so i am tired of paying crazy money for live rock and have come to realize i live in south florida which at one time was all underwater and a massive coral reef!!! also i do landscaping for a living and i am wondering these massive pieces of rock i find at work all day everyday if cleaned up could they be put in my tank with no worries????
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Bifferwine
I am a girl
Probably -- base rock is often mined from areas just like that. I'd boil the rocks first, and make sure they are calcareous.
d2mini
Reef enthusiast
You can make your own rock (search for threads on that) but regular rock you just find laying around could leach metals and other junk into your tank. And it won't be live so it will take longer to populate and become live.
reeffreak
Reef pro
Unless you can be sure of the composition of the rocks then don't use it.
yote
In Memoriam
As long as its lime stone,I'd think it would be safe. Matter of fact,thats how TBSW gets their rock.They mine it from a quarry then haul it out in the ocean and dump it.
yote
In Memoriam
Thats all limestone is.:D
But I dont really think with it being so solid,that it'd be very good for your tank.
bjohanson1234
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If I recall, there are actually two types of rock that form from coral skeletons. Unfortunatley, I cant remember their names, but I believe that one is limestone and then after thousands of years, the limestone is converted into something harder. I am going to have to look it up. I saw it on a History Channel show about the great lakes. This second forms the basin of the great lakes.
Under pressure, limestone metamorphoses into marble. Under gentler conditions that are still not completely understood, the calcite in limestone is altered to dolomite, changing it to dolomite rock.
That what you were talking about?
That what you were talking about?
bjohanson1234
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Limestone turns into Dolomite over time.
Dolomite - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It is much harder than limestone and wont dissolve readily in acid like limestone.
Dolomite - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It is much harder than limestone and wont dissolve readily in acid like limestone.
bjohanson1234
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Yes it is. Thanks for actually paying attention in Geology.:mrgreen:
Bifferwine
I am a girl
"IT'S DOLOMITE, BABY!" -- Futurama
yote
In Memoriam
Reckon we need to strat a geology forum now.:D
BTW
I didnt know that.
BTW
I didnt know that.
bjohanson1234
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I didnt either until I saw that history channel show. ALso, one of the largest salt deposits in the world is underneath the great lakes.
yote
In Memoriam
I remember see that on the salt.They were talking about what would happen if something happened and the lakes flooded the mine.
