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Old 12-21-2009, 06:18 PM
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are eco-live-rocks originally made from concrete?

Yes. Our eco-live-rocks are made with some concrete (aprox 30%) ... However, most of the raw material is calcium carbonate (aragonite sand, coral fragments, shell bits of oysters, mussels, scallops and snails).

The concrete used in the mixture is fully reacted. These rocks are fully "kured"... That is, the by-product of the hardening reaction of concrete (calcium hydroxide), already leached out of the rocks. Our eco-live-rock are 100% tank-safe.
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are eco-live-rocks originally made from concrete?

Yes. Our eco-live-rocks are made with some concrete (aprox 30%) ... However, most of the raw material is calcium carbonate (aragonite sand, coral fragments, shell bits of oysters, mussels, scallops and snails).

The concrete used in the mixture is fully reacted. These rocks are fully "kured"... That is, the by-product of the hardening reaction of concrete (calcium hydroxide), already leached out of the rocks. Our eco-live-rock are 100% tank-safe.
Whatcha getting at here Josh?
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Old 12-21-2009, 09:13 PM
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Whatcha getting at here Josh?
Sorry it was actually me posting, Josh forgot to logoff.

What I was getting at, is it sounds like homemade rock to me. You can do this yourself.
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Old 12-21-2009, 09:22 PM
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Ya sure you could if you have the time & patience to do so, lol. Neither things I have especially the later. I really only need maybe 20 - 30 lbs to finish off my tanks and can't find any LR for sale cheep in Red Deer.
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Actually, I would consider this stuff for the 'base rock' since it's got a lot of holes in it where other rock tends to be more solid with smaller spaces within the rock.
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Old 12-21-2009, 09:31 PM
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I was thinking the same thing to help build up the back of my tank. I have a couple peice's that look similar.
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I bought a piece of their "Premium Rock" today, and it is amazing!!!
I needed a piece to seed my base rock, and i am super happy with the piece I got!!!
The shape of the rock is perfect, and the corraline is outragous!!!!
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