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08-14-2007, 01:06 AM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Aug 2007
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 |  can i do this?
im going to Hawaii on my buddies plane and was wondering if i could "snag" some free live rock from a reef down there
i am not asking if it is legal im asking if it is ok for my tank it has 4 damsels in it and nothing else so i am not worried about another cycle period
so do you thing this is a good idea if so ill most likely get 2-3 hundred lbs or less
let me know what you think | 
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08-14-2007, 04:17 AM
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| | Teardrop Maxima Clam
Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Miami,Fl Age: 19
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 Where do you have the damsels? In your 750?Im pretty sure its illegal. And youre going to have die off from the rock so its going to cycle.
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90 gallon tank with center overflows, 44 gallon custom sump/fuge, Tek T5 retrofit 4x54 bulbs, Reef Octopus nw200 protein skimmer, Iwaki WMD40RLXT return pump (changed to panworld 100pxx),Knop c ca reactor, PA light house controller.
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08-14-2007, 04:46 AM
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| | Teardrop Maxima Clam
Join Date: May 2007 Location: Columbus Indiana
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Well besides the ethical reasons you shouldn't do this I'd be worried about what hitchhikers you might get a hold of. _________ Kris
180 gallon AGA display re-born on 7-1-08. If I listed all of my equipment my wife would know what I've spent on this thing. Don't want to sign divorce papers.  My 180 Tank Thread | |
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08-14-2007, 05:06 AM
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| | Bikers are a dying breed!
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Elizabethtown, IN Age: 40
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The die off you are going to get from point A to B will be tremendous. You can always just nuke the rock when you get back and let your current rock seed it. That would be your safest bet. _________ Scott 265g (Peninsula)
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08-14-2007, 05:24 AM
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| | Gnarly Old Codfish
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Silverdale, Washington Age: 59
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Why bother & take risk?
You are going to need 3X that amount of rock anyway for your 750.
Certainly is illegal, unethical and immoral - those laws are there for a reason. 
Why start cutting corners now??? _________ AG "125," AquaC EV 180, 30 gal sump, "SCWD", 80 lbs LR, CoralSeaLife "Moonlite" Hood, PFO 250W HQI Mini-Pendant (SPS HQI 14000k bulb)
12 Gallon NanoCube - 24w stock PC 50/50 light "...nothing good ever happens fast in a reef tank, only bad things happen fast..."
- MIKE PALLETTA - (2008 Reef log) ("OmarD"/"Scott")
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08-14-2007, 05:27 AM
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| | 3reef Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Wethersfield, CT Age: 39
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Originally Posted by Otty  The die off you are going to get from point A to B will be tremendous. You can always just nuke the rock when you get back and let your current rock seed it. That would be your safest bet. | +2 Why chance going to prison and why damage the reefs further for rock that you're going to have to transport a long way just to end up having to "kill" it. It would be much cheaper in the long run to just buy dead base rock if you're looking to save some money. Check out Marco Rocks: Home | |
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08-14-2007, 05:48 AM
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| | 3reef Sponsor
Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Va/Ct
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To answer your question sure it will be fine to add that rock to your tank just be sure there are no killer critters hidden in it.. Thats assuming there is a return trip (: Good luck I say nothing is illegal unless you get caught..
Now when I ran my 750 I had close to 3,500 lbs + I also used rock I hauled back from Fla. I set up a 800 gl tank for a Local Judge and it was almost 6,000 lbs of rock in that one
I hope its a C130 Hercules your buddy is flying (: Kidding and good luck with it. _________ Some of the world's greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible (Doug Larson)
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08-14-2007, 09:31 AM
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| | Zoanthid
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: ontario, canada
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It is illegal in Hawaii to take anything from their waters. Not worth the charges in my opinion. _________ 20g
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08-14-2007, 09:42 AM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Orange County, CA
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I've taken some from Hawaii. The rocks are very smoth and round. Nothing nice looking about them. I like my reef to look awesome by having natural reef looking rocks. As for your tank, it will be o.k. It's just a matter of how good you want your tank to look. These rocks will not make your tank look all that great. _________ 26 Gallon Reef Glass, 150W Metal Halides- Hamilton Reef Star, 60 lbs Live Rock, 3 inch Sand Bed, Mag 350 Filter, Knop C Reactor, 1 Powerhead, CPR 90 Overflow
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08-14-2007, 03:20 PM
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| | 3reef Sponsor
Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Va/Ct
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If you can see rocks you need more croal growth.. Rocks are just setting places for corals..  | |
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