"lace rock" ?

[427HISS]

What is lace rock ?

A local reef keeper's sale ad has this rock with a 90g tank. Is it in-land mountain rock, not ocean reef type ?

 

[reeferaddict420]

I googled it and apparently it is an inland light porous rock that is often used as a cheap alternative to live rock... If you buy some I would recommend soaking in r.o. for a couple weeks and then curing it for a while in saltwater before throwing it in your display tank.

 

[jayhawk]

You are right about the origin. I bought some for my last build but ended up getting rid of it. From what I had read and the multiple discussions with the LFS, I wasn't convinced that the lace was not going to leach unwanted minerals and/or metals. If you read the treads about it you will have reefers with success and reefers without. I think it's a crap shoot but the investment I was making wasn't worth the off chance I would have gotten the wrong rock.

 

[reeferaddict420]

Yea I totally agree.. I wouldn't either.. You can get live rock less than $3 p/lb online.. Thats a small investment in the long run!

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[427HISS]

I also agree, I can see it releasing mineral's that we may not want in our reef tanks. It really doesn't look correct for reef rock either.

 

[Eienna]

Great for african cichlid tanks, but probably not so much for SW.

 

[Eienna]

Yea I totally agree.. I wouldn't either.. You can get live rock less than $3 p/lb online.. Thats a small investment in the long run!

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If you don't count shipping charges *cringe*