Looking for LOCAL Base/Live Rock

Tiki G.

Tiki G.

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Hey everyone. In an attempt to set-up a newly aquired 180 gallon tank, I have done my best to keep this task as simple as possible. With help from generous RC members and good deals, I have been able to accomplish this so far.

I am now in the hunt for dry or live rock to collect to stock the new 180. I already have about 75lbs at the moment, but feel I will be needing alot more than that.

If anyone has any or knows of someone local who needs to get rid of some, please let me know.

You can e-mail me at gary@badasstikis.com if you prefer or just PM me through RC.

Thanks again, Gary
 
You can get Lace rock at Reeds & Rocks on Beach Blvd. for $1.00 a pound. You can pick your own shapes from a pile of great shapes & sizes. It makes great base rock. I have several pieces in my 75G and they are covered in Coraline now after 7 months.
 
FYI Lace rock is known to leach phosphates in the water. I did a test with a small peice soaked in ro water and after a week of soaking the phosphate tested 1.5. And it also has alot of Iron in it
Which would feed algea.

Robert
 
Coming from you Robert, I believe that but I never had any phosphate issues with it. Perhaps it depends on the source?? I'll keep that in mind and test any I get in the future prior to use though.

Thanks.
 
personally, the investment you are getting into with a 180 gallon aquarium I would not cut corners and skimp on the rock work. Mike (Mpdharley) found some nice base rock online. I will look in my garage tonight I may have a 5 gallon bucket of baserock you can help yourself to
 
Thanks alot for all the replies and info. I'll take you up on that PelagicMagic if you have any. Just let me know.

G.
 
There is a new rock/stone distributer that opened up on blanding blvd in middleburg, just east of the brand-new homedepot and walmart. They sell a stone called fel, which is about 80 cents a pound. I've had a 15 pound peice in a 29 tall for about 2 months now with no trace of phosphates. Algae seems to be under control as well. hth
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8697508#post8697508 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by naterealbig
There is a new rock/stone distributer that opened up on blanding blvd in middleburg, just east of the brand-new homedepot and walmart. They sell a stone called fel, which is about 80 cents a pound. I've had a 15 pound peice in a 29 tall for about 2 months now with no trace of phosphates. Algae seems to be under control as well. hth
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What does that stuff look like? I tried looking it up on the internet but I can't find it anywhere. Are you sure you spelled its name right?
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8705979#post8705979 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by LadyReefNeck
Maybe it's shortened name referring to "Feldspar" mineral based rock? Just a thought.
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if it is, than that rock wouldn't be very good for a salt water tank. That rock almost looks like quartz.
 
What does that stuff look like? I tried looking it up on the internet but I can't find it anywhere. Are you sure you spelled its name right?
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The fel rock is gray in color, and is very porous. It does not have sharp edges, and doesn't look anything like quartz. It basically looks like lace rock, except it is common to see the imprints of shells in the lace, while I have never seen this in fel rock. I've had it in my girlfriends tank for quite some time, and the coraline is growing on it pretty quickly. Hope this helps, and feel free to pm me if you have any questions or would like a pic. Actually I'll post a pic as soon as I get a chance.

Nate
 
"fel" stone pics

"fel" stone pics

I found these pics on the rocks plus website, and thought I would post a pic for those of you who are curious about what the fel stone I was talking about earlier looked like. On this website, they call this stone "florida fieldstone". It is the same stuff that I bought, maybe even at the same place.

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what about all the dead and alive organisms, both plant and animal and dirt that is inside the rocks? you would really have to cure that stuff to be reef safe. IMO not worth it
 
I wonder if this stuff would be any good? I found it on the same website, and it seems pretty cool. The description says that it is basically just compressed coral and shells. Again, this pic is from stonesplus.com. What do you think?

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P.S. - sorry this is off topic; how can I post a pic on a thread so that the picture automatically pops up without having to click on a link?

Nate
 
Thanks for all the info about the rock everyone. I want to say thanks to PelagicMagic for hooking me up with a little rock last night to help things out. I also had the pleasure of seeing his beautiful 210 reef tank. Wow, what a tank. Great job.

It was a pleasure meeting and talking with you.
Thanks again,

G.
 
what about all the dead and alive organisms, both plant and animal and dirt that is inside the rocks? you would really have to cure that stuff to be reef safe. IMO not worth it
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When I bought my rock, I washed it with boiling water and bleach. I scrubbed all of it with a scrub brush. I let it cure for a week in salt water to check for a change in pH. This protocol worked for me. As for not being 'worth it' that would have to be a strict matter of opinion. Lets do some quick math. I just bought a 180 gallon tank and a 100 gallon refugium. When I set it up, I plan on having about 300 lbs of rock for filtration.
300 pounds x $8/lb (for the cheap stuff) + tax comes to: $2568.00. 300 lbs @ $.80/lb (which is what the fieldstone comes to) + tax = $256.00. Thats a savings of almost $2500. WELL WORTH the cleaning and curing that you would have to do.
 
I wouldnt use bleach to clean anything that goes in my tank.

Also if you are setting up a system that you spent good $$ on I would spend the extra and get real LR. You can find LR for 2-3 bucks per lb. IMO it will look much better and realistic.
 
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