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.

Bali (Indonesian) Live Rock

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 live rock is approximately the same density of Fiji live rock, but with more interesting shapes. A good assortment of pieces in every box with the average piece being around 5-8lbs.

Every shipment is a little different, but all of the rock is top notch.

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Beautiful shapes, colors, and macro-algae...	Typical piece as far as shape goes. Lots of holes and hiding places.	A close up view of the very porous, colorful rock.	More different types of macroalgae, and interesting shapes.	A close-up allowing you to check out the bio-diversity on this piece.	Another close-up view of this wonderful looking rock.
	Delicate branching shapes with relatively little breakage in the box.	A few very thin pieces. Ideal for shelves, ledges and overhangs.	Good foundation piece with a bit of character!	Smaller, colorful pieces make this an ideal rock for smaller tanks as well as big ones!

Fiji Live Rock

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

Fiji Rock was the original rock imported for building reef aquariums. Our Fiji rock currently comes from Walt Smith, has good coralline algae coverage, and comes in a wide assortment of shapes and sizes.

Typical piece size will be in the range of 4-7 lbs.

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An example of different colored coralline algae.	Close-up of several different types of macro algae.	Encrusting corals like this are common, and tend to come back over time.	Overall view showing some macro algae, and a small encrusting coral (top).	General view of our top quality live rock.	General view of our top quality live rock.