Oregon Coast Live Rock???

luv951 · 08/22/2007, 02:40 PM

Again, someone else's thread has gotten me thinking -

I live about an hour from the Oregon coast. Its very rocky and there are many places with tidepools and lots of exposed live rock.

Has anybody tried using them in their aquarium?

Of course, I would cook them, as per Sean T's thread, and allow them to cure for a long time, so that they would be clean and ready to go?

Any reason why its a bad idea? The stuff looks a lot like live rock that I bought for 4.00/lb

kiknchikn · 08/22/2007, 02:48 PM

You should check your state and local laws. In many area it is illegal to remove live rock.

audio101 · 08/22/2007, 02:54 PM

As long as your not taking a jack hammer to remove it, I say pick up a few loose pieces and try it out.

luv951 · 08/22/2007, 02:59 PM

I wouldn't think about breaking bigger rocks - I don't want to do any damage, but yeah, taking some of the smaller ones is what I was thinking.

Has anyone tried it?

ludnix · 08/22/2007, 03:05 PM

I haven't tried it, but I imagine it would work well as long as your rock is porous.

I live about an hour from oregon and the coastal rock here is extremely dense and often full of quartz and other hard minerals. I wouldn't want to use the stuff from where I live, but you think it'd be good then I'd go for it.

KrabOfHermit · 04/09/2014, 06:17 PM

I live on the Oregon coast and I'd really like to know if someone has done this, I'd try myself but I'm pretty new to saltwater aquariums and I don't want to risk anything yet, maybe if I had more than one tank...

SS_Sean · 04/09/2014, 11:48 PM

You're going to find the rock is dense, not a lot of surface area. You're going to have a lot of rock and weight without the filtering effects... and just a note... if you get caught removing rock you're going to get cited for it. It's all state property in the state of oregon, and the troopers don't take kindly to theft of public property. Just sayin....

Amethyst · 04/10/2014, 01:51 AM

I recently asked the same question on another site about rock from the water's edge of the Puget Sound, which is ~ 1/2 hr from me. In addition to the denseness and possibility that it's illegal, someone pointed out that the critters attached to live rock in our colder northwestern waters probably wouldn't last long in our tropical tank temps.

SS_Sean · 04/11/2014, 10:16 AM

^^^outstanding point...^^^

08/22/2007, 02:40 PM	#1
luv951 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Washougal, WA Posts: 841	Oregon Coast Live Rock??? Again, someone else's thread has gotten me thinking - I live about an hour from the Oregon coast. Its very rocky and there are many places with tidepools and lots of exposed live rock. Has anybody tried using them in their aquarium? Of course, I would cook them, as per Sean T's thread, and allow them to cure for a long time, so that they would be clean and ready to go? Any reason why its a bad idea? The stuff looks a lot like live rock that I bought for 4.00/lb __________________ "Ummm, you do realize that you just took a picture of a cup of poo, right?" -my wife

08/22/2007, 02:48 PM	#2
kiknchikn Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bel Air, MD Posts: 1,556	You should check your state and local laws. In many area it is illegal to remove live rock. __________________ I am a proud member of the Chesapeake Marine Aquaria Society (CMAS). If you're in the Maryland area check us out! Current Tank Info: 30g nano reef

08/22/2007, 02:59 PM	#4
luv951 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Washougal, WA Posts: 841	I wouldn't think about breaking bigger rocks - I don't want to do any damage, but yeah, taking some of the smaller ones is what I was thinking. Has anyone tried it? __________________ "Ummm, you do realize that you just took a picture of a cup of poo, right?" -my wife

08/22/2007, 03:05 PM	#5
ludnix Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: California Posts: 3,031	I haven't tried it, but I imagine it would work well as long as your rock is porous. I live about an hour from oregon and the coastal rock here is extremely dense and often full of quartz and other hard minerals. I wouldn't want to use the stuff from where I live, but you think it'd be good then I'd go for it. __________________ -Eric Sutter Current Tank Info: 14g Biocube

04/09/2014, 11:48 PM	#7
SS_Sean Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: OR Posts: 669	You're going to find the rock is dense, not a lot of surface area. You're going to have a lot of rock and weight without the filtering effects... and just a note... if you get caught removing rock you're going to get cited for it. It's all state property in the state of oregon, and the troopers don't take kindly to theft of public property. Just sayin.... __________________ 170g DT + 300g sump/fuge + 60g algae tank = 530g system.

08/22/2007, 02:54 PM	#3
audio101 Moved On Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Napa, CA Posts: 1,091	As long as your not taking a jack hammer to remove it, I say pick up a few loose pieces and try it out.

04/09/2014, 06:17 PM	#6
KrabOfHermit Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 2	I live on the Oregon coast and I'd really like to know if someone has done this, I'd try myself but I'm pretty new to saltwater aquariums and I don't want to risk anything yet, maybe if I had more than one tank...

04/10/2014, 01:51 AM	#8
Amethyst Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Near Seattle Posts: 63	I recently asked the same question on another site about rock from the water's edge of the Puget Sound, which is ~ 1/2 hr from me. In addition to the denseness and possibility that it's illegal, someone pointed out that the critters attached to live rock in our colder northwestern waters probably wouldn't last long in our tropical tank temps.

04/11/2014, 10:16 AM	#9
SS_Sean Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: OR Posts: 669	^^^outstanding point...^^^ __________________ 170g DT + 300g sump/fuge + 60g algae tank = 530g system.