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Marco rock is less expensive, and shipping it is pretty cheap since it arrives dry -- no water weight. Jessy used it in her tank, and I used some pieces in my frag tank, but not in my reef because I prefer live rock.

He also has Live rock listed on his website for half the cost here with free shipping

Is there any other reliable sources to purchase sand and LR from? I would buy it from my LFS but their prices are just not reasonable.

It would be tough to beat the Marcorocks sand deal at $29 for 40 lbs. I used Tropic Eden sand from Premium Aquatics. If you spend $175, shipping is free.

My father recently received a shipment from Marco Rocks. These rocks (Key Largo) are great and bigger than he expected. I was impressed by how porous these rocks where. He received them fast, each rock was individually bubble wrapped, and he received more than he ordered. I'll definitely order from them for future tank projects.

jlemoine2 I am very glad to hear that. I am planning on buying one of their package deals that has the sand and Key Largo rock and add their Fiji LR to it. I figure I can save a little $ using the dry rock for base and cover it with LR. I am also looking at their "Rubble / Frag" rock to cover the back of the tank wall and overflows

stay away from the sand for a display tank its to fine to use with any kind of flow. The rocks on the other hand are top notch and will buy more for any future builds