I have a piece of live rock I want to buy. It says Figi on the label, the price is $6 a pound. Is this too high?
2007-02-21 00:35:47 · 8 answers · asked by Jonathan B 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
Hey Jonnathan,
That depends on what your store means by Fiji rock. Most stores that sell Fiji Rock is a low quality rock. Good for starting a base for a reef aquarium. It will Run between $5-$7 per pound depending on where you live.
REMEMBER: If you are planning on adding it to your aquarium:
Don't overload the system! Even top quality, fully cured live rock can be quickly turned into dead base rock if mass quantities are introduced all at once. It is not a bad idea to add small amounts a little at a time, and test, test, and test again. When the tank settles, wait a little longer and then move on to the next phase of adding a little more, repeating this process until you've obtained the total quantity of live rock desired.
Good luck.
2007-02-21 02:47:33 · answer #1 · answered by danielle Z 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
For a store, that's not a bad price. Most in my area sell any type of decent live rock for $7.99/lb. "Rubble" (stuff that's been in saltwater tanks and has the bacteria, but no obvious algae, sponges, or other "interesting" life) goes for around $3.99 - $4.99. A good way to tell how "good" your piece of Figi is (or if it's Figi) is to compare what your piece looks like to a couple of the better websites that sell live rock.
Remember, you don't have to get all "premium" rock - you can buy cheap (and dry) reef rock for around $1.50 to put behind/under the good pieces. This will give your bacteria additional places to colonize and allow you to make more "cave" structures for you animals to hide.
2007-02-21 07:18:41 · answer #2 · answered by copperhead 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends, it ranges from 2-3 $ for the stuff that doesn't have much life, to 8$ for rocks with macro algae etc. If you have more stores, do some price and quality shopping
2016-05-24 01:44:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Price usually reflect quality. Fiji is normally between $4-6 per pound. $6 is a good price for quality live rock.
2007-02-21 00:52:23 · answer #4 · answered by bzzflygirl 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
that's about average for live rock ive seen it it as low as $3.99-10.99 its just depends on whos selling it and where its from like Fiji but you can get Tonga deep water,Tonga branch,Caribbean,Indonesian,Lalo,and marshal island live rock they all have various prices but you can get a deal on the more you buy also remember that you should go with about .75bl-1.25bl per gallon of water. i prefer a mixes of all kinds because then the inverts. and plants that grow from them are different and more colorful.
2007-02-21 05:11:59 · answer #5 · answered by Frank s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here in Canada we pay around 6 to 9 dollars CDN per pound
Sound like you're paying about the same.
2007-02-21 09:25:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
thats a great price. go for it. good luck with everything
2007-02-21 00:45:41 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Maybe a little high,but not very much.
2007-02-21 00:45:04 · answer #8 · answered by PeeTee 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