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Where is a cheap place to get lace rock and dead live rock?

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    Need around 50LBS of lace and 20-25LBS of dead live rock (uncured) . Does J & L have these if so how much per pound do they sell it for if anyone knows.
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    I just phoned J & L and there post popular dead or uncured live rock is $2.89LB, then it goes up to around $5 a pound. I believe they price match, is there any other place that sells for cheaper then $2.89LB? They don't have lace rock also.
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    island pets in richmond has some lace rock, i forget the price tho
    their burnaby location prolly has some too

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    Lace rock doesn't have much surface area for colonizing bacteria so it just takes up space. "Dead" live rock is much better in this regard.

    I know several people who have had it mail ordered from this place:
    http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/store/...-fiji-dry-rock

    Have you checked around for people getting rid of their "used" live rock? Anywhere from $3 - $5/lb is the going rate.

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    Quote Originally Posted by fkshiu View Post
    Lace rock doesn't have much surface area for colonizing bacteria so it just takes up space. "Dead" live rock is much better in this regard.

    I know several people who have had it mail ordered from this place:
    http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/store/...-fiji-dry-rock

    Have you checked around for people getting rid of their "used" live rock? Anywhere from $3 - $5/lb is the going rate.
    Thanks for the link. I'm going to need this in around 3 weeks time as I'm not ready yet for this. I just thought I would start looking around now to see what my options are. If the going rate is 3-5 dollars a pound that's around what I listed in my first post. I'll most likely get it from J & L. I do want to use lace rock for just that purpose, to fill up space.
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    IMO, you are just better off buying all your rock from a reefer with an established, healthy system for 3-4$/lb...

 

 

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