WI Reefer Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 I got 30 LBS of Dry rock from John at reefcleaners for $67 shipped to my door. Really was a steal!!!! I got about 8 good size pieces (small football size) and 2 smaller ones About enough to completely fill my 10 gal to the rim. So ill have plenty left when I upgrade to a 40b The customer service from John was second to none! He's a pleasure to work with. My order shipped the next day and arrived 3 or 4 days later I dont remember. Wish I would have been home...... I had to run to the post office to get it. When I recived the box it looked like it was through off a bridge and landed on I-94 and got hit by a semi... the was no packaging but It did not matter at all the was very little breakage. ALL IN ALL I plan to order from him with the next tank I setup. I also plan to get my CUC from him! Ok pics Ill post some aqua scape Pics when I get the rocks in the tank (Monday) Link to comment
pprwngs Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 I agree! I have ordered from John in the past and his rock ROCKS! Link to comment
Mr. Fosi Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 Would you say it is porous or dense relative to quality Fiji LR? Link to comment
pprwngs Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 Compared to Fiji I have got in the past it is more porous. Link to comment
WI Reefer Posted November 29, 2009 Author Share Posted November 29, 2009 Would you say it is porous or dense relative to quality Fiji LR? compared to the 10 lbs of live rock i just picked up the dry rock is much more porous and less dense each rock has billions of little holes for bacteria and the rock is very light weight I was debating between this and dry fiji and I am glad I went this way the rock also looks much better I believe Link to comment
Mr. Fosi Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 Oh yeah? I wouldn't have guessed that but it's good news. Link to comment
WI Reefer Posted November 29, 2009 Author Share Posted November 29, 2009 ill see if i can get a macro with this ####ty camera Link to comment
Hawaii_Bio_Cube Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 I agree! I have ordered from John in the past and his rock ROCKS! +1 Nothing but good things to say about John. Link to comment
ReefEscape Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 The dry rock I got from John was delivered 10 months ago. One piece of advice - rinse, rinse, rinse. I just arranged my aquascape on the bare glass and added live rock to seed it before adding sand around the structure, and there was a lot of dust and sediment in all of those cracks and crevices. Even before rinsing, you might use a can of air or an air compressor and then blast it off really good with a power head in a bucket of water for a day or two. Also when you order your cuc, email John for advice as to what is needed for your size tank and then scale it back 10%, he is very generous and snails breed. Good luck. Brian Link to comment
WI Reefer Posted November 29, 2009 Author Share Posted November 29, 2009 Agreed Pressure wash if you have one! Thanks for the advice Link to comment
johnmaloney Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 yeah there will be some dust on it. It isn't dust from like cat dander or something, the rocks are in big holding containers and a lot of the rocks on the top when they hit each other create a powder that gets stuck in those nooks. I try to shake it out, but the dust just gets caught into another nook, so we just recommend rinsing them to get to all the stuff. Glad you guys liked the rock. Fosi - this isnt the same florida rock that used to look like bricks. i know which ones you are talking about, but this supplier is good. Apparently after I met up with him he has expanded a bit and his rocks might be the new standard out of florida. Not as light as good fiji or tonga coral skeleton rock though. I know the stuff you are talking about, it used to be much easier to come across a few years ago. Some of that stuff is ridiculously light. Link to comment
Dustin C Mills Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 When I recived the box it looked like it was through off a bridge and landed on I-94 and got hit by a semi... LOL, thrown off a bridge and hit by a semi. That's funny. This forum is awesome. I'm talking to the seller now trying to get some dry rock for my JBJ to play around with a little. I love the funny/good reviews here...it's awesome. +1 Link to comment
davidr2340 Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 Great review... My box arrived the same way! Very little breakage though, and what little bit did break off was/is used to mount frags!!! I would use this rock every time! Good stuff from an even better person! Link to comment
WI Reefer Posted December 6, 2009 Author Share Posted December 6, 2009 Great review... My box arrived the same way! Very little breakage though, and what little bit did break off was/is used to mount frags!!! I never thought about that And i was Just about to by coral plugs Link to comment
Jake42393 Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 loving the rocks john! thanks.. i ordered 13lbs and have like almost half left over... the pic is of a 10g.. really porous rock. Edit: also, my box was shipped all the way across the country and it seemed like it was in perfect condition. Link to comment
emerick79 Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 cant wait for mine ....just ordered today Link to comment
corallineadam Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 dry rock is the way to go IMO its not destructive to the coral reefs Link to comment
lowfi Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 that looks like good stuff....how do you think it would compare to marco rocks? does it come from the same wholesaler?? Link to comment
mrbigshot Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 its the absolute same as the key largo from marco and the reef saver from bulk reef. i would soak it before tossing it in an established system, i got a pretty wicked green bloom from it. its dig from old prehistoric reefs that are now underground. mined in Florida. you can get it pretty cheap from some excavators in Florida if your willing to buy 3-5 tons at a time. all in all its pretty good, not anywhere near the porisity of the spagetti or fiji rock i got from marcos in the past but its great for the price. ( i paid 2.19lb and got 5lbs free for a 50 lb order from brs) Link to comment
johnmaloney Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 how did our rock work out for you mrbigshot? got a link where I can get it in bulk like that? I thought it had to be dug by hand because of chipping, would be nice to get it on the cheap. Hook me up with the excavators you are talking about. Link to comment
mrbigshot Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 i dot rember where it was, there was a discussion about it like a year ago on these boards. someone posted a link where they were able to get it redicoulsy cheap. you can get it for $1.69 a lb shipped from here if you willing to buy in 700lb lots, im sure you could order more http://www.justliverock.com/page/page/6544418.htm Link to comment
johnmaloney Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 that would be awesome, if it comes up let me know...hate to find out I was getting middle manned. edit - oh $1.69 is more than we sell it for unfortunately...shipping is where most of our price comes in ...oh well. If you come across the guy they get it from let me know. I appreciate the lookup. It looks a little different, my guy wasnt in this business when that site got started, but it looks like nice rock. did our rock work out for you? Link to comment
mrbigshot Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 its sitting on a tarp in the garage. i used it for a little while but took down the big tank. i was having phospate issues once i added it to the tank and it created a holy hell fight with dinoflaggetes. not sure if it was the rock. i stoped feeding the fish and change source water and nothing helped so i took down the tank. next time i set the big tank up ill try some gfo and see what happens. Link to comment
johnmaloney Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 sounds like a bad experience. pm your name and I will work something out for you on that order. Link to comment
mrbigshot Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 sounds like a bad experience. pm your name and I will work something out for you on that order. dont worry about it, you one of the best assests to the reefing community. Link to comment
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