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MikeDeL
Sat, 8th Jan 2005, 06:54 PM
Anyone want to split a 60lb box with me? www.hirocks.com


Mike
Instar
Sat, 8th Jan 2005, 07:42 PM
Looks a lot like the Florida aragonite rock. How much is a 60lb box? Its been from $1 to $1.50/lb from Florida. Most of the Fl stuff is smaller pieces though. Price with shipping??
Tim Marvin
Sat, 8th Jan 2005, 08:23 PM
HiRock is very heavy also.
GaryP
Sat, 8th Jan 2005, 08:32 PM
I know that CB Pets carries something that I think is the Fla. stuff. Drop Richard a note.

Gary
RobertG
Sun, 9th Jan 2005, 01:14 AM
Anyone ever looked into Tufa rock?
DeAngelove
Sun, 9th Jan 2005, 01:59 AM
What's Tufa rock? :?
MikeDeL
Sun, 9th Jan 2005, 03:35 AM
$85 for a 60 lb box. Shipping is included. Where can I find info on the Florida aragonite rock?
RobertG
Sun, 9th Jan 2005, 10:17 AM
http://www.inlandtufa.com/

This can tell you a little more aobut it. 99.6% Calcium Carbonate
Jenn
Sun, 9th Jan 2005, 10:25 AM
Looks pretty cool, but they don't have any pics of established tufa with coraline or anything. Can it grow on this and eventually look natural?
RobertG
Sun, 9th Jan 2005, 10:40 AM
It consist of calcium carbonate I would think it would be a very nice foundation. Something I was going to try & get a few pieces of to find out.
GaryP
Sun, 9th Jan 2005, 11:00 AM
TUFA is great stuff. I've used it before when I first got into the hobby and LR prices were a lot higher than they are now. I was going to school and working on a very limited budget. It colonizes very quickly because it is so porous. Its is extremely porous. It almost floats.

Fintique used to carry it. I'm not sure if they still do, I haven't look for it in a while. If I was going to use "dead rock" as an alternative to LR it would be what I would use. It also has the advantage of being fairly soft and you can use something like a dremel to shape it fairly easily to create caves and arches.

Gary
Tim Marvin
Sun, 9th Jan 2005, 11:03 AM
Or Reef Bones
www.mops.ca/skus/rs/RSCS-00360.asp - 6k
georgeortiz
Sun, 9th Jan 2005, 04:30 PM
I ordered a 60lb box of the HI rock and reefbones in comparision is better. Reefbones is lighter and seems to be more porus. Which, is a good thing when you want to cultivate it as hi rock. Of course this IMO is ther better of the two.
Richard
Sun, 9th Jan 2005, 05:10 PM
The florida stuff I have is petrified coral. It is not bad as a base but is not as porous as something like reefbones. I actually would like to get rid of it as it is not as popular as Reef Bones, Reef Rock, and Look Alive Rock. If your interested, it is on sale 1/2 price ($0.75/lb).