Pre-Cured
We use a unique curing method on the islands where they spray the rock down as soon as it’s harvested from the ocean on the beach of origin.  The rock is sprayed to rid the rock of unwanted mantis shrimps, crabs and the majority of sponge material which dies as soon as it hits the air.  The rock comes to us in excellent condition, smells fresh like the ocean and looks great, just as it was collected.  The rock is than transported to us via airlines to Los Angeles LAX terminal, the United States hub for live rock imports and then tran shipped immediately from us to you!  That’s how fast you receive it!

These pictures are from actual boxes pulled from our Fiji shipments received at the LAX airport! Click on the image to enlarge!
		Photo of a CHERRY PICKED piece of Premium Fiji Live Rock
"All Photos are of actual rock advertised however will vary in but not limited   to size, shape, color & life".

What makes our rock the best?
What makes our rock unique is that most all other collectors on the islands ship via sea vessel which takes a long time to get to the United States in order to save on shipping costs but compromises life, color and quality. We use the only company transport system known to ship via Air Cargo. Yes, this costs us extra but is well worth it. If you are local, we welcome you to come to our facilities in person to see for yourself each Wednesday when it arrives. With Premium or better quality rock flown in direct, you will find live animals and more thriving throughout our boxes as we pull the cases of rock right off our cargo trucks. In addition, Rock doesn't sit in our warehouse. We do purchase in mass volume but our rock has become so popular that it sells completely out of stock, typically in less than a day. Any rock left over is carefully placed in our curing vats full of Nitromax and high levels of bacteria and enzymes mixed with very high levels of oxygen and trace elements ensuring the cleanest and best cured rock possible! Even the saltwater we keep our rock in is "Real Ocean Water" and not dry salt and tap water as these will contain trace amounts of copper and other unwanted and deadly toxins. With our main facilities in Southern California along the coast long, this is an advantage few can take advantage of. We always suggest recurring, especially if our rock is shipped!

See Videos of our actual Ultra premium Live rock!
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Our Grading System
With a combination of the only company to use Air Cargo to ship from Fiji as well as setting our standards very high, our Grading system can beat the quality and standards set by any other company in the country! When you compare our grades against others, make sure you see the actual quality you are receiving from others for the same grade! Below is what we consider the quality for each grade!

Grade	Example	Description
Base		Bacteria, Enzymes and natural microscopic organisims that enhabits little or no coraline algae (color).  Base rock is used to save money and used at the bottom of the tank because when you put better quality rock over it and it's canopied from lighting, it will loose all it's coraline algae (color) anyway.
Premium Select		Very Nice, Color exists, and you never know what type of critters if any you may get on or in your rock.
Super Premium		About twice the typical Color that often enhabits Premium Rock.
Ultra Premium		The most colorful we can find in that particular weeks shipment but cherry picked and set aside for very nice color, shapes and life (coloring may be Green, Purple, Yellow or Red!).  This is the very best rock you can purchase!

Need another type of rock?
We have over 350 types of rock available. Looking for XLARGE Pieces? We carry sizes all the way up to XXXLarge. Some of the items we sell include the following:
Fiji Branch , Fiji Buna Branch , Fiji Buna Crown , South Pacific Birdsnest , South Pacific Bamboni , Fiji Pukani , Fiji Slab / Shelf Rock , Fiji Totoka , Fiji Tukani , Fiji Ultra Red , Hawaiian Waterfall live rock , Lava Lace , Marshall Island , Solomon Island , South Pacific Melanesian , Tahiti White Live Rock , Tonga Deepwater , Tonga Branch , Tonga Fusion , Tonga Kaelini , Tonga Lalo , Tonga Slab , Tonga Majestic Huni , Tonga Table Top , Bio Rock , Fiji Salmieta , Fiji Tailevu , Fiji Vavua , Fiji Eva , Fiji Uniava , Tonga Red Branch Live Rock , Vanuatu Live Rock , Salmenetti Live Rock

Local Pickup Available!
We offer local pickup at our Chino CA warehosue, with any of our ($3.75/lb Ultra Premium) Auctions.  If you are interested in picking up your order, upon checkout, please request an invoice (state that you want local) so that we can remove the shipping charge.  We also will adjust payment if the purchase is not made through our Ultra Premium Auction. We do require payment before pickup. Once paid, we send your invoice to the warehouse so they can hold your order.

