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Old 03-19-2006, 01:44 PM   #1 (permalink)
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My parents recently picked up a piece of live rock from our LFS. it looks to me like a piece of limestone covered in coralline algae. Would it be safe to add some limestone to my tank just as a base for my live rock creations? im thinking it would be okay if it was cleaned well. it would just end up looking like a piece of LR when covered with coralline. Help me please im looking for a cheap solution to make my tank more full, and i have tons of limestone.

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Old 03-19-2006, 02:17 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Since Limestone is mainly calcium carbonate, I would think that it would tend to erode away as it tries to balance the calcium levels in the tank. I may be wrong, if so please correct me!

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not sure. more help please!!!!!
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DONT USE IT! Lime stone can be very bad for fish!


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could i ask why??? i cleaned the hell out of it.
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Hmmm....ok maybe the limestone im thinking of is different....ugh i remember reading somewhere about using rocks you would find around the house...and one of them was limestone and how it was bad for fish...
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i dont see why it would be a problem being derived from the old coral reefs it has the same porous structure as live rock
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my parents havent had any trouble with the piece they got the coralline is thriving on it.
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