Wanted: really cheap base rock - Aquarium Advice

michealprater · 01-16-2006, 02:30 PM

I am looking for really cheap base rock to fill up my 150 gallon ciclid tank. Any website recommendations?

MT79 · 01-16-2006, 02:35 PM

www.Hirocks.com I use it in a reef tank and refugium but the website says it's also used in [acronym:26b6bfdf75="Freshwater"]FW[/acronym:26b6bfdf75] cichlid tanks to help maintain a "higher" [acronym:26b6bfdf75="power head or Measure of the concentration of hydrogen ions, depending on context"]ph[/acronym:26b6bfdf75].

**Fishyfanatic** · 01-16-2006, 04:04 PM

Garden and landscaping stores sell rocks ALOT cheaper than the [acronym:06645ffaa9="Local Fish Store"]lfs[/acronym:06645ffaa9]. You could check them out and just break the rocks to suit your needs.

jcarlilesiu · 01-17-2006, 05:43 PM

I dont know where Keysport IL is, but if you are anywhere near chicago I know of a [acronym:4d58a7c8d4="Local Fish Store"]lfs[/acronym:4d58a7c8d4] that is going out of buisness, and liquidating everything. Don't know how much they have left, but i guarantee you will get a deal.

01-17-2006, 10:07 PM

ha ha i went to a little local landscaping place and asked to buy some medium size rocks for my aquarium and she looked at me like i was crazy. Then she said "the cheapest we sell is 5 gallon buckets" so i asked if i could look at 5 gallon buckets and she said "their back there" and pointed waaaaaaaaay back through mud and junk and i was wearing my white scrubs from school. I asked her if there was a path or anthing or if they could bring a few up front and she told me she was "busy". I looked at her and said "never mind, you just lost a customer" and walked away.

grrrrrrrrr... i myself am looking for some cheap rocks in CENTRAL FLORIDA.. if anyone has the names of any stores. Home Depot doesn't have any big rocks.

sorry but i had to share.

01-16-2006, 02:30 PM	#1
michealprater Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Highland , IL Posts: 2,029 Images: 1	Wanted: really cheap base rock I am looking for really cheap base rock to fill up my 150 gallon ciclid tank. Any website recommendations?

01-16-2006, 02:35 PM	#2
MT79 Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: philadelphia. PA. Posts: 2,653 Images: 23	www.Hirocks.com I use it in a reef tank and refugium but the website says it's also used in [acronym:26b6bfdf75="Freshwater"]FW[/acronym:26b6bfdf75] cichlid tanks to help maintain a "higher" [acronym:26b6bfdf75="power head or Measure of the concentration of hydrogen ions, depending on context"]ph[/acronym:26b6bfdf75]. __________________ Mike

01-16-2006, 04:04 PM	#3
Fishyfanatic Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Illinois Posts: 10,303 Images: 15	Garden and landscaping stores sell rocks ALOT cheaper than the [acronym:06645ffaa9="Local Fish Store"]lfs[/acronym:06645ffaa9]. You could check them out and just break the rocks to suit your needs. __________________ Vote for Aquarium Advice 10 Gallon Lake Malawi Cichlid Fry 29 Gallon Community 55 Gallon Community 55 Gallon Lake Malawi Cichlid Fry 150 Gallon Lake Malawi Cichlid

01-17-2006, 05:43 PM	#4
jcarlilesiu Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 713 Images: 5	I dont know where Keysport IL is, but if you are anywhere near chicago I know of a [acronym:4d58a7c8d4="Local Fish Store"]lfs[/acronym:4d58a7c8d4] that is going out of buisness, and liquidating everything. Don't know how much they have left, but i guarantee you will get a deal. __________________ 56 Gallon freshwater planted w/ 396 Watt HQI & T5 Catalina Light, Fluval 305 Filter, Pressurized CO2 Stock:15 Blackline Rasboras, 2 Rainbows, 3 SAEs, 6 Dwarf Rainbows, 1 Mono, and the mysterious shrimp I see twice a year. Plants: Jungle Val, Dwarf Sag, Red Tiger Lotus, Amazon Sword, Java Moss, Water Sprite

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01-17-2006, 10:07 PM	#5
Guest Posts: n/a	ha ha i went to a little local landscaping place and asked to buy some medium size rocks for my aquarium and she looked at me like i was crazy. Then she said "the cheapest we sell is 5 gallon buckets" so i asked if i could look at 5 gallon buckets and she said "their back there" and pointed waaaaaaaaay back through mud and junk and i was wearing my white scrubs from school. I asked her if there was a path or anthing or if they could bring a few up front and she told me she was "busy". I looked at her and said "never mind, you just lost a customer" and walked away. grrrrrrrrr... i myself am looking for some cheap rocks in CENTRAL FLORIDA.. if anyone has the names of any stores. Home Depot doesn't have any big rocks. sorry but i had to share.

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