$99 special [Archive] - Boston Reefers Society Online Community

marco67

06-30-2009, 04:24 PM

OK BRS you heard it here first.

I'm working on updating the site and emailing now.
July special will be:

your choice @ $99

40 pounds Key largo dry rock and 40 pounds sand
(you pay shipping on rock only)

50 pounds Key Largo dry rock
(you pay shipping on rock)

For wholesale and Group buys we match pound for pound Free sand for rock purchased up to 1000# (you only pay shipping)

Also I have 3 0r 4 Bxs of our pre cycled signature Fiji I'll be adding to the site tonight.
PM or Email me ASAP and I'll reserve for ya ...once I post them up they'll be gone pretty quick.

highpower9979

06-30-2009, 04:34 PM

could i pick some up at the cape shop
40 pounds Key largo dry rock and 40 pounds sand

marco67

06-30-2009, 06:13 PM

Sorry not stocking here right now. But shipping is about the price of gas and it's right to your door step :)

highpower9979

06-30-2009, 09:34 PM

how much is shipping

marco67

06-30-2009, 09:46 PM

Depends on your order and your zip,
but 40# to the NE area runs about $20
You can pull an exact quote on the web site, you don't need to sign in or check out.
just add something to a cart and enter your zip.

coralcor

06-30-2009, 09:47 PM

marco67

06-30-2009, 10:01 PM

i love sights that do that.

Thanks
That feature will always be included in my sites. One big pet peeve I have is long complicated check outs and needing to get 3 pages in just for a shipping quote.

FWIW we are working to release a new site with a simple 1 page check out and of course that shipping calculator.

sciknen

06-30-2009, 11:18 PM

How does that group buy/wholesale work

how much rock needs to be purchased to get that?

marco67

07-01-2009, 06:53 AM

Well wholesale is for stores and other industry resellers so those prices don't get posted.
Group buys get 10% off at 500# and 15% at 700+
So if you did 500# of rock you get 10% off the rock and 500# of sand free. Shipping would be on 1000#.

marco67

07-01-2009, 05:55 PM

Just added 160# of sand (delivered) to the $99 specials :)

Oh
Added these too :)
https://www.marcorocks.com/banners/Fireworks-01-june.gif https://www.marcorocks.com/banners/Fireworks-02-june.gif

paulthomas

07-01-2009, 11:40 PM

Marc,

What are the chances of getting Key Largo rock via your site that are on the "flat" side? ;)

Miller

07-02-2009, 12:57 AM

Just added 160# of sand (delivered) to the $99 specials :)
Wooohoooo if I orderd that I could put a 12" sand bed in our new tank:eek:.

marco67

07-02-2009, 07:34 AM

Marc,

What are the chances of getting Key Largo rock via your site that are on the "flat" side? ;)
Real good! We are always happy to fill requests. The flats are "best available" when requested I can check this morning and see what we have right now but I also have a delivery coming sometime in the next few days Too Fly/ I mean to pick from.

Wooohoooo if I orderd that I could put a 12" sand bed in our new tank:eek:.

Great Idea, start an ant farm....save yourself some cash and head/heart ache :D

Miller

07-03-2009, 03:42 PM

Marc have you figured out how to manipulate time??? My sand sample was in the mail box today! I wish all places shipped that fast.

The sand has my vote for our new tank, it just needs to get Jens approval:p.

marco67

07-03-2009, 04:06 PM

We are using the new Star track priority shipping for sand samples.

(Just select the "Beam me sand" shipping option) :)

Glad you like it

JasonandRay

07-03-2009, 04:54 PM

very tempting

paulthomas

07-04-2009, 12:25 PM

Real good! We are always happy to fill requests. The flats are "best available" when requested I can check this morning and see what we have right now but I also have a delivery coming sometime in the next few days Too Fly/ I mean to pick from.

Is that delivery to your shop on the Cape or Key Largo?

marco67

07-06-2009, 05:06 PM

Is that delivery to your shop on the Cape or Key Largo?
Our deliveries are to the Key Largo warehouse.
Trucking up here adds an extra $.40/Lb to cost so without making a new price structure for Cape Cod all of our ship outs are from Key Largo.

paulthomas

07-07-2009, 01:42 AM

Our deliveries are to the Key Largo warehouse.
Trucking up here adds an extra $.40/Lb to cost so without making a new price structure for Cape Cod all of our ship outs are from Key Largo.

