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    The name of the Rock shop is :
    Baker Stone Supply
    (512) 335-0178
    11213 Ranch Road 620 N
    Austin, TX 78726
    58gal cichlid tank
    75gal reef
    20gal rubble rock tank

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    Trust me, just a day or two and some dechlorinator and you will be just fine. I have a separate company and all I do with it is sell holey rock. I have never had a single fish tank get contaminated with those directions. If you want to soak them longer, it certainly cannot hurt, but you do not need to.

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    Well, The rocks have been in the bleach for a couple of days now. They look good. time to put them in fresh water for a couple of days.
    On a different note, I went and checked out some of the landscaping supply places and I got some Lace rock. It looks really nice. It's much more porous and lighter than limestone. Also, it has lots of holes and caves and nice shapes. Would there be any issue using that type of rock in saltwater tanks. Its volcanic based, so I don't think it would leach anything into the water. I know it wouldn't buffer like limestone, but I have crushed coral substrate in the tank and it seemed to be doing enought buffuring when I had cichlids in the tank (PH was about 8.2-8.4 then).
    72G bowfront reef
    175G bowfront cichlid tank

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    Do a pH check on it before durring an after a soak. Also volcanic rocks typically have heavy metals in them that could leach. This info was from a freshman geology class and a long time ago.
    58gal cichlid tank
    75gal reef
    20gal rubble rock tank

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