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inexpensive support for LR reef safe? TekCat 09-22-2005
Posted by TekCat on September 22, 2005, 7:16 pm
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I do not want sea creatures to rearrange things inside the tank, so I plan
to use something inexpensive (relative to live rock) as a support plate
buried in the sand. Are granite/marble flat rocks reef safe?



Posted by Charles Spitzer on September 23, 2005, 10:25 am
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>I do not want sea creatures to rearrange things inside the tank, so I plan
> to use something inexpensive (relative to live rock) as a support plate
> buried in the sand. Are granite/marble flat rocks reef safe?

yes, although the marble may affect your ph. it's limestone.



Posted by Wayne Sallee on September 23, 2005, 11:32 am
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It's calcium carbonate. Might be beneficial to the ph, but
I don't see any reason it would rase it too high.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne@WayneSallee.com

Charles Spitzer wrote:
>
>>I do not want sea creatures to rearrange things inside the tank, so I plan
>>to use something inexpensive (relative to live rock) as a support plate
>>buried in the sand. Are granite/marble flat rocks reef safe?
>
>
> yes, although the marble may affect your ph. it's limestone.
>
>

Posted by TekCat on September 23, 2005, 11:48 am
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> It's calcium carbonate. Might be beneficial to the ph, but I don't see any
> reason it would rase it too high.

So, should I avoid limestone or not? Is there a proportion such as lbs of
limestone per gallons of water that is "recommended"?



Posted by Wayne Sallee on September 23, 2005, 11:58 am
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Personaly I would use dry base rock and put the sand
around it,and put the live rock on top of the base rock.

Are you trying to cover the whole bottom? Are you putting
sand in the bottom?

Also for little different style of rock bottom, look at
http://waynesallee.com/makereefcementtank.htm

Wayne Sallee
Wayne@WayneSallee.com

TekCat wrote:
>
>>It's calcium carbonate. Might be beneficial to the ph, but I don't see any
>>reason it would rase it too high.
>
>
> So, should I avoid limestone or not? Is there a proportion such as lbs of
> limestone per gallons of water that is "recommended"?
>
>

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