Base Rock
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trebor126
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I bought base rock off of ---- and have been very happy with it.
Here is a link to one of the auctions:
http://cgi.----.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...category=20757
The rock is from Hawaii and has many holes and great shapes.
Depends on where you live but $50lbs of rock delivered to my door was $60.00.
Some of the pieces were very large, like show pieces. My tank did go through a diatom bloom when I added them, but now they are turning green and pink.
Here is a pic of my tank with 50lbs of BR and 40lbs of LR
Here is a link to one of the auctions:
http://cgi.----.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...category=20757
The rock is from Hawaii and has many holes and great shapes.
Depends on where you live but $50lbs of rock delivered to my door was $60.00.
Some of the pieces were very large, like show pieces. My tank did go through a diatom bloom when I added them, but now they are turning green and pink.
Here is a pic of my tank with 50lbs of BR and 40lbs of LR
califishdude
Member
i got some of that rock last week and i should have it delivered by tuesday. how did you put it in your tank? did you had some live sand with LR on top ? and how long did it take to turn colors?
northshore
New Member
you can find 45-50lbs of live figi rock to use for your base... online for around $163 which includes shipping and handling....
prater
Member
I have 150Lbs of the rock from them, be sure and wash it thoroughly. I soaked mine for two days in fresh water to kill any critters that may be lurking, then washed it again and put back in fresh water for another soak. I like the looks of mine. I think once the coraline starts growing that it will be great looking rock.
overanalyzer
Active Member
I use the HI rock as well and I love it!! I jsut rinsed mine with a hose then soaked it in fresh water. The sutff I've had in my five gallon came to life very quickly - I used 3 pounds of HI rock and 2 pounds of LR and also added a pound of live sand/substrate to the tank and within a month the HI rock was full of critters.
I would highly recommend it as a great alternative to ripping rocks out of the ocean!
I have also made mine own rock and it is currently curing in fresh water right now ....
I would highly recommend it as a great alternative to ripping rocks out of the ocean!
I have also made mine own rock and it is currently curing in fresh water right now ....
hunterdaddy
Member
Soaking base rock in fresh water is ok I guess but I thought one of you said you soaked live rock in fresh water to kill any critters. That defeats the purpose of buying live rock. You buy it for the critters use it for bio filtration. No sense in forking out the dough for live rock if you are going to kill everything that lives in it. Minds well go to your garden and take rocks from it.
trebor126
Member
califishdude,
I have about 40lbs of LS as the top layer of my DSB that I placed the rock on top of. I mixed my LR in with the BR, instead of laying down the BR and placing all the the LR on top.
This balanced out the tan color of the BR with the greens and purples of the LR. Also I thought this might help the coraline(sp) algea spread faster onto the BR.
I have also been adding a LS/LR activator, calcium, and Reef Vital DNA. My BR started to green and purple in about 4 weeks.
I have about 40lbs of LS as the top layer of my DSB that I placed the rock on top of. I mixed my LR in with the BR, instead of laying down the BR and placing all the the LR on top.
This balanced out the tan color of the BR with the greens and purples of the LR. Also I thought this might help the coraline(sp) algea spread faster onto the BR.
I have also been adding a LS/LR activator, calcium, and Reef Vital DNA. My BR started to green and purple in about 4 weeks.
dubba-r
Member
Originally posted by trebor126
I bought base rock off of ---- and have been very happy with it.
Here is a link to one of the auctions:
http://cgi.----.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...category=20757
The rock is from Hawaii and has many holes and great shapes.
How many pieces of rock was in the 50 pound package? Thinking of adding some...
califishdude
Member
i just recieved my HI base rock a couple of days ago and i got about 10 pieces. a few are really heavy though. i washed them and sprayed them and soaked them and washed them . i mixed my Lr and my HI together and made cliffs and caves and it looks awesome. great buy
overanalyzer
Active Member
I got about 12 pieces but thinking of breaking some of the larger ones with a hammer .... of course I might then have some high quality rubble .....
T
thomas712
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overanlyzer - I had a peice that came from HI rocks that was about 13 inches across and almost as wide. I used a 1/8th inch drill bit and a masonry chisle to break it in half only wound up with three small chunks from the main large two peices...worked great, and made great tops of caves.
Thomas
Thomas
overanalyzer
Active Member
Originally posted by Thomas712
overanlyzer - I had a peice that came from HI rocks that was about 13 inches across and almost as wide. I used a 1/8th inch drill bit and a masonry chisle to break it in half only wound up with three small chunks from the main large two peices...worked great, and made great tops of caves.
Thomas
Thanks have thechisels need to pick up a drill bit