tampa bay saltwater

I had a great experience with them. The rock was fantastic, as was the service. I went with the airport pickup, so it went from their tanks to mine in less than 12 hours.

Here's a thread I wrote on reef central about it:
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=195898

cearbhaill has a writeup and links to more photos here:
http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=21721

Everything in my RC post came with the rock. If you follow the thread, you'll notice that some of the people also got cool stuff like small brain corals as well.

Since then, I have added a lot of corals, but the hitchhikers are still some of my favorites.

I'm just one week into this whole thing, but I did a whole lot of investigation before I definitely decided to go with Tampa Bay Saltwater.
I wanted rocks with diversity- I feel like the more critters I have going in there the better. Why buy extra "seeding kits" when you can get your basic biodiversity right there on your rock and in your sand? I made the rounds to my local shops and the rocks there were just barren compared to the TBS rock, not to mention much more expensive- even after shipping was factored in.

The folks at TBS are more than happy to answer any questions and help you out- we ended up trading phone calls for a couple of days until Richard was satisfied that my water/salt mix was stable enough to begin adding life. They want things to go well for you and have done just about everything in their power to see that their rock gets to your tank in fine shape.

My first half has been in the tank for one week today. I have not had ammonia or nitrite readings over 0.5 so far but did a water change today just to be on the safe side. I'm seeing more critters every day- although most of it is parts of critters- a tentacle, a pair of antennae, or a shifting piece of rock.

I'm sure I'll be just as happy with my second half when it is time. Then I feel as if I'm off to a great start in this fascinating hobby.

Go for it !! I picked my 2nd shipment about a week and a half ago from Newark EWR on the coldest day, my rocks are doing great! Richard and Mary from TBS will take good care of you! check out some pics of my tank;
my tank with TBS rocks!

Che2003,

I have to say, that is one beautiful set up you have there.

Brian

Yea - Nice pool table

That is one sweet room.