Dry Rock - BRS

[TimT]

I have sent some of the Tonga Branch and Shelf rock to J&J Marine in Red Deer. This is the same rock as what Eli was selling. It is air freighted in which makes it near the same cost as live rock. The Pukani is also available for order.

There tends to be 2 different styles of shelf rock. There is the flat thin(3/4") plates and then there is the type that is a small(10" to 20") table acro's with base.

The Walt Smith Reef Project Artisan made rock is an amazing product! Your tank doesn't start out with the bleached white dead rock look. It is environmentally safer and some of the proceeds go to help reef restoration in Fiji. Check out their FB site. https://www.facebook.com/reefproject2.0/

[DAVE]

We sell premium walt smith live rock by the box


-pukani
-fancy branch
-tonga

Some of each just came in

[WarDog]

Wow, look at all the ex-sponsors jumping in this thread and flogging their wares. Lol.

[kien]

Originally Posted by WarDog

Wow, look at all the ex-sponsors jumping in this thread and flogging their wares. Lol.

[Tyfighter]

Originally Posted by WarDog

Wow, look at all the ex-sponsors jumping in this thread and flogging their wares. Lol.

Was waiting for that lol

[TimT]

There are different quality levels in live rock that people need to be aware of.

There is rock that is boated into Los Angeles. Boat rock is sent via shipping containers and takes 10-14 days to reach Los Angeles from Fiji. From there it is unloaded and sits in the boxes in a warehouse till sold. There won't be much alive on it after the long hot boat ride and it will be a long stinky cure once you get it into your tank.

There is live rock that is flown from Fiji to Vancouver. This rock is very nice and sometimes has live corals on it. Some stores will opt to have the rock flown to them while others will want it trucked or sent by bus to them from Vancouver.

This is one reason why there can be such variation in rock pricing and quality.