Traverteen good or bad??

allincuddy · #1 02-06-2006, 01:52 AM

I have about 50 lbs. of Traverteen kind of chalkey, but is pretty well 100%calcum, believe is was collected near a hot spring and naturally occuring. What are thepro's and con's, would be putting it in a system with hard and soft corals also mushrooms and zoos.
Thanks for any responses.
Mark

i have crabs · #2 02-06-2006, 02:00 AM

i would stay far away from it,thier's no telling what other kinds of hard metals might leech out of it i believe it the same as limestone right?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limestone
for the amount it might save you its not worth the gamble i say.

OCDP · #3 02-06-2006, 03:09 AM

Yup, I wouldn't even try IMO. It's not going to be worth it.

allincuddy · #4 02-06-2006, 02:46 PM

Thanks guys, I know they sellit at big Al's, andis fromthe same location that they et there's from.
Wondering if anyone has used the Big Al's traverteen rock with any problems.
Thanks again forthe feed back.
Mark