deal or no deal

in this no man land, i have 3 lfs that carry some equipments for sw, i went to all 3 of them and i got a part list of what i want to get, does this sound good to any of you guys?

shop A
bag of Crabisea reef grade sand $27/bag.
Shop B
1.99/lb of base rock
Shop C
2.99/lb of fiji uncured rock (even though they have not sell a pound since they arrived and stored in their curing tank)
aquarium cost me 365 for 120g.

does that cost too much or they are about right?

 

Shop C sounds like a good deal. Especially if it has been curing.

 

In CT, the cheapest I can find is 6.99/lb for cured or curing LR, and up to 11.99/lb if its Tonga branch coral (or something like that) LR.

 

well i can get really beautiful with full of coraline algea on the fiji for $5.5/lb and Toga branches they also have quite nice pieces of Marshall rock for 12/lb. no one here buy that much rock anyway. but i know the managers at most of the lfs thats y they willing to give me a price break on their products

 

Not bad prices especially from stores b+c!

 

Not sure where your at but if you don't mind supporting Petco (please don't let this start another DETHCO thread!!) believe it or not they have the cheapest live sand I could find, $7.99 for a 10 lb. bag. Next cheapest I have found is $17.99 for a 20 lb. bag. I bought fully cured live Fiji rock for $3.99/lb., looking back I would definitely have used all base rock, no live rock at all. Not just to save money, but to know I am not putting any parasites in my tank (once again, don't let this start anything!!)IMO

 

Around my area, they charge $4.99/lb for cured LR and for LS its 12.99 for a 10lb bag and $19.99 for a 20lb Bag. Shop C sounds better.

 

I would get ls they offer I to me at $29/20lb bag compare to 27/40 lb bag should I worried about the lr quality? I know is really cheap but I can get base rock and start the curing process myself I'm worried about the disease that it might bring

 

I found a shop d with lots of corals, shop e with some info, they willing to build a stand for me for 250, canopy for 200, what ya think?

 

450 for stand and canopy? I could surely build one much cheaper myself. Since I've been looking, I see that a lot of the stands are built with cheap wood and staples (like mine). I'm considering upgrading to a 90-125 gal bowfront and build the stand myself.
Live Sand in the bags does have an expiration date, so be careful if you're buying it a petco or petsmart - I've seen a lot of those live sand bags dried out without being able to find expiration dates on them.