Mexican Pot Rock

[Gryphon]

Has anyone tried to use Mexican pot rock as a base rock? I see this ad all the time on CL from a guy in Snohomish who is selling it for dirt cheap. It looks pretty porous, but I have no clue if it would be any good in a SW tank.

Thoughts?

 

[mfinn]

Never heard of Mexican pot rock. Is there a picture with the ad?

 

[Herefishyfishy]

As best I can tell, it is volcanic and thus could contain metals.

 

[Gryphon]

Yea, I guess I forgot to add the link

Aquarium Rock

Forgive me, I was at work XD

 

[user 26995]

id say no. looks too dense to me. and like herefishyfishy mentioned, could contain metals. I wouldn't trust it in saltwater.
if you're willing to drive that far, stop up at Red C in shoreline. He is a sponsor here. he has some dry rock that is really nice and inexpensive. I stocked my entire 180 with it. May go back for more for the 240.

 

[HUNTER01975]

you could ask him to put it in a bucket of water and then go there the next day and test the water..Or just go buy 2lbs of it and try it a home in a bucket for a few weeks to see if it leaches.

 

[mfinn]

I would not use that rock, even if it was free. Find some good quality rock and you will never be sorry.

 

[mfinn]

Looks like rock you would use in african cichlid tank

 

[user 26995]

Find some good quality rock and you will never be sorry.

Ditto!...................

 

[Gryphon]

The coloration is what drew me in, that red-brown color would be quite different than your usual reef rock. Just a thought, thanks for the replies everyone!

 

[Herefishyfishy]

The coloration is what drew me in, that red-brown color would be quite different than your usual reef rock. Just a thought, thanks for the replies everyone!

The red color is usually from Iron. There is no shortage of colored rocks, but we are not looking for just decoration. The primary goal is bacterial substrate and the only 100% natural and relatively safe source is from the limestone skeletons of old coral. Reef rock holds very little metals nor pollutants other than biological matter. Besides the visible holes, the rock is totally porous microscopically. It is these tiny holes that give it so much surface area. Non-reef rock would require 3-10 times the volume to come even close.

 

[HUNTER01975]

The red color is usually from Iron. There is no shortage of colored rocks, but we are not looking for just decoration. The primary goal is bacterial substrate and the only 100% natural and relatively safe source is from the limestone skeletons of old coral. Reef rock holds very little metals nor pollutants other than biological matter. Besides the visible holes, the rock is totally porous microscopically. It is these tiny holes that give it so much surface area. Non-reef rock would require 3-10 times the volume to come even close.

this is why the rock we chose makes good filters right?

 

[pandora32]

Exactly right. More pores the better!

 

[TJL]

​And besides, Mexican Pot Rocks have to many seeeeds :hippie:


OK, somebody had to go there :banplease:


Cheers, Todd

 

[user 26995]

​And besides, Mexican Pot Rocks have to many seeeeds :hippie:


OK, somebody had to go there :banplease:


Cheers, Todd

Yeah, you should be banned!
LOL

 

[Herefishyfishy]

​And besides, Mexican Pot Rocks have to many seeeeds :hippie:


OK, somebody had to go there :banplease:


Cheers, Todd

We were waiting for a reefer type to comment

 

[kpiotrowski]

Looks like rock you would use in african cichlid tank

wouild even use it for that! know what I would use for africans?????? the same stuff we use in our reefs!

 

[mfinn]

We were waiting for a reefer type to comment

glad I didn't go there.

 

[rainydave]

Brings back memories....

No stems no seeds that you don't need
Acupulco Gold is *inhales* *deep voice* BAD *SS WEED

 

[mfinn]

This thread went down hill fast.