Reef Safe???

Pattylucylaura · 01/31/2006, 08:39 PM

I was at the lfs yesterday and saw this rock that looks like the hirocks rock it is called texas holey rock here is a thread on a ciclid site that talks about it www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/tx_holey_rock.php I want to know if this is safe to use as it looks nice is quite large and the price is pretty cheap. So someone please help me.

Pattylucylaura · 01/31/2006, 08:54 PM

Anybody Know the answer?

Pattylucylaura · 01/31/2006, 09:10 PM

Bumpity bump bump bumpity bump bump someone has to know!!!!

Amphiprion · 01/31/2006, 09:15 PM

Link doesn't work.

Pattylucylaura · 01/31/2006, 09:18 PM

www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/tx_holey_rock.php

Amphiprion · 01/31/2006, 09:19 PM

Sorry, it still reads "page cannot be displayed" and is currently unavailable.

Pattylucylaura · 01/31/2006, 09:21 PM

Know it works lets see if I can get an answer.

Pattylucylaura · 01/31/2006, 09:23 PM

It is working know for me at least.

jpfelix · 01/31/2006, 09:32 PM

lime and dolomite rock. it should be ok, i can't guarantee it.

but if it is only limestone and dolomite then you'd be fine.

Amphiprion · 01/31/2006, 09:33 PM

Hmmm. Must be something wrong with my server then, sorry about that. I'll try to get to the bottom of that.

garvondavis14 · 01/31/2006, 09:35 PM

yeah, it's limestone right...i have a bunch of it in my mbuna tank...i don't see any reason why it would hurt any thing...it is pretty heavy though, and very dense. but i have found some really sweet shapes...it's probably the coolest looking rock consistently, unless you make your own

Pattylucylaura · 01/31/2006, 09:36 PM

Ok so far so good anyone else have an opinion.

Absint Reefer · 01/31/2006, 09:41 PM

I use it as base rock in my salt tanks works great and very porous

garvondavis14 · 01/31/2006, 10:47 PM

so it;s porous? i thought it felt very dense...hmm...

reefpimp#1 · 02/01/2006, 12:22 AM

Ya its ok, I have a couple pieces in my tank, you just cant beat that shape, they look great. They've been in my reef for 2-2 1/2 years. Fish love them I keep an anemone with a pair of pink skunk clowns next to it, when they're not in the anemone they're in the rock. Its an excellent rock for them to lay eggs in real smooth.

garvondavis14 · 02/01/2006, 11:11 PM

yeah i love that rock in my mbuna tank, it's awesome to build structures with, i just didn't htink it would be very porous

LFSmarineguy · 02/01/2006, 11:14 PM

texas holey is ok for a salt tank. I would only use it to maybe create a frame for my live rock if I ever used it. But I would never recommend using it over live rock.

01/31/2006, 09:10 PM	#3
Pattylucylaura Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Decatur MI Posts: 378	Bumpity bump bump bumpity bump bump someone has to know!!!! __________________ Some people are alot like slinkys they both bring a smile to your face if you shove them down the stairs. Current Tank Info: 29 gal 175w MH Reef Tank

01/31/2006, 09:15 PM	#4
Amphiprion Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mobile, AL Posts: 6,611	Link doesn't work. __________________ You've done it now, haven't you? Current Tank Info: 40g breeder patch reef w/ seagrass; 2-250w XM 10K; Vortech MP40wES & MP10wES; BM Curve 7 skimmer; carbon & occasional GFO

01/31/2006, 09:19 PM	#6
Amphiprion Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mobile, AL Posts: 6,611	Sorry, it still reads "page cannot be displayed" and is currently unavailable. __________________ You've done it now, haven't you? Current Tank Info: 40g breeder patch reef w/ seagrass; 2-250w XM 10K; Vortech MP40wES & MP10wES; BM Curve 7 skimmer; carbon & occasional GFO

01/31/2006, 09:21 PM	#7
Pattylucylaura Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Decatur MI Posts: 378	Know it works lets see if I can get an answer. __________________ Some people are alot like slinkys they both bring a smile to your face if you shove them down the stairs. Current Tank Info: 29 gal 175w MH Reef Tank

01/31/2006, 09:23 PM	#8
Pattylucylaura Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Decatur MI Posts: 378	It is working know for me at least. __________________ Some people are alot like slinkys they both bring a smile to your face if you shove them down the stairs. Current Tank Info: 29 gal 175w MH Reef Tank

01/31/2006, 08:39 PM	#1
Pattylucylaura Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Decatur MI Posts: 378	Reef Safe??? I was at the lfs yesterday and saw this rock that looks like the hirocks rock it is called texas holey rock here is a thread on a ciclid site that talks about it www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/tx_holey_rock.php I want to know if this is safe to use as it looks nice is quite large and the price is pretty cheap. So someone please help me.

