Anyone have any dry base rock for sale?

[SoonerFan732]

I am looking for 100 - 150 pounds of dry base rock to add to my fish only tank. Let me know how many pounds you have and how much you want for it. I really don't want to buy live rock at $4 - $6 per pound for this tank since its just a fish only tank.

Thanks!

Kevin

 

[Russ Braaten]

Kevin, For good looking base rock you may consider getting the holey rock that Steve or Wet Pets sells. Or you can do what I have done which is super cheap. Go to the rock quarries that are all around the area. Many of them have interesting calcium based stone.

 

[SoonerFan732]

Thanks for the tip Russ!

 

[djc1026]

I have gotten mine from Reeferrocks.com, and not only did I find the price was right, but the rock is so pourous that you can get fairly decent sized pieces with less weight. If you look on my 75 update, which is on page 2 now, you can see the right side of my tank has about 30 lbs of dry base rock that I ordered. The other side of the tank also has 35 lbs of base rock that I ordered about 6 or 7 months ago. I'm not endorsing them, just giving my experience and another option, 55lbs would be a lot of rock volume from there, IMO, and would cost like $106 before shipping.

Dave

 

[SoonerFan732]

Thanks!

How much did they charge for shipping?

 

[Travis L. Stevens]

Not to toot my own horn here, but if you are worried about price and have extra time on your hands, I suggest making your own. There are tons of DIY Rock recipes that are fun. You can even involve the family. Here is a link to what I do for my rocks http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=807988

 

[pwhitby]

I have a slab of dried reefrock......its a big piece but it can be split easily and has lots of holes in it.

It is about 12 inches by 10 inches and is about 5 inches thick. Weighs around 30lbs or so.

PM me if you are interested.

 

[djc1026]

It was $24 for 35lbs.

 

[hiflykitty]

if you want to go the holey limestone route, i have a bunch of it i'd sell for cheap.

 

[SoonerFan732]

Thanks everyone for the information!

Travis,
I might try a DIY rock some day just because it sounds like fun.

hiflykitty,
Thanks for the offer on the holey limestone! I have used it quite extensively in my freshwater tanks, but I already started the tank with 80 lbs of dry base rock so I am not sure how that would look mixing the two. So I will pass on it for now. Have you used it in your saltwater tanks?

djc1026,
Seems like shipping eats you up on the rock. That's what I was afraid it would be like. However the rock you got looks good.

 

[hiflykitty]

I have used limestone without any problems in my saltwater tanks. it makes good base rock, and if you hide it with regular rock you can't tell the difference.

 

[Travis L. Stevens]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7483013#post7483013 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by hiflykitty
I have used limestone without any problems in my saltwater tanks. it makes good base rock, and if you hide it with regular rock you can't tell the difference.

As a safe precaution, make sure that you soak the rock in freshwater for about 24 hours and double check the pH to make sure it doesn't adversely effect your tank. But in general, limestone is a great alternative to LR.

 

[hiflykitty]

limestone buffers your ph to about 8.0. i have never had a problem with it driving my ph too high

 

[dummyterminal]

check out hirocks.com if your still needing some... ive purchased from then in the past and liked the rocks i got...

 

[SoonerFan732]

Thanks Casey! I see they sell a " 1 ton+ "TOTE" " that should fix me up for rock!

Its says free shipping, how long did it take for you to get your order and who do they use for shipping?

 

[dummyterminal]

I wish i could remember who they used to ship... best guess is UPS because of the weight involved... but it only took a week or so to get it in. if i remember correctly it actually ships from California...


EDIT: yup.. i was right...

2050 S.Baker Ave

Ontario, CA 91761

USA


im sure if you email them they can get you different weight options and prices... you cant hardly beat $1+/- per pound shipped for good rocks

 

[SoonerFan732]

I agree. You can't beat that price shipped.

If you buy it by the ton its about $0.44/lb shipped

 

[harris611]

I have about 200lbs of REALLY nice premium marshall and tonga that I pulled out of my tank when I broke it down last year (ex-wife turned off the power and let tank drop to 50 degrees for a month, so there was no point in saving the "live" rock). Left them out on a rock wall for a year to let everything leech out and they are bleached white. Big pieces selected for shape. Totally clean and dry at this point. Happy to sell to you, but have no idea what to charge.

If you are interested I could take some photos...

Email me at matt.harris@mac.com