Best Base Rock?

[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.

[mark]

Rocky Mountain Tufa has come up a few times, has anyone actually contacted them about selling direct to a reefer?

[spoot]

I don't find tufa to be porous enough to make good rock.

[Pan]

Originally Posted by Myka

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

Double Check they told me United states postal service international is what they used, but either way bulk reef supply and twopartsolutions has eco rox (think i mentioned twopart before)

[Myka]

This is what Marc of Marco rocks replied to me in an email around Dec 18th:

Originally Posted by Marco Rocks

Sorry as of right now we are unable to offer USPS

UPS is our only real option

Sorry about that but damage claims with USPS approach 100% so we no longer use them.

[BCOrchidGuy]

Myka who ever suggested making your own had a good idea, lots of people have done it, it's not difficult and to make it more porous you can add 1 part course salt. Some people suggest you add pasta (dry) but I found it was difficult to rinse off, and out. You can cure your rock in the back of a toilet for a few weeks, it works great. I found the cement at Revy for about $60 but that was enough to make a few hundred pounds of rock. Some people use oyster shell in their rock but I just stuck with the aragonite rock and it worked out well for me.

Doug