+brian.srock Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 I would of scuba dived and collected my own rocks then brought them back in my G6. Wouldn't want my precious LR contaminated with coach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan H Posted April 9, 2015 Author Share Posted April 9, 2015 Isn't that where all the mantis shrimp and aiptasia come from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoly Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Out of context, getting excited for a box of rocks is a bit strange... Spoken like a non-geologist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gig 'em @ NDstructible Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 I said out of context! But I guess if you're a geo geek, then it would be normal in thatcontext as well. But maybe not the priority shipping part. How much does this 8 hour from ocean-to-tank shipping cost? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoly Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 John you and I ship, sometimes 8-hour, iced coolers full of water and dirt, regularly. Rocks aren't that weird in comparison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan H Posted April 9, 2015 Author Share Posted April 9, 2015 How much does this 8 hour from ocean-to-tank shipping cost? About $90. Not too bad considering FedEX next day air for 100lbs would be pretty close in cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gig 'em @ NDstructible Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Haha yes, but that's for very different reasons.... and the client is paying for it anyway! John you and I ship, sometimes 8-hour, iced coolers full of water and dirt, regularly. Rocks aren't that weird in comparison. That really isn't bad, I regularly pay $300 whenever I ship my scientific equipment 2 or 3 day shipping within the country How much does this 8 hour from ocean-to-tank shipping cost? About $90. Not too bad considering FedEX next day air for 100lbs would be pretty close in cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan H Posted April 10, 2015 Author Share Posted April 10, 2015 Got some canopy pics from Robert tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dan H Posted April 10, 2015 Author Share Posted April 10, 2015 And more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manny Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 This is officially the longest 'pre-build' build thread of all time. O wait. There was that one that was going to be majestic and never got built. Do I dare mention it? (Inside joke Dan) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reburn Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 PIZZA HUT TACO BELL!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan H Posted April 10, 2015 Author Share Posted April 10, 2015 This is officially the longest 'pre-build' build thread of all time. I'll take that as a compliment. The LR is HERE! Picked it up at the airport around 11:15pm last night, threw it in the tank, looked around with a flashlight for a while then went to bed. Should have some pictures once there is more light. The LR is really quite amazing. Lots of life, didn't smell too strong so hopefully not much die-off. We may have to cancel 1 of our remaining 2 LR orders as they gave us a LOT of rock. There's no way this was only 60lbs. Also the live sand is great too. Already finding lots of starfish, tube worms, etc... I'm really impressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manny Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 PIZZA HUT TACO BELL!!!!Haha you know exactly what I'm talking about. Maybe we should get Dan and Meg up to speed on that . . . . that one. . . . . build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manny Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 This is officially the longest 'pre-build' build thread of all time.I'll take that as a compliment. The LR is HERE! Picked it up at the airport around 11:15pm last night, threw it in the tank, looked around with a flashlight for a while then went to bed. Should have some pictures once there is more light. The LR is really quite amazing. Lots of life, didn't smell too strong so hopefully not much die-off. We may have to cancel 1 of our remaining 2 LR orders as they gave us a LOT of rock. There's no way this was only 60lbs. Also the live sand is great too. Already finding lots of starfish, tube worms, etc... I'm really impressed. Dan it was very much a compliment. This is a very clean looking build and I couldn't see it having anymore professionalism to it. I absolutely admire the way things Are going for you. When I start my next build, I am really tempted to try some actual live rock. I'm very worried though about what bad things can show up on them. I used all dry rock for my build and, knock on wood, have never had any aptasia, mojano anemones, or any kind of pest in my tank. Seems like it's taken forever to have it really establish itself and I know I have very little diversity in there but seems to have really worked in my favor. Again, I am contemlating using live rock my next build. (Wait my next build is still a secret) no people, Manny is not tearing down soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan H Posted April 10, 2015 Author Share Posted April 10, 2015 Well, there's no doubt that if you do real live rock you are guaranteed some things you won't like. I've already found some aiptasia just poking around with the flashlight. BUT, it's easy to get them when you can just pick the rock up out of water and kick their little butts. Plus, yes, the biodiversity is awesome. Upgrade time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manny Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Well, there's no doubt that if you do real live rock you are guaranteed some things you won't like. I've already found some aiptasia just poking around with the flashlight. BUT, it's easy to get them when you can just pick the rock up out of water and kick their little butts. Plus, yes, the biodiversity is awesome. Upgrade time? Not necessarily but I'll post about it later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Live rock scares the heck out of me! One guy on here was finding mantis shrimp 6 months later from his order of Florida live rock. I like the dry rock method and some seed rocks borrowed from established and safe tanks. Dan's right though, you can't beat the diversity of live rock... I'm just too much of a control freak that the unknowns make me go the dry rock route. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan H Posted April 10, 2015 Author Share Posted April 10, 2015 First pieces of live rock in there! Finally interesting things to look at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reburn Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Dan, So you can catch up. http://www.austinreefclub.com/topic/20845-440g-custom-starphire-metal-framed-reef-dropoff-tank/?hl=%2B440+%2Bdrop+%2Boff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoly Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 You rang ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manny Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Dan, So you can catch up. http://www.austinreefclub.com/topic/20845-440g-custom-starphire-metal-framed-reef-dropoff-tank/?hl=%2B440+%2Bdrop+%2Boff I didn't know they finished it. I was being sarcastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan H Posted April 11, 2015 Author Share Posted April 11, 2015 Dan, So you can catch up. http://www.austinreefclub.com/topic/20845-440g-custom-starphire-metal-framed-reef-dropoff-tank/?hl=%2B440+%2Bdrop+%2Boff Well... I'm disappointed. And why the heck did I just read that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reburn Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 It's our version of hazing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan H Posted April 11, 2015 Author Share Posted April 11, 2015 GASP! I didn't know I was a pledge! I feel so honored. When do I chug a beer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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