Easy Frag Rock

[digital_gods]

I got tired of having a ugly frag rack in my tank so I decided to create a frag rock. I took a piece of tufa rock I wanted to add and drilled the holes with 3/8 drill bit. The rock is so porous, it drills very easily. Now my cleaner crew will have access to clean algae off the frags.

 

[Guppy Breeder]

Looks good robert

 

[Eckolancer]

Ive been thinking about doing this as well.


Sent from inside the shark tank!

 

[digital_gods]

Tufa rock is $0.50lb at whiz-q-stone in E Fort Worth. I think that would be a $2 piece of rock. It's not expensive to do. Another thing about tufa rock, you can cut easily with a hacksaw blade.

 

[digital_gods]

Here is what it looks like.

 

[DFW]

Are you sure that this tufa rock is reef safe?


David

 

[Heath]

@DFW wrote:

My understanding is that Tufa is a limestone rock.

 

[DFW]

@Heathd wrote:

My understanding is that Tufa is a limestone rock."]

Hi Heath!

OK, so you believe it is safe then, right?


David

 

[mtraylor]

If the tufa rock is mainly composed of calcium carbonate, it is totally reef safe and can help maintain PH.

 

[DFW]

@mtraylor wrote:

If it doesn't have a lot of poisonous metals in it, I will be looking for a couple of table rocks made of this in the near future! Why wait for my homemade rocks to cure for 3 months if I can get some right down the street for 50 cents a pound?

Thanks!


David

 

[digital_gods]

I've been using tufa rock in both my tanks. It is made from calcium deposits from hot springs and it is more porous than regular live rock. I can pour a cup of water through the stone. Whiz-Q-Stone sells it for bio media for ponds.

 

[DFW]

@digital_gods wrote:

Cool!


David