Shipping and Handling
We receive regular shipments from the Fiji Islands every Wed evening and begin shipping orders out  by Thursday. We generally get shipments of live rock large enough to ship you your live rock within a week of your order. On rare occasions our live rock gets held up in customs, and we have to wait for our next shipment before shipping, and in that rare case it may take up to 2 weeks. However in most cases the live rock is shipped within a week of being purchased! We do this to ensure that you will only get the freshest rock possible. It is our goal as a worldwide distributor to offer only the best to our customers! Note: We will ship via UPS Ground for FREE, however we always recommend the quickest form of shipment and only guarantee overnight/ Air Cargo orders. If you would like faster service, please choose one of our other shipping options at an additional charge. ALSO - If you do not want your rock shipped out as soon as we receive it (ie Thursdays) but would rather hold it over the weekend in our curing vasts for Monday shipment to avoid UPS weekend delays, please notify us by email / or in your paypal payment at the time of order.

As with any livestock, you should always choose the quickest form of shipping method you can afford in order to receive your animal(s) or livestock in the best condition possible. We pay to insure our customers products but in some circumstances depending upon shipper such as UPS, the item may only be covered for damage, loss or theft but not death or loss of quality including such items as fish, live rock, live sand, and most all other livestock because the customer chooses the slowest form of shipping. Such shipping like parcel post may be fine for local customers but not for someone of considerable distance. You, the customer has the ultimate choice though. For further details and more information with UPS, you may visit their website direct at http://www.UPS.com. We have nothing to gain by suggesting a more expensive shipping method. We do not warranty any livestock shipped slower than next day more than $100 for the product and must be approved for replacement first by UPS. Requests for cash reimbursement which apply to product only (S&H is non-refundable) will be charged a 30% restocking fee if approved first by us. Reshipping of items will cost additional. Please read our "Terms of Sale"if you have any questions.. We would just like to see all our customers receive their product in the fastest possible time and in the best possible condition! After you choose your product and prior to any purchase commitment, you will be given several shipping options and their respective costs allowing you the ultimate choice of shipping. After you choose your product and prior to any purchase commitment, you will be given several shipping options and their respective costs allowing you the ultimate choice of shipping. In the case you wish to "Retract" your bid, you must do it from your side. We are not responsible for those bidding on our products who neglect to remove their selves from the auction within 24 hours according to eBay terms, not us. If you have any special instructions like to not ship later than Tuesday because of UPS Ground Shipping or Don't leave on Door Step, then you must notify us by email so we can do exactly as directed. Otherwise, we ship the moment we clear your order which means your payment must be cleared and sent to our shipping center and there is always a possibility something isn't in stock. Unless directed otherwise, we will ship on the day the product becomes available Mon-Thursday 9am - 4pm PST. If you are confused about any shipping details, don't hesitate to contact us or UPS Customer Service direct at 800-PICKUPS. Any reservations regarding your purchase must be made prior to your purchase to clarify any questions ahead of time. Thanks for the opportunity to do business together!

Note: Attributes including but not excluded to; shape, size, color, plant life, quality, and density may vary from different shipments of rock. 

Shipping Locations

We now have shipping locations on both the East and West coast. This allows us to get you the rock the fastest possible method while saving money on shipping!

Our Live rock now ships UPS Ground in only 3 Days or less to most of the US! Look at the graphs below to see the time frame!

West Coast Shipments (Chino) via UPS	East Coast Shipments (Atlanta) via DHL

LIVE STOCK PACKAGING UPGRADES AVAILABLE FOR COLD WEATHER

Yes, we do have heat packs and special packaging available for customers in especially cold climates.  We offer these items at cost which can be added to your total.

$3 per Heat Pack

$15 per Special Styroafoam Box up too 22 x 11 x 9 (Typical 50 lb box of live rock or live fish shipped).

HEAT PACKS

50f degrees - Plus (None Needed)

30-50 degrees (4 Heat Packs per 50 lb box)

20-30 degrees (8 Heat Packs per 50 lb box) 

0-20 degrees (12 Heat Packs per 50 lb box)

Below 0 degrees (15-20 Heat Packs per 50 lb box)

Note:  All livestock is always recommended to be overnighted by UPS or AirCargo and is the only way we will guarantee your shipping but if you wish too ship slower, the following information not recommended by us but typical of our customers who just understand more recurring or live rock would be necessary and accept it, typically ship the following ways.  This is only for Live Sand or Rock!  Fish or any other type of livestock, frozen foods, etc "Must" be overnighted.  Further, keep in mind if shipping slower than our recommended overnight shipping, that the heat packs above are only active for 2 days so this would be the slowest method you should choose if it's very cold in your area.

SHIPPING METHOD

50f degrees - Plus (Ground Okay - 2 day or faster recommended)

30-50 degrees (3 day okay - 2 day or faster recommended)

20-30 degrees (2 day okay - Next Day or Air Cargo recommended)

0-20 degrees (Next Day or Air Cargo recommended)

Below 0 degrees (Next Day or Air Cargo recommended)