Sounds good to me. So if I want 100-150 lbs. of flattish Key Largo rock shipped to my house, just order it from your site?

marco67

07-07-2009, 11:48 AM

Sounds good to me. So if I want 100-150 lbs. of flattish Key Largo rock shipped to my house, just order it from your site?
Yes sir,
Just add some notes in the comments section and we'll take care of you.
we have truck unloading this afternoon with about a ton of XL, flat and otherwise cherry pieces.

paulthomas

07-07-2009, 02:45 PM

Yes sir,
Just add some notes in the comments section and we'll take care of you.
we have truck unloading this afternoon with about a ton of XL, flat and otherwise cherry pieces.

Sir? I don't deserve that. :D I'll go ahead and do that for 150 lbs. of Marco's finest.

paulthomas

07-07-2009, 11:55 PM

Hey Marc,

I had an issue with ordering 150 lbs. of rock via your site. I tried ordering both 150 lbs. and 50 lbs. (three individual orders) and shipping came back as "shipping is not available to that address." I'll give you a call tomorrow to order the rock.

Thanks,
Paulie

paulthomas

07-17-2009, 06:41 PM

Awesome, awesome rock Marc! Thanks for shipping me such great stuff.

SubyRS25

07-20-2009, 04:18 PM

Question on the key largo special 40+40... Is that smart start rock? or do i need to cook and cycle the rock? I'm going to be moving soon and upgrading from a 46bow to a 75 and 40lb rock plus 40 lb sand should do it. Just wondering if i need to cycle the rock first or if i can get away without it if i'm in a time crunch.

marco67

07-20-2009, 06:24 PM

It is safe to put straight in,
But depending on how much you are adding and how established your system it may still not be the best idea.
I like to at least run it in a separate tank/ Rubbermaid for a week (give take) with something to seed it biologically first.(I use the Fritz Turbostart 900)
This will help to avoid the diatom outbreak that's common when adding any large mass to a system.

Thanks for thinking of us
Marc

SubyRS25

07-20-2009, 07:02 PM

great, you'll be getting an order from me in the next week or so

marco67

07-21-2009, 01:16 PM

great, you'll be getting an order from me in the next week or so
Thanks,
Don't go to far out on the "or so" ;) the $99 special is for July. I'm not sure what we'll be doing in August yet if anything.

SubyRS25

07-23-2009, 01:26 PM

Wow, busy? Within 5 mins after an order confirmation email, i received a order shipped email. Kudos on fast service!

marco67

07-23-2009, 05:12 PM

Thanks,
With the opening of the Key Largo warehouse and having a partner down there that is responsible for managing it. I now have the luxury of concentrating on nothing but sales, marketing and Customer service.
It's been great to once again be able to answer phones and give each order the personal attention that I originally started and built the business on.

molsen187

07-27-2009, 10:15 AM

just tried to order the 160lb of sand offline and it wouldn't let me. i'll call the store.

marco67

07-27-2009, 02:33 PM

Thanks for the order,
Your mail lady will love you :)

molsen187

07-27-2009, 03:36 PM

got my confirmation email. thanks for your help service was great just like i have heard. luckily i have a mail man so he could use the exercise after driving around in the truck all day. :)

marco67

07-30-2009, 08:51 PM

One day left

Once it's over it Oveah .... :)

molsen187

07-31-2009, 07:50 AM

got a call from my house that my sand came while i was at work. can't wait to get home and check it out. whats the best way to clean it?

UncleJT

07-31-2009, 07:55 AM

whats the best way to clean it?
Best way? No way. :D You don't need/want to do anything to live sand or you'll clean away all the goodies you bought the live sand for in the first place.

molsen187

07-31-2009, 08:24 AM

i thought the argonite sand wasn't live sand and that i was supposed to add some live sand from another person's established tank to make it live. i thought i was supposed to rinse the sand before i put it in my tank.

