Jakarta live rock in the US

[brightlifeaquaculture]

It's boat rock, no thanks!

What’s that mean?

 

[TastesLikeChicken]

What’s that mean?

Maybe be means it’s been transported via ship and thus it has a lot of die off.

 

[Jdadams]

Maybe be means it’s been transported via ship and thus it has a lot of die off.

Bingo

 

[minus9]

 

[Jdadams]

I’m going to call a couple more stores tomorrow and see if I can get my hands on some.

 

[brightlifeaquaculture]

I’m going to call a couple more stores tomorrow and see if I can get my hands on some.

I’m going to try and get a box also

 

[TerraFerma]

It's fabulous rock compared to the man made stuff but it's "moist" rock. Comes in in batches and sits in the box until someone picks it up. I'm sure it still has bacteria on it. But the main attraction is having natural looking real porous rock that can function like the actual live rock of yore. Doesn't have anything on it to die off so can stick it right in.

 

[Midrats]

Great looking rock, but shipping Pacific rock air freight is a must. I don't want anything that's been in a sitting in a box for weeks. I miss the Fiji of the Nineties.

 

[Jdadams]

Turns out my LFS can get it but they are closed today so I’ll have to call tomorrow for price and to hopefully order a few lbs. getting some Australian rock soon as well so my tank will be a bit of both.

 

[TriggerFinger]

Turns out my LFS can get it but they are closed today so I’ll have to call tomorrow for price and to hopefully order a few lbs. getting some Australian rock soon as well so my tank will be a bit of both.

If you don’t mind me asking, where are you getting Australian live rock from?

 

[Jdadams]

If you don’t mind me asking, where are you getting Australian live rock from?

Pristine marine aquariums. It’s next day aired. Not boat rock

 

[hoytoyed]

Picked up 54 pounds of the Jakarta rock today. Pics soon.

 

[minus9]

Picked up 54 pounds of the Jakarta rock today. Pics soon.

Nice! Can't wait to see the pics. Man, that's a good amount of rock, especially being lightweight rock.

 

[Jdadams]

I’m ordering mine Monday and picking up wednesday. Can’t wait to see your pics.

 

[hoytoyed]

 

[hoytoyed]

Just a couple of pieces on top. Bigger stuff, and pieces I selected first ( the nicest stuff) we packed on the bottom. I’ve added some water to the box to keep things wet overnight.

 

[TastesLikeChicken]

Where did you order this from?!

 

[hoytoyed]

Where did you order this from?!

My LFS here in NC went and picked it up at Carolina Aquatics. According to him their stock is very low and the next shipment will have much higher freight charges attached to it from Jakarta. My guy here said he was going to call and claim the rest that Carolina Aquatics has and pick it up next week. He’s going to call me when he picks it up and I’m going to get 50 more pounds myself. I don’t know how much he’s going to get in total. I bought all but 4 or 5 pieces he had in stock today.

 

[fish farmer]

My LFS is picking up some this week and I told him I wanted 50 pounds for a new 146 gal build. He was advising to go all live, and that the dry rock and it’s composition was a contributing factor in nuisance algae etc.
He’s probably right but all live rock would set me back $2100. I can swing $700 for 50 lbs but even that will give me nightmares for a few days.

He is also the one trying to make a buck, put the live rock on top and the base/dry/whatever rock on the bottom, it will be enough to seed the dry rock.

 

[TastesLikeChicken]

It looks really nice! I miss the old days when ocean rock was the norm.