Re: [GSAS-Member] Where to buy rocks locally?

[Laurel Larsen <laurelthequeen@gmail.com>]

The rock place behind u village is primarily pavers.  It's hard to  
find many natural shapes or anything large enough to look nice in a  
decently sized tank.  When looking for a replacement for Alpine  
Rockeries for my back yard, I happened upon Clearview Nursery.  They  
are SO MUCH better than Alpine.  They have 10x the selection, amazing  
white/black granite boulders, a huge amount of smaller sizes, etc.   
The best part is they don't have a scale so you put the rocks in your  
car, drive up to the front, and they "estimate" how much weight you've  
pulled.  We filled the back of my jeep with "1 man rocks" which  
actually take 2 men.  We had about 600-700lbs of rocks, and he said  
"looks like 300 pounds!" so we got out of there for half of what it  
would have normally cost.  Plus they have other awesome stuff there if  
you own a home.  Probably don't bring your wives though, or you'll  
have a spring/summer project that will be VERY heavy.
-Laurel

On Feb 21, 2009, at 9:01 PM, Linda Knapp wrote:

> I go to the rock place behind U-Village and head back to their back
> corner where they have a box of misc scraps.
>
> On Feb 21, 2009, at 8:46 PM, Paul Wallace wrote:
>
>> Erik:
>>
>> As Mentioned in the last newsletter, my rock stacking skills are
>> abysmal.  I was granted a 2nd set of rocks (black and "rock" shaped)
>> but I would love to have some interstitial black shelves.  home
>> despot has a black flag stone that looks breakable but I would
>> really line something thin (~1/4) and shaped to provide a multitude
>> of hidyholes.  I have been meaning to go to the rock place behind
>> UVillage.  Let me know if you find something.
>>
>> -Paul
>>
>> On Sat, 21 Feb 2009, Erik Olson wrote:
>>
>>> I used to go to Alpine Rockeries in Woodinville for all my bulk
>>> purchases
>>> of granite for my rift lake cichlid tanks, but they appear to be
>>> gone now.
>>> What to do?  Anyone have leads on local rocks suppliers?
>>>
>>> - Erik
>>>
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