Cheapest location to get live rock?

[effox]

Hey everyone,

I know it's going to cost me around 300 to get live rock for my 29g biocube, so I was wanting to know if someone could direct me to the cheapest or or most reasonably priced place to get live rock.

Cheers,
Chris

[eternity302]

JL Aquatics =)

[O.C.D Fishies]

Put a post up in here, and on can reef if you are on there. People sell it for around $4/lbs. Oceans Aquatics has it for about 7.99/lbs.

[cichlid]

Pet lovers in abbotsford is also 7.99plb

[fkshiu]

Buy "used".

[reeferious]

watchout for tank shutdowns. get liverocks with attached corals, algae, live critters etc. for 3-4 dollars/pound. pay no tax either.

[Algae Beater]

asking where the cheapest liverock is says little about the quality of the rock. $10 a pound for porous and well-encrusted rock is a steal when compared to the $5-8 you usually see for white cannonballs. Get your hands wet, and don't let cost be the deciding factor with your livestock, because it ISN'T

[aznjayx]

Buy some liverocks and base porous rocks.

[Ron99]

+1 to other hobbyists. I got all my live rock from various tank shutdowns for $4/lb or less and all of it was really nice porous pieces.

[Rastapus]

Live rock is the foundation for any successful reef aquarium. With a 29 gallon Bio cube, I would recommend being very choosy about the live rock you decide on. Many types of rock are extremely porous and although the price per pound might seem high, if the rock you purchase is dense and overly heavy, you will end up paying twice as much at $4.00/lb. As well in a 29 you will want to be picky about the shapes to pull off a really nice display. The last 14 bio cube we did, I ended up using only 12 lbs, the aquarium is comfortably full and the rock was hand selected for the structure.