more live rock potentials

[bwaller76]

ok so LFS vist turned up a few other possibilities as far as rock to seed for future live rock...first pic is tufa rock...very porous and my favorite and the second just the average lava rock. Take a look and tell me what you think...also tried my hand at my first batch of garf rock according to Ed's prime instruction. I will have pics of that in a day or so.

:bowdown::bounce:

 

[dreamwalk]

I like the color of the second one best... but that is just MO

 

[AdeptMrSniffles]

Porous indeed. However, you won't notice the difference between those and others when they get covered in coraline. Very nice pickup though :D

 

[Hornet]

The first rock looks great! But I'd pass on the lava rock.

 

[Bifferwine]

Lava rock isn't advisable in a reef tank -- it usually has a lot of metals in it, which can leach out into your tank and harm your inverts.

 

[d.french]

that tufa rock is sold at petco, i don't think it would be good either.

there is other stuff like lace rock or texas holy rock, carib sea sells reef rock and base rock dry, we got a guy in are club that makes homemade rock and i get alot of it cheap.

Read up on making your own its alot cheaper.

 

[Melosu58]

Porous rock is best. Porous rock = more surface area for your nitrifying bacteria. I totally agree with Bifferwine on not using the lava rock.

 

[dcantucson]

Veto of the lava rock!