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Octoberfest
08/22/2008, 07:55 AM
A friend of mine just moved up from Tampa Bay, FL. He is into collecting fossils. He was looking at a construction site and found huge pieces of fossilized coral. He told me he doesn't want them anymore and asked if I could use them in my tank?
Any ideas on if this is possible?
Gtstricky
08/22/2008, 09:49 AM
Could work. Does it look like live rock?
what's the rock made up from? it's probably limestone, no?
Octoberfest
08/22/2008, 01:45 PM
Here are some pictures
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v177/busa413/100_1304.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v177/busa413/100_1305.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v177/busa413/100_1306.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v177/busa413/100_1307.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v177/busa413/100_1308.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v177/busa413/100_1309.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v177/busa413/100_1310.jpg
probably ok, but it seems pretty dense. If you're hoping to use it for live rock, usually more porous rock is recommended.
Octoberfest
08/22/2008, 05:07 PM
Well to be honest its almost like a sponge. The holes are very tiny almost to the point you can't see them, but if you put it in water it soaks up the water.
I don't need it in my tank but may hold onto it for another tank in the future.
fish outa wata
08/22/2008, 05:11 PM
definitely looks like coral skeletons but like crvz said appears to be very dense
WLachnit
08/22/2008, 11:53 PM
Looks a lot like what one of my LFS sells as "base rock". Looks limestone based.
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