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July 28th, 2007, 04:52 PM
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Where Can I Get Cheap Base Rock?
I need a good base for my reef and I can't find anything cheap.
I found this: Saltwater Aquarium Live Rock for Marine Reef Aquariums: Fiji Foundation Rock But, thats gonna cost me $100 (shipping has got to be at least $30-$40) just so I can bury it all. Can a guy use PVC pipe or concrete blocks or ANYTHING else? Or where can I get cheap base rock? I was thinking of cutting PVC pipe and placing smaller and smaller diameter pieces inside others. If they were all, say 4" high, it would build a base that I could just fill in the gaps with crushed coral. Like this: Image of PVC - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting Maybe?  Thanks Current Aquarium(s) Description: 30g tall reef, HOB CPR refugium, 61lbs LR, 60lbs LS, 144W T5 lighting. Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 1.5 yrs Other Intrests: Radio Control airplanes Last edited by Rcpilot; July 28th, 2007 at 05:16 PM. 
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July 28th, 2007, 07:05 PM
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Re: Where Can I Get Cheap Base Rock?
go to your LFS and ask for LaceRock!
it is Very Cheap! like $1 a Lb . Current Aquarium(s) Description: 220 Perfecto W/ dual corner overflows Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: Not long enough
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July 28th, 2007, 07:56 PM
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Re: Where Can I Get Cheap Base Rock?
Is it healthier, filtration wise, to buy actual live rock as base rock or atleast buy the expensive base rock? or does it not really matter?
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 20 gallon reef Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: about a year
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July 28th, 2007, 08:52 PM
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Re: Where Can I Get Cheap Base Rock?
Its cheaper to buy lace rock and seed it with live rock.After a while all your lace will be live rock.
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July 28th, 2007, 10:11 PM
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Re: Where Can I Get Cheap Base Rock?
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Current Aquarium(s) Description: 30g tall reef, HOB CPR refugium, 61lbs LR, 60lbs LS, 144W T5 lighting. Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 1.5 yrs Other Intrests: Radio Control airplanes
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July 28th, 2007, 10:40 PM
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Re: Where Can I Get Cheap Base Rock?
then ya lace rock or PVC, or egg crate
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 220 Perfecto W/ dual corner overflows Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: Not long enough
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July 28th, 2007, 11:05 PM
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Re: Where Can I Get Cheap Base Rock?
I found lace rock at the LFS. It's a 50 pound box and he wants $53 for it. I can live with that.
I was thinking about just cutting up PVC pipes into 6" lengths and put smaller diameter pipes inside others. Make a sort of shelf from the PVC pipes. Image of PVC - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting Current Aquarium(s) Description: 30g tall reef, HOB CPR refugium, 61lbs LR, 60lbs LS, 144W T5 lighting. Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 1.5 yrs Other Intrests: Radio Control airplanes
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July 28th, 2007, 11:21 PM
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Re: Where Can I Get Cheap Base Rock?
If you are planning on burying part of the live rock, lots of people use PVC for that so they don't "waste" their rock.
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July 28th, 2007, 11:41 PM
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Re: Where Can I Get Cheap Base Rock?
I am going to bury almost all of the rock. Seams a waste of $$ to buy rock and then bury it, but I'm such a newb. Already made a couple mistales and don't want to waste anymore money.
Did you click my link to photobucket? Thats what I was thinking of doing. Just cut pieces of 4" PVC pipe about 5" or 6" long and place them in the tank. The length of the PVC will determine how deep my sand bed is. Then cut smaller diameter pieces and place them inside the 4" diameter pieces. Then cut smaller diameter pieces and stick them inside. Of course, all the pieces would be the same length, just smaller and smaller diameter pieces to fit inside each other. Hope that makes sense. Seams cheaper than buying rocks to bury under the sand. Current Aquarium(s) Description: 30g tall reef, HOB CPR refugium, 61lbs LR, 60lbs LS, 144W T5 lighting. Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 1.5 yrs Other Intrests: Radio Control airplanes
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July 29th, 2007, 02:11 AM
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Re: Where Can I Get Cheap Base Rock?
If your using the PVC to keep the rocks slightly off the sand bed than that should be fine.Personally,sitting whatever choice of rocks on the sand bed will be just fine too.I really don't understand your fear,the sand already makes a good foundation.I heard alot of good things about this sites dry rocks.....Products
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