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Actual Fiji Live Rock Imported Again

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I’m gonna ask my wholesaler if this is true. If so Pukani is the way. Or Tonga branch This would be amazing for our hobby

Fiji Live Rock is Back~

Just got this from my importer!! "AFTER AN 8 YEAR HIATUS, FIJI LIVE ROCK IS BACK! THIS IS FLOWN-IN ROCK SO ALL OF THE BIOLOGICAL WILL STILL BE ALIVE!" PUKANI ROCK (22 KG BOX, 20 KG NET) BRANCH ROCK (22 KG BOX, 20 KG NET) SLAB ROCK (22 KG BOX, 20 KG NET) How do you feel about this??
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Turkeysammich said:
I’m gonna ask my wholesaler if this is true. If so Pukani is the way. Or Tonga branch This would be amazing for our hobby

Fiji Live Rock is Back~

Just got this from my importer!! "AFTER AN 8 YEAR HIATUS, FIJI LIVE ROCK IS BACK! THIS IS FLOWN-IN ROCK SO ALL OF THE BIOLOGICAL WILL STILL BE ALIVE!" PUKANI ROCK (22 KG BOX, 20 KG NET) BRANCH ROCK (22 KG BOX, 20 KG NET) SLAB ROCK (22 KG BOX, 20 KG NET) How do you feel about this??
humble.fish humble.fish
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What was the avg cost delivered back then if you recall?

I imagine now it would likely be 3 times as much. Yet would be cool to get the real stuff if the current prices aren't absurd.
 
MichaelB said:
What was the avg cost delivered back then if you recall?

I imagine now it would likely be 3 times as much. Yet would be cool to get the real stuff if the current prices aren't absurd.
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I think the last time I bought it. The box was 30”x18”x10”. Wet news paper on top. My price was 160-230 ? I don’t really remember. It was 20 years ago ? More or less by a few years.
 
Fiji isn't real live rock correct? I remember Walt Smith saying they all use cement and oyster shells. You'd need CITES permits to have legal export of rock from Fiji.
 
I assume the Fiji live rock will sell at $25-$35+ a pound. If it sells for less then that would be huge. Live rock from Australia sells for $35 a pound currently and looks far nicer than any of the live rock from Florida from a structural perspective (I have had both in my tanks).

There is one importer of the Australia live rock based out of LA by the airport—that rock is absolutely stunning. The live rock from Florida (eg, from Tampa Bay Saltwater and KP Aquatics) comes with more life but the rock itself is very dense like the mined Marko dry rock. The live rock from Australia is very porous and super light (probably one third to half the density) but does not have as much obvious macroalgae, sponges and little critters like amphipods, worms, muscles, etc. likely because how how they are shipped from Australia. The Australian live rock, however, has more hickhiker corals (zoas, palys and very small baby plate corals) which some may like or dislike. I am paranoid so when I see any unknown coral I remove them if I can. I do have one bright orange zoa or paly I am observing since it is a very hard to reach spot (I forgot to nuke the polyp during my recent tank transfer). I also have a green baby plate coal which I tried to kill 3 times but it kept growing back. I figured it should. It fight nature and I let the plate coral regrow and transplanted it to a frag plug once it was 4mm in size! It sinning 5mm and is a bright green base with bright green tenacles.

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