geekdafied
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anybody interested in some dead rock or coral fossil's? I may go hunting for some today...
Dead Rock
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geekdafied
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Im talking more along the lines of base rock type stuff. Stuff that can be used as base rock or turned into liverock.
turboex901
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im always opent to baserock at a decent price. we have a 44 hex we recently bought that im dying to fill up. i enjoy aquascaping more so than the actual reef 
lauren thinks im an idiot because i think my rocks are "pretty" <~~steve
lauren thinks im an idiot because i think my rocks are "pretty" <~~stevegeekdafied
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Well I didnt have much luck today. It was way to muddy to go to most places I usually go to. I have a few small pieces about 2-3lbs each or something like that and a few larger ones. I'll get pics up soon.
geekdafied
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Ok here are the pics, I have them in a larger format if anybody needs to see larger pics. They range from like 1/2lb to 20+lbs each, there is 14 rocks total. I havent weighed them individually. I am more interested in trading... Trading for what? I dont know. Doesnt even have to be reef related. Just let me know what you got.
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The pictures do overlap in case you're wondering.
geekdafied
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If nobody wants it, its going into my liverock grow out tub after a good cleaning and boiling.
waynesworld
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Where is that rock from?
pitbullpooch
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waynesworld. i get the same type of rock in my back yard and at the river here in columbia tn. tennessee has a ton of reef rock under the ground. i got rocks with shells all over them that i dug up in my yard.
pitbullpooch
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geekdafied. where are you at in tn
waynesworld
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What type of shells I know there are a lot of freshwater snails and stuff in the rocks around but I have also heard of people using rocks not from the ocean and having some problems with there tanks over long periods of time. I am not a rock expert but I know that some areas that we used ground water for swimming pools and added chem got a bad reaction due to high iron.
turboex901
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steve, i might be interested in that large table acro fossil/rock and maybe a few other pieces just for decoration in a small tank i have. pm me with how much youd want for it if you see this. thanks!<~~steve
rcmike
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There can be other minerals in it that could cause some harm. I drill through the stuff every day. I wouldn't put any rocks in my tank that I just picked up around here. Are you sure all of that is even limestone? That kind of rock is all over the place around here in almost any creek.
Wayne, Iron doesn't usually come out of wells that are in bedrock (limestone). Also, TN used to be under the ocean so those fossils are saltwater.
Wayne, Iron doesn't usually come out of wells that are in bedrock (limestone). Also, TN used to be under the ocean so those fossils are saltwater.
geekdafied
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For those of you that are wondering. Its all some kind of calcite or dolomite other then the blue. The blue one was pretty cool and is full of shell. NONE of the rocks has iron in it because of the lack of red (aka rust)
and when you boil them, you kill anything harmful in them. I have used them on numerous occasions and even have some in a 75g of my own, and never had any problems. Ive never had any one complain before about of it that my friends use. It looks like liverock because it USE TO BE LIVEROCK.
Calcite is calcium carbonate, which is basically a calcium reactor. dolomite is calcium magnesium carbonate. Which both are benificial in a reef aquarium. My brother is a geologist .
and when you boil them, you kill anything harmful in them. I have used them on numerous occasions and even have some in a 75g of my own, and never had any problems. Ive never had any one complain before about of it that my friends use. It looks like liverock because it USE TO BE LIVEROCK.
Calcite is calcium carbonate, which is basically a calcium reactor. dolomite is calcium magnesium carbonate. Which both are benificial in a reef aquarium. My brother is a geologist
.geekdafied
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Cookeville
rcmike
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Okay, all I am saying is all rock is not created equal and there are other impurities in it. I can't say if it would cause problems or not. I'd actually be more concerned about stuff that may have seeped into it if it has been on the surface for long. If you are comfortable using it and are sure it is safe then have at it.
geekdafied
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As far as things seeping into it. That could happen to ANY base rock you have or order from anywhere. Thats a risk you take with any base rock, atleast this stuff, I know where it came from unlike stuff you order online.
pitbullpooch
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as far as what i was told the rock that ive found in my area was live rock at one time. the lfs here sells it as base rock. i personnally havnt used it before but my wife used some in a freshwater tank for a few years. there was a thread on here a few years ago about this rock and someone from this area said he used it in his reefs but im not sure who it was but it was a regular here on the mtrc forum. most all of the base rock that you see online is rock that was dug up and cleaned just like this rock . some of the rock i find is pretty heavy though and then i find some that have the shells on it and it looks just like the fiji live rock i got in my tank. it has lots of holes and nice shapes .I made a ton of aragocrete rock a few years ago though so i use that as base rock.
geekdafied
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I had to wear thick gloves carrying the blue rock, it has so many shells it was cutting into my hands when I tried to carry it.
I have some pieces I found around here that looks identicle to some of the rock I payed $6 a lb for from fiji. Its simple as hell to grow your own rock, you just gotta know how to do it the right way, so it grows quick.
I have some pieces I found around here that looks identicle to some of the rock I payed $6 a lb for from fiji. Its simple as hell to grow your own rock, you just gotta know how to do it the right way, so it grows quick.
