Liverock

Live Rock Frequently Asked Questions

• Question: "What is on your rock?"

  Answer: Every shipment is different. With some shipments, the rock will be covered in polyps, while others there will be an abundance of plant life. However, one thing is constant: the rock is ALWAYS encrusted with coralline algae, and you will receive a great array of shapes.

• Question: "Is your rock cured or uncured?"

  Answer: Uncured. The rock arrives to our facility direct from the tropics. This is the case with the majority of retailers. What they call "fresh" rock, we call un-cured. Although we do not hold rock to specifically cure it occasionally near the end of the shipment there is rock left that is cured. If you require un-cured, "un-touched" rock that can be arranged by pre-booking on our next shipment.

• Question: "If I buy cured rock, will there still be die off when I get it home?"

  Answer: Usually, yes. There will be a certain amount of die due to the rock being out of the water while in transit from our facilities to your home. We do make every effort to package your rock to minimize this happening. We have found that people usually will see a very small nitrite spike. If you are adding only a small amount of rock to an existing system, you should have nothing to worry about.

• Question: "Are there box charges on live rock?"

  Answer: No. The price that you see listed below is the price you pay for the rock.

Irian Jaya Live Rock

The pictures below of our Irian Jaya Liverock are designed to give you a general idea of what to expect. These pictures are taken of liverock straight out of the box.

Irian Jaya live rock is approximately the same density of Fiji live rock, but with more coralline and macroalgae coverage, as well as much nicer shapes. A good assortment of pieces in every box with the average piece being around 5-8lbs.

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Beautiful shapes, colors, and macro-algae...	Typical piece as far as shape goes. Lots of holes and hiding places.	More different types of macroalgae, and interesting shapes.	Good foundation piece with a bit of character!	A close-up allowing you to check out the bio-diversity on this piece.	General view of our top quality Irian Jaya live rock.

Bali Alor Liverock

The pictures below of our Bali Liverock are designed to give you a general idea of what to expect. These pictures are taken of liverock straight out of the box.

Bali Alor live rock is a very light, porous rock with very delicate shapes. A wide array of different coralline algae colors and smaller sized pieces (3-5lbs) make this rock excellent for smaller aquariums.

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What you can expect to see when you open the box...	Delicate branching shapes with relatively little breakage in the box.	A few very thin pieces. Ideal for shelves, ledges and overhangs.	A close up view of the very porous, colorful rock.	Smaller, colorful pieces make this an ideal rock for smaller tanks as well as big ones!	Another close-up view of this wonderful looking rock.

Vanuatu Live Rock

• This live rock tends to be lighter and more "fragile" than Fiji or Tonga rock. The shapes are amazing with many pieces having an "orange peel" look to them.
• Pieces tend to be smaller (on average) than both Fiji and Tonga with the average piece size being approximately 3-5lbs with an occasional large piece in a box weighting around 15-20lbs..
• There isn't much macro-algae coverage but there is definitely encrusting corals evident on many of the pieces.
  

Pictures below are a sample. They are not "cherry picked pieces".