Rock falling apart

Mekesterson · 07/23/2016, 09:58 PM

Quick question, I have a small piece of rock in my tank (along with 28 more pounds) that seems to be falling apart? It's almost sand-like when it comes off and makes my water look almost cloudy. PH is at 8.0. Any ideas of what could cause this? I used a turkey baster to try and clean it off but it just keeps coming and coming, I just stopped after a few times bc it was getting pretty bad.

farfromsea · 07/23/2016, 11:55 PM

All 28 pounds are falling apart or just the single rock? Where did you get it from? Is it possible that there was a creature on it (sponge etc) that is dead now and turning to powder? Does it look like a hole bored by a bivalve mollusk? Post a pic

Do you use RODI? How long have you had the rocks in the tank?

Mekesterson · 07/24/2016, 06:13 AM

It's just the one rock, and it's been in there for about a month. I got it from my LFS. It was dry rock when I got it so there was no growth. It's not a hole it's the whole top of the rock. I'll post a pick asap.

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Mekesterson · 07/24/2016, 06:13 AM

Oh, and yea I use RODI

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Mekesterson · 07/24/2016, 06:18 AM

Mekesterson · 07/24/2016, 06:19 AM

It's the whiter rock with some green on it.

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Reef Frog · 07/24/2016, 02:30 PM

I've never seen live rock do that. I would say you deserve your money back on that one.

BTW your rock stacking looks to be possibly unstable and a fall can often really hurt tank animals. Just wanted to give you a heads up.

lokmar · 07/24/2016, 09:00 PM

I bought some shelf rock a while back and it broke apart into smaller pieces after several months. I think there's man made stuff out there thats just plain weak.

farfromsea · 07/25/2016, 12:02 AM

Probably just a fluke as mentioned above. Doubtful a powerhead could cause erosion in such a short period of time. Hopefully the LFS lets you swap it out!

Mekesterson · 08/01/2016, 09:36 PM

Yea sounds about right, I just too it out and counted it as a loss. Thanks for the insight!

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07/23/2016, 09:58 PM	#1
Mekesterson Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: West Virginia Posts: 107	Rock falling apart Quick question, I have a small piece of rock in my tank (along with 28 more pounds) that seems to be falling apart? It's almost sand-like when it comes off and makes my water look almost cloudy. PH is at 8.0. Any ideas of what could cause this? I used a turkey baster to try and clean it off but it just keeps coming and coming, I just stopped after a few times bc it was getting pretty bad.

07/23/2016, 11:55 PM	#2
farfromsea Registered Member Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 549	All 28 pounds are falling apart or just the single rock? Where did you get it from? Is it possible that there was a creature on it (sponge etc) that is dead now and turning to powder? Does it look like a hole bored by a bivalve mollusk? Post a pic Do you use RODI? How long have you had the rocks in the tank?

07/24/2016, 06:13 AM	#3
Mekesterson Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: West Virginia Posts: 107	It's just the one rock, and it's been in there for about a month. I got it from my LFS. It was dry rock when I got it so there was no growth. It's not a hole it's the whole top of the rock. I'll post a pick asap. Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk

07/24/2016, 06:18 AM	#5
Mekesterson Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: West Virginia Posts: 107

07/24/2016, 06:19 AM	#6
Mekesterson Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: West Virginia Posts: 107	It's the whiter rock with some green on it. Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk

07/24/2016, 02:30 PM	#7
Reef Frog Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Maryland Posts: 3,121	I've never seen live rock do that. I would say you deserve your money back on that one. BTW your rock stacking looks to be possibly unstable and a fall can often really hurt tank animals. Just wanted to give you a heads up.

07/24/2016, 09:00 PM	#8
lokmar Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Springfield, Il Posts: 95	I bought some shelf rock a while back and it broke apart into smaller pieces after several months. I think there's man made stuff out there thats just plain weak.

07/25/2016, 12:02 AM	#9
farfromsea Registered Member Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 549	Probably just a fluke as mentioned above. Doubtful a powerhead could cause erosion in such a short period of time. Hopefully the LFS lets you swap it out!

08/01/2016, 09:36 PM	#10
Mekesterson Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: West Virginia Posts: 107	Yea sounds about right, I just too it out and counted it as a loss. Thanks for the insight! Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk