Micah Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 I'm looking to create a true refugium with rock/rubble/etc. A copepods haven. I need some good golf ball to football sized chunks. Good real rock is what I'm after. Nothing manufactured or subterranean mined (Florida reef rock). All rock I get will spend a short sabbatical in a dark brute can for a few months to get rid of any fish diseases, and perhaps some special care to remove any bryopsis or anything like that... So, if you have aiptasia coated rocks that you left for dead, I'll take them as long as the bones are good. Hit me up. I'm in Far SW Portland/Tigard. --Micah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimusprime3605 Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 $60 bones and it's yours!Silver bullet for size reference(included) [emoji39]Battle Ground Sent from Atlantis 🤙 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Higher Thinking Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 PM sent. Sent from my SM-G975U using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadAShark Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 (edited) I highly recommend soaking any rock you get in sodium hydroxide solution (unless you reallllly want to keep some rock alive, thought you can bet you’d get the same bacteria again through your macroalgae and pods). Pretty sure you can find a good ration to use online but it wouldn’t be capable of causing damage to the rock, while completely removing all deposited organics, leftover algae, and deposited phosphates. Doing an even better job than bleach could, while leaving no residue like bleach. I buy Essential Depot lye/sodium hydroxide off of Amazon. It works like a charm. Also useful for some other things in the hobby. Just be careful not to get it on your hands and you’ll be golden. Also soak it in some water, rodi water preferably, afterwards to get all the residue and remaining unreacted sodium hydroxide off, and you’ll have the cleanest dry rock you possibly can with no real effort involved besides pulling on gloves, mixing the solution, and putting the rocks in. Edited July 16, 2020 by LadAShark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parvo99 Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 Most of this is the rock I got from you 15 years ago. $80 for all of it or you can pick and chose what you need and we can decide on a price Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EMeyer Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 Shameless hijack! After Micah gets his rocks, I'm also in the market for real dry rock (exactly like he said -- nothing mined or manmade). The rock in this thread looks great, you guys have been hoarding some treasures in your garages. Prefer to avoid PDX area at all costs, please PM me if anyone has some real rock they're willing to ship (flat rate is cheap) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
talkalot82 Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 I'm in springfield I have a bucket of rocks different types been dry for months 20 bucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
talkalot82 Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 See bucket 5 gallons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bicyclebill Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 I'm going to have about 70 lbs of green turf algae infested live rock available in a couple weeks when I tear my system down and restart with bigger tank. I'm guessing 2-3 months in the dark with vibrant dosing would make it quite nice again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EMeyer Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 (edited) @talkalot82 that looks great, thank you! PMd @Bicyclebill, I'm not afraid of a little algae, I'll take yours too when its available. Thanks! (oh yeah, and everybody sell rocks to Micah first, his thread, I'm just hijacking) Edited July 19, 2020 by EMeyer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisQ Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Hey Micah, welcome back bud! I got some more laying around. Got some choice pieces of Tonga I'll see if I can dig out if that's the look you're going for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micah Posted August 4, 2020 Author Share Posted August 4, 2020 Dang! Guess this threads notifications got bumped off. I was wondering why it was so quiet! I'm all good on rock! I got the mad hookup from @Higher Thinking . Thanks bud!Thanks for the kind words@ChrisQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micah Posted August 4, 2020 Author Share Posted August 4, 2020 I'm going to have about 70 lbs of green turf algae infested live rock available in a couple weeks when I tear my system down and restart with bigger tank. I'm guessing 2-3 months in the dark with vibrant dosing would make it quite nice again.Green turf algae is no match for hydrogen peroxide or bleach... Ill gladly take it off your hands and "process" it for future use. It's the perfect weather to have a brute can full of bleach in my driveway. Hahaha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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