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TheReefGeek 06-20-2006 03:06 AM

No driftwood or lava rock, you have to be carefull which non-reef rock you put it, some contain too many metals and other bad stuff that will leech into your tank.

If they are talking about dry aragonite/calcite rock, you can put it in.

albert_dao 06-20-2006 05:30 AM

I bet ya it's tufa...

MikeP 06-26-2006 06:07 AM

Bought some from riverfront, they called it travistine (not sure if thats how to spell it)

M

G1GY 06-26-2006 08:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MikeP
Bought some from riverfront, they called it travistine (not sure if thats how to spell it)

M

Travertine maybe?

MikeP 06-26-2006 09:47 PM

Yeah thats it. I'ts just white colored porous looking rock. I bought maybe 5 or 6 pounds and the rest of my tank will be made up of LR.

TheReefGeek 06-26-2006 09:52 PM

Do you have any pics?

The wikipedia image doesn't look very porous.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travertine

demon666 06-26-2006 09:58 PM

rory read the rest of the info in that link........ it states that it is quite porus....... there must be different types of this rock cause it calles it a different name (the porus stuff)..... but i agree the pic doesnot look porus at all......

demon666 06-26-2006 10:00 PM

mikep you could also order some dry reef rock as well it will reseed and become live once again....... free bump for "The ReefGeek"

G1GY 06-26-2006 10:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MikeP
Yeah thats it. I'ts just white colored porous looking rock. I bought maybe 5 or 6 pounds and the rest of my tank will be made up of LR.

Travertine is a compact calcium carbonate used as a facing material in construction.

Stucco! :)

TheReefGeek 06-26-2006 10:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by G1GY
Travertine is a compact calcium carbonate used as a facing material in construction.

Stucco! :)


That is backed up by this wetwebmedia post too

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/refugdsbfaqs.htm


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