Brimc

07-31-2009, 11:56 AM

I just started setting up my new system and ordered 160lbs of this sand, this is not live sand and I don't think Marc ever claimed it to be live sand. On the cleaning maybe not but rinsing "absolutly" This sand is extreamly silty and if you do not rinse it you will forever be having sand storms. In the box there is a card that explains how to rinse the sand. I ended up taking ten pounds at a time in a large 3 gallon steaming pot and flushed the sand for a minimum of fifteen minutes each ten pounds. When I added water to the tank I placed a plate on the sand and added water gently to the tank I ended up with a silty sand storm again. I let the water settle over night and in the AM the water was still murky. I ended up using a gravel vac and vacuuming out the top layer of silt and then revacuuming the entire sand bed. My total loss for silt was roughly 5 to 7 pounds but well worth it. Just let my note that I am a fanatic then it comes to not having sand storms in my tank :rolleyes: . My final result was a very nice white, soft, great looking sandbed with minimum blowing around.

molsen187

07-31-2009, 01:43 PM

thanks. i knew it wasn't live sand thats why i was asking what the best way to clean it was. i didn't realize there were instructiond in the box.

Brimc

07-31-2009, 05:11 PM

Go above and beyond the instructions

marco67

07-31-2009, 05:43 PM

I think it's pretty well covered here but
No this isn't live sand
and yes a good rinsing is needed thats why we put those cards in each box.

Remember too any sand (or at least fine enough to look nice sand) needs to liven up before it will sit down in flow.

At the shop we have 300 gallon rubber maids with about 400# in each we run 5000 GPH through that system so I can promise you it will sit down!
FWIW we didn't rinse, only because rinsing 2000 lbs of sand was just well..... not in the cards.

UncleJT

07-31-2009, 06:49 PM

Ok, I thought Marc sold live sand. My apologies.. confusing him with someone else.

Brimc

07-31-2009, 07:20 PM

What, Marc ? You didn't wash 2000 pounds of sand??? I think that calls for a recall how do I send my sand back.:eek:
:D :p ;) Just kidding this product is great And looks even better.

When I finish transfering everything I will be posting pictures. Or should I say when I put Alisons dining room back together I will post pictures.

marco67

07-31-2009, 07:46 PM

LOL
"Do what I say not as I do"

What I say
"be sure to rinse well before using!"

What I do
throw it all in and let time work it out :)

But in fairness we have an advantage in Key Largo that we'll never get up here.
An 18" 18' deep well on each side of the property.
A pentair inteliflo pump capable of 12,000 gph,
Beautiful Keys sea water filtered through nearly solid lime stone out of one hole through the system and dumping into the other hole.

So as you can imagine not too worried about water clouding down there.

molsen187

08-01-2009, 08:51 AM

so if i don't rinse the sand i won't be having sandstorms for ever. i plan on rinsing it, just going to take forever using 5g buckets.

marco67

08-01-2009, 11:46 AM

For a closed system I'd rinse for sure.
My point was that in a open system (non recirculating) I was able to "cheat".
Even without rinsing and even pumping an excessive flow rate it eventually livens up and sits down.

SubyRS25

08-02-2009, 10:05 PM

Hey Marc,

Got to my other house this weekend where my rock was delivered last week and the rock looks awesome, everything i hoped it would be..... but no sand. Would that go out under a different fedex shipment? I tried logining into your customer login on your website but thats down. Whats the best way to contact you about this.

-Mark

marco67

08-03-2009, 06:02 AM

Hi Mark,
Sand ships USPS priority
Let me now if for some reason you don't see it soon so that we can look into it

sagecx

08-04-2009, 05:01 PM

I just wanted to say the speed of the deliver on the sand and rock(especially the sand wow) was amazing. The rock was amazing and some very large pieces. If my tank was bigger i would already be ordering more thank you!

molsen187

08-04-2009, 10:16 PM

i put my sand in the tank today and wow this stuff was awesome definitly be ordering from you when i upgrade.

marco67

08-05-2009, 12:33 PM

Thanks guys ...glad to know you like.

SubyRS25

08-09-2009, 10:46 PM

Hi Mark,
Sand ships USPS priority
Let me now if for some reason you don't see it soon so that we can look into it

Hey Marc,

I sent you a message about this to info@Marcorocks too, but i checked again this weekend and still no sand, can you look into this. I was going to be moving my tank next weekend and the new sand ideally would be going in at that time.

-Mark