make your own rock?

[StirCrazy]

reef rock

is that the stuff yu are talking about Victor?

Steve

[reefburnaby]

yupe

[StirCrazy]

ahh sorry Jonathan, I was going to ask you what exactly tuffa was also. I have heard of it loots but never seen it.. wel that I know of anyways..

Steve

[AJ_77]

Jonathan:
Where in Calgary did you buy your tufa rock??
I needs to know also. ;)
Thanks,
AJ

[Canadian Man]

AJ77;
Well i go to Tanks Alot. on heritage and elbow. talk to jarod. dont kknow if you have ever been here but it is in the basement of the pet store.
jarod will give you great deals. i shouldnt tell you this do dont repeat it to him please.
but i got about 100lbs for 40 dollars. :eek:
great deal. this is where i got alot of my equip for my reef. cheep.
Steve
yea base rock is tufa or calcium carbonate rock.

[Canadian Man]

Steve; as i posted near the top of this post, i am using the same thing as reefburnaby.

[Tau2301]

I bought my Tuffa Rock at landscape supplier, Natural Aggregates Supply Co., over by Pick a Part just off Barlow Trail. Sorry they are closed until Spring.

I got 50lbs for $5.00. They had a good selection of large boulders and slabs.

Took them home, washed with the garden hose, and then went to work on them with a hammer, chisel, and drill with massonary bits. I turned out some very decorative pieces that are current sitting in my tank.

The fish like swimming in and out, and they don't know how little I paid.

[Canadian Man]

Ahhh the creativity of us reefers is amazing, isnt it!

[BCReefer]

So instead of buying live rock from Fuji, we can use tuffa rock? What ratio should we have for live rock vs. tuffa?

After cleaning the tuffa, what else is needed before putting it in the tank?

Thanks
Patrick

[Canadian Man]

BCreefer;
i just rinsed the rock and put it in the tank. this is when i first started my tank. i used about 60-80lbs of live rock and aprox 100lbs of tufa. looked like all the other rock in 2-3 months for me.