Best Base Rock?

[fishmaster]

Originally Posted by Tom R

I have used Caribsea Lace Rock for Base Rock. It works very well. It is very porous so it will accommodate bacteria well. I bought a box and just took a hammer and chisel to the pieces I wanted to adjust to sizes better suited to my needs.

Tom R

Where did you get it? How much for a 50lb box?

Another source of very nice base rock;
http://www.twopartsolution.com/index...e02d7fefaa1e90

[kwirky]

you could use dead liverock from fellow reefers. You'll have to soak it in RO for a while and change the RO water to get out any nitrates and phosphates from the dead rock. very cheap and it looks JUST like liverock

[Myka]

Originally Posted by kwirky

you could use dead liverock from fellow reefers. You'll have to soak it in RO for a while and change the RO water to get out any nitrates and phosphates from the dead rock. very cheap and it looks JUST like liverock

Look at my signature! I haven't been able to find any!!

I'm just waiting on the reply from Marco rocks...

J&L Aquatics will special order the Caribsea Lace Rock 40 lbs for $69.95.

[nanoreefer]

iam looking for base rock too and was thinking of getting stuff from a landscapeing place, i think its called tuffa, lace rock or something? has anyone used rock from a place like that? or i was also thinking of going down to white rock and collect some rock off the beach then soak it in fresh water or afew weeks or cook it in the oven i figure it would look better, or mabie just put in the tank strait from the beach? it will be a FOWLR so i dont think i will have to worry about stuff in the rock.

[Myka]

Originally Posted by nanoreefer

iam looking for base rock too and was thinking of getting stuff from a landscapeing place, i think its called tuffa, lace rock or something? has anyone used rock from a place like that? or i was also thinking of going down to white rock and collect some rock off the beach then soak it in fresh water or afew weeks or cook it in the oven i figure it would look better, or mabie just put in the tank strait from the beach? it will be a FOWLR so i dont think i will have to worry about stuff in the rock.

Woah! Don't take them from the beach. For one, it's illegal. For two, there are WAAAAY too many contaminants on the local beaches. Lots of people use the Tufa/Lace Rock from landscaping stores with success. I'm paranoid that it will be contaminated with chemicals or such as those sorts of stores have all kinds of stuff in them.

[ImprezaSTi]

Any place in Calgary to buy this CaribSea rock everyone is talking about?

[Myka]

Marco Rocks emailed me back. They will only ship UPS.