J&L Aquatics Liverock. Wanted Opinions on it

[Puff]

ill soon be ordering liverock and im debating whether to buy it locally (from OA or JL), or from the US. i got the rock for my first tank at OA and it is great. had a few nasty hitchhikers, but it had lots of coraline. it was also cured, so it was a fast cycle.

i know that the liverock at JL is uncured, but when i look at it it doesnt seem to have much life on it. what's it like usually?

im wondering if anyone could post up some pictures of the liverock they've bought from JL so that i can figure out what to do

Thanks!

[Black Phantom]

I ordered my rock from J&L about 5 years ago. It was a combination of Fiji and Tonga. The only thing I found was that the Tonga was in huge pieces which made aquascaping a bit harder. The coraline on all of it was great. I finally made it out to their store this year and was very impressed with their setup. Very clean and orderly. Super nice store.

[Myka]

I have Fiji and Tonga from J&L too. I prefer the Tonga because it is bigger and most of it is plating shaped. Coralline was good. No hitchhikers.

[christyf5]

Bought 50lbs of Fiji about...yikes, 7 years ago now and had it shipped over. Great stuff and no problems. I've added some over the years from other stores on the island and I'd say it was the least "crab free". Never bought any from OA tho.

[Jason McK]

I've bought LR at both OA and J&L. Both have great rock.
If your buying more than 50lbs. I'd order it fropm either store. That way when it comes in you can get it as soon as it gets to the store.

Cure it yourself that's 1/2 the fun. Smelly house

J

Originally Posted by Puff

ill soon be ordering liverock and im debating whether to buy it locally (from OA or JL), or from the US. Thanks!

do you know whats involved with buying cities controlled materials? most liverock is cities controlled and needs special permits to come across any borders...unless your purchasing commercial ammounts I would advise you to purchase locally....
Cheers!

[Whatigot]

Why Not King Eds?
I went in there a month ago and bought 70 lbs of cuban and fiji Love rock for really cheap.
They gave me 2 bucks off a pound so i was paying 5.99 for the fiji and 4.00 for the cuban.
The rock I got had a tonne of life on it from a colony of pistol shrimps (so cool to watch) to 4 or 5 different kinds of algae.
I have seen two crabs as well but I'll get them eventually.
The rock I bought had just arrived the day I got to the store but I am now testing 0 nitrate, 0 nitrate and almost 0 ammonia and I have only been cycling for a month.
I looked at JL and Big Als as well as OA before buying and i went for the store that would deal for cash and had the most selection which was kind eds.
my 2 cents.
cheers.

[Drock169]

Dave I'll send you a picture of the Tonga I bought from JL. I think Tonga rock is also supposed to arrive this week, wednesday or thursday.

[Oscar]

Originally Posted by Whatigot

Why Not King Eds?
I went in there a month ago and bought 70 lbs of cuban and fiji Love rock for really cheap.

Where is King Eds and do they have a web site?

[banditpowdercoat]

45Lbs of Tonga 2 months ago from J&L. No real stink, great coraline coverage and even a little Bivalve hitchiker