Is this dry rock safe?

[TboneMcBuna]

Is this piece of dead coral from a gift shop safe to use and mix in with regular dry rock? It's the really white one. ..... I made a longer post but this is really my main question .... thanks so much for any guidance and wisdom


All the best

 

[James M]

I wouldn’t. The manufacturer could have sprayed some type of chemical on it

 

[Treytwey224]

Is this piece of dead coral from a gift shop safe to use and mix in with regular dry rock? It's the really white one. ..... I made a longer post but this is really my main question .... thanks so much for any guidance and wisdom


All the best

Possibly but You would be taken a risk as it could have been sprayed with chemicals. If you do, make sure you clean it very thoroughly

 

[TboneMcBuna]

Thanks for the response I'm gonna stay away from the gift shop stuff and just use the rock I got that's specific for reefing.... I'm gonna use a lil epoxy/ aquarium glue to keep the pieces secure cuz im gonna do a tall island style... any advice on a good glue or epoxy? Also wondering if I Should pre-drill some holes for frag plugs ?

 

[Treytwey224]

If you are planning on moving around the corals you have then drilling frag plugs is a good idea. You could also detach the corals from the plugs and glue them on a permanent spot, it's just more of a process and you take the risk of hurting the corals

 

[TboneMcBuna]

I might just do like 3 frag hole spots 1 high, 1 middle , and 1 low so I can make sure whatever coral is happy at whatever height in the tank... I've heard some corals like it high and some like it low- so with the different height frag holes I can play with it. then my idea going in will be once ive got a piece of coral on a plug doing good I'll chip off some and put it in a permanent spot- if I understand correct... when you buy coral from the stores it typically come on those lil plugs correct? Thanks for the response I'm very excited to get started - sorry I'm so green here

 

[Treytwey224]

Yes most of them do come with frag plugs such as this one.

 

[Treytwey224]

And no problem for the replies, I actually just started my 45g tank too.

 

[Peace River]

Is this piece of dead coral from a gift shop safe to use and mix in with regular dry rock? It's the really white one. ..... I made a longer post but this is really my main question .... thanks so much for any guidance and wisdom

All the best

Candidly, I have done this before I understood the risks and potential ramifications and thankfully did not have any issues. While it would be very hard to say that it definitely will be a problem or it definitely will be fine, now that I know more I would not recommend adding it to your tank because of the potential problems that you could create. Good luck!