01/31/2006, 08:54 PM	#2
Pattylucylaura Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Decatur MI Posts: 378	Anybody Know the answer?

01/31/2006, 09:18 PM	#5
Pattylucylaura Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Decatur MI Posts: 378	www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/tx_holey_rock.php

01/31/2006, 09:32 PM	#9
jpfelix Moved On Join Date: May 2003 Location: jefferson city, mo Posts: 678	lime and dolomite rock. it should be ok, i can't guarantee it. but if it is only limestone and dolomite then you'd be fine.

01/31/2006, 09:33 PM	#10
Amphiprion Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mobile, AL Posts: 6,611	Hmmm. Must be something wrong with my server then, sorry about that. I'll try to get to the bottom of that. __________________ You've done it now, haven't you? Current Tank Info: 40g breeder patch reef w/ seagrass; 2-250w XM 10K; Vortech MP40wES & MP10wES; BM Curve 7 skimmer; carbon & occasional GFO

01/31/2006, 09:35 PM	#11
garvondavis14 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The nasty 'Nati! Posts: 539	yeah, it's limestone right...i have a bunch of it in my mbuna tank...i don't see any reason why it would hurt any thing...it is pretty heavy though, and very dense. but i have found some really sweet shapes...it's probably the coolest looking rock consistently, unless you make your own __________________ WE ARE ALL WITNESSES LBJ23 LET'S GO CAVS, BUCKS, BROWNIES, REDS AND MUSKIES Current Tank Info: marine- 65 BB reef... freshwater- 55g mbuna tank, 20g fry tank, 30g community, 5g planted, 150g red eared slider habitat

01/31/2006, 09:36 PM	#12
Pattylucylaura Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Decatur MI Posts: 378	Ok so far so good anyone else have an opinion. __________________ Some people are alot like slinkys they both bring a smile to your face if you shove them down the stairs. Current Tank Info: 29 gal 175w MH Reef Tank

01/31/2006, 09:41 PM	#13
Absint Reefer Reefer Madness Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Dayton baby Posts: 5,042	I use it as base rock in my salt tanks works great and very porous

01/31/2006, 10:47 PM	#14
garvondavis14 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The nasty 'Nati! Posts: 539	so it;s porous? i thought it felt very dense...hmm... __________________ WE ARE ALL WITNESSES LBJ23 LET'S GO CAVS, BUCKS, BROWNIES, REDS AND MUSKIES Current Tank Info: marine- 65 BB reef... freshwater- 55g mbuna tank, 20g fry tank, 30g community, 5g planted, 150g red eared slider habitat

02/01/2006, 12:22 AM	#15
reefpimp#1 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Fort Wayne, IN Posts: 730	Ya its ok, I have a couple pieces in my tank, you just cant beat that shape, they look great. They've been in my reef for 2-2 1/2 years. Fish love them I keep an anemone with a pair of pink skunk clowns next to it, when they're not in the anemone they're in the rock. Its an excellent rock for them to lay eggs in real smooth.

02/01/2006, 11:11 PM	#16
garvondavis14 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The nasty 'Nati! Posts: 539	yeah i love that rock in my mbuna tank, it's awesome to build structures with, i just didn't htink it would be very porous __________________ WE ARE ALL WITNESSES LBJ23 LET'S GO CAVS, BUCKS, BROWNIES, REDS AND MUSKIES Current Tank Info: marine- 65 BB reef... freshwater- 55g mbuna tank, 20g fry tank, 30g community, 5g planted, 150g red eared slider habitat

02/01/2006, 11:14 PM	#17
LFSmarineguy Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 199	texas holey is ok for a salt tank. I would only use it to maybe create a frame for my live rock if I ever used it. But I would never recommend using it over live rock.