Online Stores/Vancouver Stores that Sell Live Rock

[Rippin]

Honestly, in the city, the best CURED live rock that I've found on a consistent basis is King Ed's Pet Store. Good coraline, small critters, no pest algae. But be prepared to pay! It's $9.00 a pound. They carry both Fiji and Jakarta.

If you can hold out, wait for a fellow reefer tearing down or changing his/her system. They usually sell between $3-$4 a pound and it's almost guaranteed to have way more living organisms on it than any cured rock you could buy from a store.

[Puff]

Originally Posted by Rippin

If you can hold out, wait for a fellow reefer tearing down or changing his/her system. They usually sell between $3-$4 a pound and it's almost guaranteed to have way more living organisms on it than any cured rock you could buy from a store.

that's what im hoping for. what i think ill do is set up the tank and mod it the way i want, then leave it empty...im in no rush, so hopefully a good deal happens upon me. when and if that deal arises, i will jump on it, instead of rushing everything and ending up with subpar live rock.

king ed's, although im not a fan of a lot of their livestock, DO seem to have some very nice saltwater critters, fish, and live rock.

is it a good idea to buy all your LR at the same place at the same time? or if you see a really nice piece, but dont want to pay 9$ a pound, could you always just get a coupe of pieces that tickle your fancy?

[Rippin]

Originally Posted by Puff

is it a good idea to buy all your LR at the same place at the same time? or if you see a really nice piece, but dont want to pay 9$ a pound, could you always just get a coupe of pieces that tickle your fancy?

Buy only the pieces you like and slowly build your live rock selection. It could be problematic if you're adding uncured live rock to an aquarium with established live rock - the cycling may begin again (depending on how much uncured rock you're adding at one time).

If you are buying cured live rock make sure you make a fresh batch of saltwater and put it in a bucket to take with you to the store/reefer selling live rock. Although cured live rock will stay "alive" when out of water for short periods of time, there will inevitably be some die-off. Bringing your own bucket of saltwater will minimize any die-off.

[bv_reefer]

ya king ed pet has pretty nice live rock, right now there a little low on fiji, but have a bunch of jarkarta, i waz just there yesterday, and waz pretty impressed

[Rippin]

Originally Posted by Puff

im in no rush, so hopefully a good deal happens upon me. when and if that deal arises, i will jump on it, instead of rushing everything and ending up with subpar live rock.

And there ya go...
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[DanG]

Originally Posted by Rippin

Honestly, in the city, the best CURED live rock that I've found on a consistent basis is King Ed's Pet Store. Good coraline, small critters, no pest algae. But be prepared to pay! It's $9.00 a pound. They carry both Fiji and Jakarta.

If you can hold out, wait for a fellow reefer tearing down or changing his/her system. They usually sell between $3-$4 a pound and it's almost guaranteed to have way more living organisms on it than any cured rock you could buy from a store.

Just be happy you live on or near the coast, that's the going rate for live rock here in winnipeg from the LFS.