What type of rock is this?

FOBMcGyver · 06/17/2006, 08:45 PM

[IMG] http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/121227rocks.JPG[/IMG]

I've spent hours if not days trying to figure out what type of live rock I bought.
Can anyone shed some light on what on earth it is I bought?

many thanks

Teremei · 06/17/2006, 08:51 PM

Hmmm. Looks like. maybe marshall? It does have that brancy look with lots of holes. Maybe keilini?

FOBMcGyver · 06/17/2006, 09:01 PM

Here is another pic of another rock.

FOBMcGyver · 06/17/2006, 09:03 PM

Sorry about that..

Second pic.

FOBMcGyver · 06/18/2006, 12:58 AM

any luck guys??
anyone know what type of rock these are??

schroder_reef · 06/18/2006, 09:22 PM

I would also guess its kaelini. Best live rock IMO.

FOBMcGyver · 06/19/2006, 09:29 AM

Schroder, best LV in terms of filtration or decor??

Marinemom · 06/19/2006, 12:23 PM

Could be kaelini or possibly wauo island. Sorry about the spelling.

Marinemom

schroder_reef · 06/19/2006, 07:45 PM

I would say both IME. It's not as dense as a lot of other rock, say Fiji, so it has more surface area. Also for decoration. It has nice open areas for coral and another bonus is coraline algae grows great on it in a fairly short time.

FOBMcGyver · 06/19/2006, 08:18 PM

What waoh island?
where is that?

Marinemom · 06/19/2006, 10:31 PM

I'm not sure where it is, I just know that I have this kind of rock in my tank and it is beautiful. It's a little more dense then figi and has alot of nooks and crannies for frags. I can go back to the store where I got it tomorrow and see if they can give me more information on this kind of rock and where it is found.

Marinemom

FOBMcGyver · 06/20/2006, 11:16 AM

Does it look similar to the picture?

schroder_reef · 06/20/2006, 05:11 PM

More dense than Fiji? That is dense stuff then.

Marinemom · 06/20/2006, 08:25 PM

That rock is more dense than figi but some other rock is more dense such as Kalini. I'm sorry I didn't get to the store today to find out more info. on this kind of rock. Sometimes I have bad days with my legs. They don't work really well for me sometimes. I will try again tomorrow.

Marinemom

FOBMcGyver · 06/21/2006, 11:59 AM

You really don't have to do that marinemom.
I'm just going to assume it's kaelini.

Many thanks

Marinemom · 06/21/2006, 03:28 PM

O.K. the correct spelling is Wau island and it is about 100 miles from the Figi islands. From what I was told a whole another set of islands. This rock is very pourus and light. It was described to me as five pounds of wau island would be the size of a football and five pounds of kalini rock would be the size of a softball. In other words, the kalini is more dense than wau island. By the way I didn't mind going to the store to find out the info. on this rock. I needed to get some water anyway. Hope this helps.

Marinemom

FOBMcGyver · 06/22/2006, 02:28 PM

WOW. thank you so much Marinemom.
Thanks for asking..
that's really nice of you.

xtrstangx · 06/22/2006, 04:23 PM

Kaelini perahps. It might be Fiji. Fiji rock really looks different from one piece to another.

whitebird9 · 06/22/2006, 04:47 PM

I don't know much about rock - but I lived in Fiji for many years - my wife was from Nau which is about 70 miles from Suva. understand that Fiji is composed of about 300 islands and covers a distance of over 300 miles. It seems to me rock type will depend on collector and area from which it collected. Most outer islands have very poor transportation and could not have the connections to ship rock. Thanks.

FOBMcGyver · 06/22/2006, 05:28 PM

Even the guy at the fish store was kind of confused. He was telling me it could be a mixture of fiji and tonga. That confused me and since it looked so nice, I just bought them.
Does that make any sense? a combination of Fiji and Tonga branch?

06/17/2006, 08:45 PM	#1
FOBMcGyver Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: The great city of Los Angeles Posts: 205	What type of rock is this? [IMG] http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/121227rocks.JPG[/IMG] I've spent hours if not days trying to figure out what type of live rock I bought. Can anyone shed some light on what on earth it is I bought? many thanks

06/17/2006, 08:51 PM	#2
Teremei Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: West Chicago (one hour west) Posts: 2,751	Hmmm. Looks like. maybe marshall? It does have that brancy look with lots of holes. Maybe keilini?

