Depreciating value of LR

[albert_dao]

Moogled isn't a sneaky con artist...

Anyway, dry it out, scrub it down and sell it as base rock.

[Moogled]

Hi everyone,

As Albert has said, I definitely would not trick anyone, newbie or advanced, into buying this rock. I'll be providing a warning to those who would be interested in buying it.

Since I'm a student, I'm trying to recoup as much of the cost as I can while I take the tank down, so I'm looking for the price which rock of this condition would normally be sold at.

I'll add some photos just for reference.

PS: Thanks Myka for the baseline price!

[BlueAbyss]

Originally Posted by albert_dao

Moogled isn't a sneaky con artist...

I don't think anyone meant to suggest that. I personally would have looked at rock with aiptasia a year ago and said "Oh, cool, anemones!"

Hope you get a decent price for your rock... I know how hard it is being a student . Are you going out of the hobby completely, or planning a 'college nano'?

[Moogled]

Originally Posted by BlueAbyss

I don't think anyone meant to suggest that. I personally would have looked at rock with aiptasia a year ago and said "Oh, cool, anemones!"

Hope you get a decent price for your rock... I know how hard it is being a student . Are you going out of the hobby completely, or planning a 'college nano'?

Haha, I'm sure Albert is taking it with a grain of salt.

I'm not sure what I want to do - I may go back to freshwater with maybe a 10 gallon and some pea puffers :>

[RuGlu6]

Originally Posted by albert_dao

Anyway, dry it out, scrub it down and sell it as base rock.

X 2 !


I am in the hobby since 1998 and had a few tanks and always new live rock.
If I ever will set up a new tank I will start with DRY ROCK ONLY.

The reason is pests ! and I mean bad ones will be there. mantis shrimp is NOT the worst. Bobbitt worm is the worst pest IMO.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgOnFs9SPq8
This beast will eat everything and anything, corals , small fish, mushrooms zoos, LPS. It is a nightmare.
I got rid of one and I have another one growing. this thing is so strong it moves small rocks and pulls staff under rocks ! It's very smart too and hard to catch, if you make your move and miss you will never have a second chance to try in the same way.
Well any way live rock is not worth it because bacteria will grow during first few month and whatever may be still alive on the new live rock you can buy later for cheep.