BRS reef saver rock question.

[poweraid]

does anyone have any experience with the BRS Reef saver rock? I want to use PVC to create a frame work for the aquascaping and was wondering if it is easy to drill?

 

[KevLake2005]

Reef saver rock is easy to drill as long as you have the right bit. Just go slow and don't push hard on the rocks. For smaller projects, I use fiberglass road markers from the hardware store and a carbide tipped masonry drill bit. For a PVC project, it's more complicated, so just do a web search for drilling live rock.

 

[poweraid]

cool. thanks.

 

[theatrus]

Most masonry bits shouldn't have any problems. Larger PVC pipe rods of course need a big hole

 

[Rookieofsalt]

You could use street mark fiberglass rod.

 

[MHG]

It can be brittle... Also it leaches a bunch of phosphates to soak it and do 100% water changes over about 30 days... I wish I did that....

 

[96slowbra]

It can be brittle... Also it leaches a bunch of phosphates to soak it and do 100% water changes over about 30 days... I wish I did that....

I was planning on buying reefsaver rock for my 120 build, but now I might reconsider. I have heard about phosphate from brs pukani, but reefsaver was supposed to be different..

 

[jackde]

I was planning on buying reefsaver rock for my 120 build, but now I might reconsider. I have heard about phosphate from brs pukani, but reefsaver was supposed to be different..

My whole tank is reefsaver, no phosphate issues. Pukani maybe a different story.

 

[bhazard451]

Pukani definitely leaches phosphates. I had loads of green sheet algae the first month of cycling it in my tank, as I just dropped it right in. GFO did a great job soaking it all up, and carbon prevented any horrible odors. Within 2 months it was no longer an issue.

Reef Saver shouldn't have the same problem. It's been pre-cleaned, and it isn't grabbed from the ocean.

I may try the RC sponsor "Reef Rocks", as they look like they have the same type of rock, but for much cheaper.