06/17/2006, 09:01 PM	#3
FOBMcGyver Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: The great city of Los Angeles Posts: 205	Here is another pic of another rock.

06/17/2006, 09:03 PM	#4
FOBMcGyver Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: The great city of Los Angeles Posts: 205	Sorry about that.. Second pic.

06/18/2006, 12:58 AM	#5
FOBMcGyver Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: The great city of Los Angeles Posts: 205	any luck guys?? anyone know what type of rock these are??

06/18/2006, 09:22 PM	#6
schroder_reef Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Columbia, SC Posts: 125	I would also guess its kaelini. Best live rock IMO.

06/19/2006, 09:29 AM	#7
FOBMcGyver Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: The great city of Los Angeles Posts: 205	Schroder, best LV in terms of filtration or decor??

06/19/2006, 12:23 PM	#8
Marinemom Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 534	Could be kaelini or possibly wauo island. Sorry about the spelling. Marinemom

06/19/2006, 07:45 PM	#9
schroder_reef Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Columbia, SC Posts: 125	I would say both IME. It's not as dense as a lot of other rock, say Fiji, so it has more surface area. Also for decoration. It has nice open areas for coral and another bonus is coraline algae grows great on it in a fairly short time.

06/19/2006, 08:18 PM	#10
FOBMcGyver Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: The great city of Los Angeles Posts: 205	What waoh island? where is that?

06/19/2006, 10:31 PM	#11
Marinemom Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 534	I'm not sure where it is, I just know that I have this kind of rock in my tank and it is beautiful. It's a little more dense then figi and has alot of nooks and crannies for frags. I can go back to the store where I got it tomorrow and see if they can give me more information on this kind of rock and where it is found. Marinemom

06/20/2006, 11:16 AM	#12
FOBMcGyver Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: The great city of Los Angeles Posts: 205	Does it look similar to the picture?

06/20/2006, 05:11 PM	#13
schroder_reef Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Columbia, SC Posts: 125	More dense than Fiji? That is dense stuff then.

06/20/2006, 08:25 PM	#14
Marinemom Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 534	That rock is more dense than figi but some other rock is more dense such as Kalini. I'm sorry I didn't get to the store today to find out more info. on this kind of rock. Sometimes I have bad days with my legs. They don't work really well for me sometimes. I will try again tomorrow. Marinemom

06/21/2006, 11:59 AM	#15
FOBMcGyver Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: The great city of Los Angeles Posts: 205	You really don't have to do that marinemom. I'm just going to assume it's kaelini. Many thanks

06/21/2006, 03:28 PM	#16
Marinemom Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 534	O.K. the correct spelling is Wau island and it is about 100 miles from the Figi islands. From what I was told a whole another set of islands. This rock is very pourus and light. It was described to me as five pounds of wau island would be the size of a football and five pounds of kalini rock would be the size of a softball. In other words, the kalini is more dense than wau island. By the way I didn't mind going to the store to find out the info. on this rock. I needed to get some water anyway. Hope this helps. Marinemom

06/22/2006, 02:28 PM	#17
FOBMcGyver Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: The great city of Los Angeles Posts: 205	WOW. thank you so much Marinemom. Thanks for asking.. that's really nice of you.

06/22/2006, 04:23 PM	#18
xtrstangx Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Shawnee, Kansas Posts: 4,568	Kaelini perahps. It might be Fiji. Fiji rock really looks different from one piece to another.

06/22/2006, 04:47 PM	#19
whitebird9 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Henderson, NV Posts: 10	I don't know much about rock - but I lived in Fiji for many years - my wife was from Nau which is about 70 miles from Suva. understand that Fiji is composed of about 300 islands and covers a distance of over 300 miles. It seems to me rock type will depend on collector and area from which it collected. Most outer islands have very poor transportation and could not have the connections to ship rock. Thanks.

06/22/2006, 05:28 PM	#20
FOBMcGyver Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: The great city of Los Angeles Posts: 205	Even the guy at the fish store was kind of confused. He was telling me it could be a mixture of fiji and tonga. That confused me and since it looked so nice, I just bought them. Does that make any sense? a combination of Fiji and Tonga branch?