how to get rocks for cheap?

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I just signed up to the forum today so that I can follow along with this thread the entire state of Florida sitting on calcium carbonate Rock many people use them for landscaping. Is there no such thing as generic Dry Rock? . It’s funny how some people go straight to. If you can’t afford Rock you shouldn’t be in the hobby. How is the hobby supposed to survive and grow with that mentality? I haven’t set up my first salt tank yet, but someday I will. I hope it takes lessons from this thread. Every dollar I save is an extra dollar I can spend on my kids if you have a bunch of money to waste good for you me personally I’m gonna try to save where I can while still setting up a nice tank. My local fish store offered to soak whatever Rocks I buy in their sump for a while. It’s worth trying to see if yours will do the same.

Aragocrete. DIY, just needs to leach the alkalinity/lime before being added to the tank or pH spikes and increased alkalinity are going to be an issue.

This tank is 90% Aragocrete. I made it myself, soaked it myself to remove the lime, and seeded it myself.