Live rock illegal?

[05FLSTCI]

@LiverockRocks I just went over to your site, looks like the LR/LS is out of stock, anytime frame and when you'll be stocked again? I like the idea of actually live rock and sand over the fabricated stuff.

 

[GARRIGA]

Happy to chime in here.
Yes, we are open under new ownership.
TBS was the first Florida underwater lease site for the purpose of aquaculturing live rock.
We work under the FL Dept of Agriculture and FL Fish & Wildlife.
Most of our inventory is vintage rock planted by the founder. We deployed 50,000 pounds of Walt Smith man made rock this summer and have another container of WS being delivered next week. It is an amazing thing to plant a dry rock, let it soak a few months in the Gulf and then harvest a rock covered in life.
As Richard Londeree says, “ It’s a wonderful thing!”. thhttps://reefbuilders.com/2021/03/17/tampa-bay-saltwaters-new-owners-will-breathe-new-life-into-live-rock-farm/

Is this porous rock? Been trying to locate for months now.

 

[LiverockRocks Verified Sponsor]

@LiverockRocks I just went over to your site, looks like the LR/LS is out of stock, anytime frame and when you'll be stocked again? I like the idea of actually live rock and sand over the fabricated stuff.

Our website is under construction and should be up end of this month. Until then check us out on Instagram and Facebook. Taking orders via email.
We have everything in stock. Harvesting and shipping weekly.

 

[05FLSTCI]

Thanks for all the replies, I may have to resort to ordering online but I'm curious if there's a shop that sells LR/LS in the Mass, CT, RI area, I'm also only a couple hours from the NH state line and would consider there as well. I like LR/LS set-ups, skip the tank uglies and get things rolling a lil quicker. Thoughts please?

 

[vetteguy53081]

Many areas allow this WITH Permit

 

[05FLSTCI]

@vetteguy53081 I'm hoping for recommendations and places, I've called a few but most tell me no and or it goes back to being illegal

 

[vetteguy53081]

@vetteguy53081 I'm hoping for recommendations and places, I've called a few but most tell me no and or it goes back to being illegal

Depends what their source is- as to where its coming from.
Tampa Bay is truly the best source

 

[05FLSTCI]

@vetteguy53081 I've been talking to TBSLR about it. I'm just trying to avoid the airport and shipping charges and find it locally or within an hour or so ride. Thanks.

 

[BrianAnthony]

Live Rock (rock from the ocean) has nice benefits and not so nice benefits. A con would be nuisance pests.

Dry rock (rock from a bin that's dead) has different pros and cons. A con is longer cycle time.

When given the option, I personally would go with dry rock. It's way cheaper.

 

[FishTruck]

I read reports, back in the day, where rock was getting dynamited on reefs to collect the stuff in bulk for cheap. I assume those days (thankfully) are over.

 

[Rmckoy]

Keep your eyes open for someone that has a reef tank setup for years .
buy the complete system including the rocks .
most times the rocks are all real live rocks .

keep what you want and re sell everything else .
It is extremely hard to find live rock without paying $20/lb

 

[Duncan62]

Depends what their source is- as to where its coming from.
Tampa Bay is truly the best source

this guy was a hitchhiker on some south Florida rock. Just a little green on a skeleton that somehow healed in my tank. Not sure what it is but it's pretty. Kp is hard to beat.

 

[vetteguy53081]

this guy was a hitchhiker on some south Florida rock. Just a little green on a skeleton that somehow healed in my tank. Not sure what it is but it's pretty. Kp is hard to beat.

Looks like a blasto. Great bonus

 

[BrianAnthony]

this guy was a hitchhiker on some south Florida rock. Just a little green on a skeleton that somehow healed in my tank. Not sure what it is but it's pretty. Kp is hard to beat.

Nice!

 

[Duncan62]

Keep your eyes open for someone that has a reef tank setup for years .
buy the complete system including the rocks .
most times the rocks are all real live rocks .

keep what you want and re sell everything else .
It is extremely hard to find live rock without paying $20/lb

KPaquatics

 

[Rmckoy]

I don’t know if live rocks are illegal here in Canada .
but I know they are very hard to find .
lfs sell life rock which imo doesn’t look natural .

from over the years ( too many ) I have close to 400-500 lbs collected .
250lbs of that is in my current setup , the rest is stored in foam shipping boxes ( no longer wet or live )

 

[Duncan62]

Looks like a blasto. Great bonus

I'm leaning toward symphilia? It's about 2 inches acros. But the skin is smooth. It looks really red around the edge with more white light.

 

[05FLSTCI]

I've found several online dealers that have farms and sell. What I'm looking for is local. I've always set up my tanks with local shop LR/LS. Was just hoping to do the same.

 

[Duncan62]

I'm leaning toward symphilia? It's about 2 inches acros. But the skin is smooth. It looks really red around the edge with more white light.

Now my reef friends are about 50/50. I'm gonna call it a blasto. Lol. Thanks. From the beginning of my aquarium experience I've used uncured rock from some source. For me the benefit of legal rock out weighs the hitchhiker risk.

 

[aggrofish]

Illegal is the wrong word. They stopped exporting from places like Fiji ages ago. They can’t get it, but it doesn’t make it illegal. I remember getting the 50 lb boxes, like the other poster mentioned, wrapped in damp newspaper. This was around 2007. The LFS has a coupe, massive kiddie pool sized containers with the stuff so you could pick your pieces. I think it was around 8-9 a lb. You got a price break buying by the box. But man was it nice. Basically an instareef. Never had cyano, dinos or anything.

next tank I setup I’m going to get live rock, ideally Fiji from someone breaking down a tank. I’ll just let it run for a couple months before adding fish to make sure nothing is too unwanted on it. Also to make sure there’s no ich, etc