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Posted: June 24 2011 at 4:30pm |
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Not 100% sure if this is the best forum category for this but here goes.
Next weekend (its a holiday weekend for the fourth of july)I'm thinking about going out to collect some LBTR im told that you are allowed to collect up to 300 lbs of rock for personal use.
I have read on here of some people going down to collect tufa rock and oolitic sand. I have not been there myself but i think its worth a trip. Anyone else interested in going to collect?
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Posted: June 24 2011 at 4:36pm |
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Typically if you set a date and time and place to meet.... you'll get a good turnout of people. When in doubt, I'm offer to pay someone (like Arthur?) to take you out since they know exactly where to go.
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Posted: June 24 2011 at 4:44pm |
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I would love to get some for myself but my schedule isn't "normal" so I don't have that weekend off.
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Posted: June 24 2011 at 8:28pm |
The good stuff is hard to find All the spots where we found it in the past are picked over so there is only heavy not so porous rock left. But there is plenty of good sand See the link below for more info about LBTR/Utah Rock and Oolitic Sand, including where to get good Oolitic sand. I have some of the best Utah rock and sand left at $0.50/lb in Murray. Aloha, Mark  808-345-1049 call or text anytime
Edited by Mark Peterson - September 29 2013 at 5:24pm
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Posted: June 24 2011 at 10:42pm |
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Mark I like your idea better. I'll give you a call.
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Posted: August 08 2011 at 12:21am |
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Its very easy to Find the Rock and Sand are in 2 diff spots I know alot of people here wont say where it is but Its very easy to find!! I did it 1 time with a BIG group of people and I dont think I will use Utah anymore in less its for just the base!
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Posted: August 08 2011 at 8:15am |
The sand is fairly easy to collect at the Oolitic sand dunes directly
west of Stansbury Island. Be careful not to collect the sand from the
dunes on the right side of the road southwest of the island/mountain.
Make sure it looks like the pic below, little round or oblong grains, not sharp silica sand.
Light, porous LBTR is not easy to find. The easy to find but heavy, poor quality LBTR is really crap. I wouldn't use it, even for base rock.
Saddened when reading of hobbyists that were disappointed with poor
quality LBTR, several years ago I returned to collecting the better quality stuff and making
it available to WMAS hobbyists. But this time I chose to charge just $0.50/lb for my effort. Check it out with a visit to MarksReef Coral Farm in Murray. The road to Stansbury Island  good Oolitic Sand  a comparison of good-bad-good LBTR  a small piece of excellent LBTR 
Edited by Mark Peterson - February 12 2015 at 10:03am
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Posted: September 29 2013 at 5:32pm |
Aloha, We've been back from Hawaii for over six months!
Figured I'd better edit this thread because it is linked from the
Reefkeeping Tips thread and because we again have available to you the best quality Utah
Sand and Utah Rock. Mark  808-345-1049
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Posted: February 12 2015 at 9:50am |
The rock in these pics/aquariums is 50-90% Utah Aragonite Rock formed in Lake Bonneville, the ancient ocean, for us to use and enjoy.
Edited by Mark Peterson - February 12 2015 at 9:56am
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Posted: February 12 2015 at 10:18am |
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I'm going to guess that poor feather starfish isn't in a non-photosynthetic-only tank?
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Posted: February 12 2015 at 10:33am |
Heh.
Made for a cool picture though!
Edited by Pete Moss - February 12 2015 at 10:34am
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Posted: February 12 2015 at 5:27pm |
Yeah that was a sad thing.  I was working for MSM Aquatics and several of these were received as extras, even though they were not ordered. We knew they were doomed so I asked if I could take one home. I enjoyed it for about 4 months before it's demise. 
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Posted: February 12 2015 at 6:18pm |
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That's too bad. Sorry to hear that.
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Posted: October 03 2015 at 1:40am |
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Mark do you still have LBTR for sale?
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