granite in reef tank

[dermer]

would granite in a reef tank be ok

 

[dermer]

does ny one now if this would be ok or not

 

[dermer]

bump

 

[Tang Salad]

Sorry, wish I could help you...
All I know is that I've never seen anyone use granite in a saltwater aquarium before. It may leach bad minerals into the water.

Also, because granite is not porous, it would never really serve well as biological filtration.

 

[dermer]

i was just mainly wanting to use small pieces to put frags on i work for a place were i can get all the small scraps i want

 

[RumLad]

Perhaps if you were to boil the frag chunks before using them, to sterilize them, they would be okay?
Just my opinion though.

 

[2639]

Try asking in the chemistry forum. Randy might have some insight on this.

 

[wlagarde]

Granite is mostly silica (about 75%) and aluminum (about 10%) so this might be an issue. However, it might be just fine if at high pH the silica/aluminum stays bound up in the rock. Randy would be the person to ask about this...

 

[victor_c3]

Also, minerals like garnite and fools gold are comonly prevalent with granite rocks. I might be wrong, but both of these minerals are rich in iron and other metal content - which I don't think is a good thing to have in a reef tank.

 

[rustybucket145]

yeah, I thought granite contained iron as well....

 

[wlagarde]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9317448#post9317448 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by rustybucket145
yeah, I thought granite contained iron as well....

It does - but probably not an issue...

 

[Hormigaquatica]

Ive seen granite used in cold water reefs a number of times with no ill effects. If youre just using it as decoration here and there, I imagine it would be fine- dont know why it would be any different in a tropical reef vs a temperate one.

 

[rustybucket145]

what about copper? any chance it could contain that?

 

[rstark33]

Same question for ceramic tile. Is it reef safe for frag mounts?

 

[Hormigaquatica]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9317610#post9317610 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by rstark33
Same question for ceramic tile. Is it reef safe for frag mounts?

Yes- have seen ceramic tile used many times with frags, esp xenia and zoanthids.

 

[dermer]

thanks for all the feed back i shall ask randy