J&L Aquatics Liverock. Wanted Opinions on it

[BC Mosaic]

Originally Posted by Whatigot

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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........

So, Whatigot, does that mean your tank is cycled and ready for livestock?

BTW, Pet Zoo in Langely has nice Indonesian live rock that came in a week ago. Very nice. I paid $6.49/lb as a member of BCAquaria.

[Whatigot]

Originally Posted by BC Mosaic

So, Whatigot, does that mean your tank is cycled and ready for livestock?

BTW, Pet Zoo in Langely has nice Indonesian live rock that came in a week ago. Very nice. I paid $6.49/lb as a member of BCAquaria.

It certainly looks that way.
Gonna test every day this week and if all stays within parameters, I'm going to start stocking livestock (fish first, coral later).

[VFX]

I got my LR from King Ed's & also from a fellow Canreefer's large sump setup.

All LR was fully cured & my cycle happened really quickly.

Everything was nicely full of life & the only uncertain thing being a purple crab. It looks like a mithrax crab so I'm leaving him be... for now!

King Ed's had a good selection & I took my time to hand pick some pieces.

They've got Fiji, Jakarta, Cuban mostly cured but have some partly cured & non cured.

I bugged them for a discount & paid $5/lb for Fiji

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[Puff]

how much do you usually need to buy in order for King Ed's to cut you a discount?

ill be looking for roughly 50lbs for my display or possibly a bit more (can always chuck it in the sump)

[VFX]

Originally Posted by Puff

how much do you usually need to buy in order for King Ed's to cut you a discount?

ill be looking for roughly 50lbs for my display or possibly a bit more (can always chuck it in the sump)

I only bought 20lbs from King Ed's.

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[Whatigot]

talk to the nice old guy that works in the saltwater section, mention your buying 30 lbs and see what he says, he'll probably offer you a dollar of per lb, then tell him you'd buy more if he offered you an even better price, that's how it worked for me and I bought almost 70 lbs....

[VFX]

Originally Posted by Whatigot

talk to the nice old guy that works in the saltwater section, mention your buying 30 lbs and see what he says, he'll probably offer you a dollar of per lb, then tell him you'd buy more if he offered you an even better price, that's how it worked for me and I bought almost 70 lbs....

Robert/Bob is the name of the friendly older dude in the sw section I think.

I spoke to Ron & said I only wanted to pay $4/lb and we settled on $5/lb.

I think it probably helps with bargaining if they know your face.

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[FlamesFan]

I just got 130lbs from J&L in the last month. Total cycle time was 7 days. The rock was fantastic and looks great. I've had them ship most of my tank equipment as well and have had nothing but good experience after good experience with them.

[Whatigot]

Originally Posted by VFX

Robert/Bob is the name of the friendly older dude in the sw section I think.

I spoke to Ron & said I only wanted to pay $4/lb and we settled on $5/lb.

I think it probably helps with bargaining if they know your face.

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I would imagine from my experience there the key is to make them think you're gonna walk out unless the give you what you're looking for.
I counted my cash right in fron of him and thats when he offered me a discount and then I asked him for a bigger discount if I bought more than the 30 lbs I first said I was getting, it's all about making them think they are upselling you when in fact you are downselling them....