View Full Version : Just got my live rock from etropicals.com
enigma70x7
03-27-2008, 4:44 PM
Just received my live rock order from etropicals.com and thought Id share my first impressions.
20lbs Caribbean Live Rock
I love this rock! Its very light weight with tons of folds and caves. Theirs all kinds of life all over the rocks though most seems dead we shall see what survived. Once my water clears up ill post some photos of it in the tank.
almo75
03-27-2008, 5:01 PM
Looks nice. Did they treat you OK on the price?
enigma70x7
03-27-2008, 5:22 PM
$82.80 shipped 2day express. so.. $4.14 per pound if you include the shipping. In my opinion it easily beats out the Fiji junk Ive seen at the lfs and they try to charge $5-$9 per pound.
enigma70x7
03-27-2008, 6:03 PM
tank shot.. still pretty cloudy.
Looks like you may have a few mushrooms that survived.
enigma70x7
03-27-2008, 6:30 PM
not that i know of. some of the rock looks like big mushrooms.
"This unique appearing live rock comes from Haiti and is actually ancient Lettuce coral heads that have been reencrusted over with coralline algae, sponges, tunicates, macroalgaes, and other interesting invertebrates."
journey0820
03-27-2008, 7:06 PM
Congrats on your rock! Looks like really neat shapes to aquascape with!
alpha123
03-27-2008, 7:15 PM
How do they smell? Would curing indoor bother people? I am looking to get some more LR myself soon.
Good imagination with that arrangement.
journey0820
03-27-2008, 10:36 PM
Great arrangement.
kcress
03-27-2008, 11:10 PM
Trying to get the size of your purchase.. How big is the tank?
Oh and I like your layout too!
Reefscape
03-28-2008, 5:41 AM
Looks like you recieved a nice shipment of rock there, and looks good in the tank...
enigma70x7
03-29-2008, 5:22 AM
Its a 20gH and the rock takes up a good half of the tank. As far as smells go... well its kinda like salty molded lettuce with a little dirty mop smell thrown in. It was really strong the first day but now you have to be pretty close to the tank to smell it.