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02-27-2008, 01:31 PM
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| | Fire Shrimp
Join Date: Jan 2008
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in this no man land, i have 3 lfs that carry some equipments for sw, i went to all 3 of them and i got a part list of what i want to get, does this sound good to any of you guys?
shop A
bag of Crabisea reef grade sand $27/bag.
Shop B
1.99/lb of base rock
Shop C
2.99/lb of fiji uncured rock (even though they have not sell a pound since they arrived and stored in their curing tank)
aquarium cost me 365 for 120g.
does that cost too much or they are about right?
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55g AGA 55lb LR, 55lb sand, CPR skimmer, magnum 350, koralia 1.
in progress:
120g RR, 40 sump/fuge, panworld 50pxx, 2 x 250 Lumen Bright Reeflux 12k coralvue ballst, 2x54 t5 current usa, 24 led moonlight, shallow sand bed, 2x Koralia 4, around 200lbs rock, msx 200, aquac phosphate reactor... If you see something better out there, let me know. most of the parts still being process. | 
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02-27-2008, 01:35 PM
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| | Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Denver, Colorado Age: 24
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Shop C sounds like a good deal. Especially if it has been curing. _________ 125 Gal Reef. Born March 2002 FISH: Ocellaris Clown, Yellow Tang, Fairy Wrasse, Sand Star, Fuzzy Dwarf Lion, Mandarin Dragonette, Hippo Tang CORALS: Green Striped/Red/Purple Mushrooms, Green Star Polyps, Yellow Toadstool Leather, Bubble, Frogspawn, 2 Hammers, Yellow Polyps, Open Brain, Ridge Leather, Various Zoas, Button Polyps, Kenya Tree, Colt, Elephant Ear Mushroom, Clove Polyps, Torch, Purple Clam, Rose BTA  | |
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02-27-2008, 02:00 PM
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| | Millepora
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: CT Age: 28
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In CT, the cheapest I can find is 6.99/lb for cured or curing LR, and up to 11.99/lb if its Tonga branch coral (or something like that) LR. _________  | |
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02-27-2008, 02:13 PM
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| | Fire Shrimp
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well i can get really beautiful with full of coraline algea on the fiji for $5.5/lb and Toga branches they also have quite nice pieces of Marshall rock for 12/lb. no one here buy that much rock anyway. but i know the managers at most of the lfs thats y they willing to give me a price break on their products | |
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02-27-2008, 02:14 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Meriden, Connecticut Age: 43
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Not bad prices especially from stores b+c! _________ 125gal.w/Mag9.5 return(dual megaflow)>Mag7 pump Aqua Cev180skimmer.Wave2k Hamilton Reefstar(2)250watthqi(mh)pend.a Yellow, Naso Tang Red Lip Blenny Percula Clown Demoiselles Niger Trigger F. Wrasses Ceriantharia Orn.Shrimp and Stars Hermits Queen Conch asst. snails> Stars Zoos shrooms Montipora Brains Gorgonians Favia Turbinaria(large+small polyp) Acropora Xenia Tridacna (CroceaMaximaSquamosa) Leathers <35+75gal.reef tank as well> 
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02-27-2008, 02:45 PM
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| | Gigas Clam
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Columbus, Indiana Age: 23
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Not sure where your at but if you don't mind supporting Petco (please don't let this start another DETHCO thread!!) believe it or not they have the cheapest live sand I could find, $7.99 for a 10 lb. bag. Next cheapest I have found is $17.99 for a 20 lb. bag. I bought fully cured live Fiji rock for $3.99/lb., looking back I would definitely have used all base rock, no live rock at all. Not just to save money, but to know I am not putting any parasites in my tank (once again, don't let this start anything!!)IMO _________ 55 gallon slowly growing reef aquarium, 85 lbs. live rock, 2 1/2" sandbed, 1 False Percula Clown, 1 Sixline Wrasse, Tetratec PF500 filter, 2 110 watt URI Super Actinic VHO actinics, 2 250 watt metal halides with Reef Optix 2 reflectors powered by Blue Wave 3 ballast, born 1/3/08 My Tank Thread My Tank Video  | |
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02-27-2008, 04:12 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Miami Age: 39
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Around my area, they charge $4.99/lb for cured LR and for LS its 12.99 for a 10lb bag and $19.99 for a 20lb Bag. Shop C sounds better. _________ 9YR OLD 90G 30G w/d Mag18 150G skimmer 692w MH,yel&kole tang,foxface,midas&convict blenny,B&G chromies,Blk/yel fin chromie blackcap,nemo,neon goby,6line; Blastomussa Merleti,Acan ,BUBBLE,Torch,LTA, Goniopora(2), Acropora(2),Brain, Moon, assort zoas, yel& G star polyps, R&G open brain, P&B ricordia, montiporas, cup&candy corals, enias,B/G mush,flower ane(2), cherry red mussa, dusters,cleaning crew  | |
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02-27-2008, 08:35 PM
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| | Fire Shrimp
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I would get ls they offer I to me at $29/20lb bag compare to 27/40 lb bag should I worried about the lr quality? I know is really cheap but I can get base rock and start the curing process myself I'm worried about the disease that it might bring | |
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02-29-2008, 07:09 PM
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| | Fire Shrimp
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I found a shop d with lots of corals, shop e with some info, they willing to build a stand for me for 250, canopy for 200, what ya think? | |
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03-01-2008, 06:35 AM
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| | Millepora
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: CT Age: 28
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450 for stand and canopy? I could surely build one much cheaper myself. Since I've been looking, I see that a lot of the stands are built with cheap wood and staples (like mine). I'm considering upgrading to a 90-125 gal bowfront and build the stand myself.
Live Sand in the bags does have an expiration date, so be careful if you're buying it a petco or petsmart - I've seen a lot of those live sand bags dried out without being able to find expiration dates on them. | |
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