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Browse these online aquaria stores to specifically shop for and buy all types of aquacultured and imported cured or uncured live rock and sand for your saltwater aquarium or reef tank filtration needs.

Aquacon - Live Rock & Sand

Aquacon provides fully-cured Ultra Premium Fiji LR, Tonga Slab (Shelf Rock) and Deep Water Marshall Island Rock, as well as Florida Keys Reef Sand.

Aquatic Technology - LR & LS

Aqua Tech has a wide variety of fully-cured or uncured Fiji, Vanuatu and Pohnpei Live Rock, as well Fiji, Aragonite and Cultured Live Sand.

CaribSea Reef Rock

From CaribSea, a popular source and name of Aragonite based substrates, on page two of their Product Catalog you'll find their non-living Reef Rock listed. This is actually petrified coral in rock form that is ideal to use as base rock in reef aquariums on which to attach invertebrates such as anemones, soft and hard corals, etc.

Indo-Pacific Sea Farms- LS Starter

Help kickstart your aquarium sand with Indo-Pacific Sea Farms' SurfZone Live Sand Activator™ Plus, and check out their many other beneficial live sand and algae control critters, as well as live food sources.

Inland Aquatics - Cultured Detritivore Kit

From Inland Aquatics, they state that, "if your sand doesn't look "live", it likely isn't. Sure, there may be great microbial colonies, but you need some critters!" Their Detritivore Kit will seed a 55-gallon tank and help kick start the culturing of your own live sand bed.

Inland Aquatics - LS Substrate Guide

Inland Aquatics' "Guide To A Successful Live Sand Substrate" provides much information about how to put it all together, including a list of products they sell to help you do it.

J&L Aquatics - LR

From J&L Aquatics in British Columbia, Canada, various grades of Fiji and Vanisi Tonga rock, both cured and uncured. Includes a nice LR FAQ section to learn more about their live rock. This is a Mail Order Only company.

Jeff's Exotic Fish - LR & LS

Located in Gardena, California, Jeff's Exotic Fish offers a large selection of rock from Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Vanisi, Vanuatu and the Marshall Islands to choose from, with photos included.

Livestock USA

Great outlet for excellent live rock at good prices. The live rock photos showing the different live rock available, solid "this works" advice and straight forward ordering process should make shopping here a pleasure.

Premium Aquatics - LR & LS

Check the PA Livestock Stock List to see what types of cured and un-cured Live Rock, Live Sand, as well as Fish, Corals and other Inverts are available.

Reeftopia Live Rock & Sand

Located in the lower Florida Keys, Reeftopia's motto is buy direct from the diver and SAVE! Along with live rock and sand, you can buy algae control packages, a wide arrary of invertebrates, fish, and much more, all Guaranteed!

TBS - Aquacultured LR & LS

Tampa Bay Saltwater is one of your Guides top picks for Aquacultured Live Rock and Sand. TBS grows their live rock in the wild at their aquaculture site in the Florida Keys, and offers a full line of other Inverts as well!

The Marine Center - LR & LS

The Marine Center, renowned for its RARE Reef Fishes, offers FREE delivery of their pre-cured Fiji Live Rock and Fiji Live Sand to residents in the Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas area, and ships Nationwide as well with regular shipping fees.

The Pet Stop LR & LS Index

From The Pet Stop site, cured Fiji Live Rock, Fiji Live Sand, and Uncured Savaii and Tongan Branch. Great info section about cured and uncured LR and how to cure it yourself!

Tropicorium - LR

Tropicorium offers Fiji, Branch, Ocean and Base, as well as Cultured Tuffa rock. They sell both Retail and Wholesale.

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