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Old 05-03-2008, 09:01 PM
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Anyone in BC interested in ordering from Marco Rocks? There will be significant brokerage charges, so keep that in mind.

I'm willing to accept the shipment and then divy and send out (or drive out if it's cheaper) orders from here, but if the bulk of interested buyers is in Vancouver it would make more sense for someone from that area to accept the order.

Please jot down your thoughts. Especially those who have ordered from Marco Rocks before...

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Old 05-03-2008, 09:52 PM
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Have you thought about Eco-Rox? They say they have a UPS deal for brokerage for Canucks and they are a sponsor of this site so that's kinda cool .. otherwise looks like more or less the same thing?
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Old 05-04-2008, 04:19 AM
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I don't think the $10 brokerage will apply with the over-weight of the Eco-Rox, but I can check.
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Bought my rock from bulk reef supply and yup only 10 bucks.Done it a total of 3 times and never charged more than the 10 dollars. I just make sure that it is under the 200.00 mark.
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I looked into marco rock several times by the time you get it here your paying about the same as what you would pay in the okanagan for Live rock. It's actually cheaper to order Live rock from J&L and have it shipped here. I also thought about having it shipped to my mom in Washington, and going and getting it, but then you have to stay more then 24hrs to get out of paying duty.
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Myka,

I think that ordering from BRS will work out better...their deal is based upon the purchase price, not the weight. Just remember that they get you a deal on brokerage, but duty is a whole other matter. You and I will experience that when we get our other order from BRS. Eco-rox were cheap and the shipping wasn't that bad when I priced it out. I just didn't want to go over the $200...it was cheaper to place 2 orders.
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I ordered 50 pounds each time. All i paid when it got here was 16 something for GST. No duty and no brokerage. And the middle shipment they didn't even charge me GST.
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I like the Marco Rock shapes a bit more than the Eco Rox, but you guys have talked me into it. I'll go with the Eco Rox. I will have to check into what it's going to cost for shipping though...

Oh, and "duty" is just 5% GST.

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You and I will experience that when we get our other order from BRS. Eco-rox were cheap and the shipping wasn't that bad when I priced it out. I just didn't want to go over the $200...it was cheaper to place 2 orders.
Ya, I wanted to do this "test order" before considering the Eco Rox just to see if we end up getting any "hidden fees" and just see how smoothly the order goes.

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I looked into marco rock several times by the time you get it here your paying about the same as what you would pay in the okanagan for Live rock.
Yes, I figured this out too, but there is the fact that you're getting WAAAAAAAAAAAY nicer pieces, in fact you can get them cherry picked and they sent you pictures and everything. AND Marco Rocks (or Eco Rox) are DRY WEIGHT. So 50 lbs of Marco Rocks is going to be A LOT more rock than 50 lbs of live rock.




EDIT: Just checked shipping on the Eco Rox. Looks like it's about $60 shipping to me. It looks like the $10 brokerage is included in that, but it's not very clear. So, for 50lbs of the Shelf rock it will be $130 + 60 = $190 + GST = $199.50 So that' sup to $4/lb now, but it IS dry weight, and pieces of a quality that I personally haven't ever seen available in any LFS.

SECOND EDIT (): Weird, I tried some different postal codes in the area, and Westbank is about $60 (where I am), and Kelowna and Rutland is around $80. Odd...
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How long do you think it would take to cure this rock? I've never cured my own before but I would be interested in trying.

Would I just need a big tupperware bin, a heater and a powerhead? How do you seed it?
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If you do ever try ordering Marco rocks, please let me know...I would be interested. I think the Marco rocks are much nicer looking and have better shapes than the others.
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