an end of my tank that will basically be entirely open...

[hummer]

Thanks for all the replies. I've been watching the buy/sell/trade threads for LR that I can add directly to my tank. Trying to find some with no aiptasia.

[mytank90]

right now i would rather drive to other side of town the buy from big als .go into store today and all i saw was about 20 salt water fish dead in there tanks and they will still sell you stuff from them .yuck

[xtreme]

It won't take you long to figure out which are the good LFS' here in Calgary to shop at and which to avoid.