Live Rocks. Recommendation Please.........

[royal gramma]

Need Help.

I'm a newbie and looking for LR.

I understand that there are diff. variations from diff. countries. which is preferred?

Any advise on reasonably price LR and aragonite sand? Which LFS?

[Tanzy]

Don't worry. Most of the LR available in Singapore comes from Indonesia. Occasionally, you might get Fiji or Tonga rocks but they cost a lot more. Just find a place that sells LR at a reasonable price and pick nice pieces avoiding boulder shaped ones.

Imported aragonite sand from the US cost a bomb! The crushed coral we get is aragonite, so unless you own a Bentley, just get normal coral sand.

[Coral_ClamS]

Don't worry. Most of the LR available in Singapore comes from Indonesia. Occasionally, you might get Fiji or Tonga rocks but they cost a lot more. Just find a place that sells LR at a reasonable price and pick nice pieces avoiding boulder shaped ones.

Imported aragonite sand from the US cost a bomb! The crushed coral we get is aragonite, so unless you own a Bentley, just get normal coral sand.

BTW what's a bentley and aragonite

normal coral sand must use what grade one ? thanks!

[Dazza]

o aragonite is a kind of sand.... & bentley is the car i drive to work in everyday......................................................... ( i wish)..............

[metals99]

The only place in Singapore with quiet good quality liverocks and somemore at reasonable $8 per kg is at Petshopboys in Far East Plaza..

others is normally $10 safes money.. somemore when i bought that time rock full of coralline..

Fiji rocks ronga rocks?? better if u just import em'

be aware that sometimes lfs just say its fiji or tonga etc. but full of bullshit crap..

[junyong84]

Pet Shop Boyz sell LR??? was there the other time... there nothing much....

[Tanzy]

Aragonite is a kind of calcium carbonate crystal. Especially produced by corals. Limestone is calcium carbonate too but it's calcite crystals.

Bentley

How can you have never heard of Bentley! Blasphemy!

[royal gramma]

Thanks for the replies

Bentley is like Rolls Royce. Maybe more expensive?

[soggy]

bentley is a branch from rolls royce if i'm not wrong. so that explains the price tags on cars from either make.

[Devilben]

Havelock also selling $8 per/kg. Maybe cheaper if U buy more.

[flipper]

Hi know bentleys and I know where to buy live rocks. I just added common coral sand and the salt in my 3 day old tank, 4 x 2 x 2 feet.

Can someone tell me when can I add live rock in? I've got this idea that everything dies in a newly set up tank!! I'm afraid the organisms in LR will die as well, or do the stuff that dies actually is necessary for the stuff that lives?

Also, how much LR is recommended for my tank size?

Appreciate any advice!

[mAriNe_enthusiast]

Hi,

If u're intending to kick-start your tank with ammonia source from the LR, u can simply put them in on the same day u have your tank set-up.

It will have some decomposition of the organism going on in the LR &

This will help to get ur nitrogen cycle started.

But not to worry, the LR may have die during this cycling period, it will become alive again in the future when ur tank is more establised and stuff will appear on ur lr ONCE AGAIN

As for the amt of LR, the more the merrier, provided ur tank and it's stand can support the weight. The LR aid in the tank Bio-filtration and also use sufficient LR for ur aquascaping!!

Regards

Benson

[vagabond]

Hi everyone,

Since we are in this topic, may I ask: Is it possible to bring in LR ourselves? I find many web sites selling very nice ones. Also, where can I buy aragonite in Singapore?

Please kindly advice.

[Razo]

o aragonite is a kind of sand.... & bentley is the car i drive to work in everyday......................................................... ( i wish)..............

... nice 1

[royal gramma]

Hi Vagabond,

Importing of live stocks, you may need a permit.

As for aragonite sand, S%& L@#% had last week.

[finch1945]

was at PET SHOP BOY'S yesterday, and the owner is really helpfull with information on selecting live rocks and even advise me on marine setup.

i greatly appreciate his advise and i am bound to be back there for more.

and yea, the live rocks are selling like only $8 per KG.

which i think is compareble to pasir ris farm.

cheers all, just wanna share my thoughts with newbies like myself.

*and every friday , they replanish live stocks and LR.

[vagabond]

Where is S**L***?