Looking for a Local Source for this product:

Roks-Sharky · 07-13-2006, 06:27 PM

I scanned this picture from page 105 & 107 of The Simple Guide to Marine Aquariums by Jeffrey Kurtz. I hate to scan copyrighted work, but let's call it civil disobedience. Pictures are worth 1000 words and I am unable to find this product anywhere despite my attempt to describe it accurately. . .

boozeman · 07-13-2006, 06:35 PM

to me that just looks like the foam blocks that florists use...am I missing something?
btw, did you check that link I gave u?

Stalwart · 07-13-2006, 09:07 PM

Glass foam rocks, AKA Pumice, maybe

http://ruby.colorado.edu/~smyth/G1010-05.html

Mad Mike · 07-13-2006, 10:51 PM

Try these guys =) It's a great site and Leroy and Sallyjo are good people.

http://www.garf.org/news22p1.html#rock

Roks-Sharky · 07-13-2006, 11:34 PM

Mad Mike, those were instructions for making my own! Yuck. I don't want to do that. My back up plan is just stock the whole thing with the real stuff and ignore the pipe work.

Stalwart: pumice is natural, I think this stuff is man made.

But again, this is all pretty mysterious . . no conclusions yet.

And yes, I agree they look like floral blocks.

Stalwart · 07-13-2006, 11:42 PM

Those floral blocks are way too light, even the pumice, some of it anyway, floats. Not sure what that is in the pics. Keep us posted if you find anything out.

Roks-Sharky · 07-30-2006, 09:30 AM

I bought for blocks of www.cellpore.com.

Cell pore is heavy and not carvable, so I still haven't figured out what the stuff is in the picture.

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Stalwart Pistol Shrimp Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Middle River, Maryland Posts: 274 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Looking for a Local Source for this product: Glass foam rocks, AKA Pumice, maybe http://ruby.colorado.edu/~smyth/G1010-05.html __________________ Mark Reef Newbie I would list my stuff if I knew what it was. I have a box full of water a yellow thing a blue thing oh, and this black box thing that goes whirllllll, blurble,blurble.

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Mad Mike Pistol Shrimp Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: LI, NY Posts: 272 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Looking for a Local Source for this product: Try these guys =) It's a great site and Leroy and Sallyjo are good people. http://www.garf.org/news22p1.html#rock

07-13-2006, 11:34 PM	#5 (permalink)
Roks-Sharky Bryozoan Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 59 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Looking for a Local Source for this product: Mad Mike, those were instructions for making my own! Yuck. I don't want to do that. My back up plan is just stock the whole thing with the real stuff and ignore the pipe work. Stalwart: pumice is natural, I think this stuff is man made. But again, this is all pretty mysterious . . no conclusions yet. And yes, I agree they look like floral blocks.

07-13-2006, 11:42 PM	#6 (permalink)
Stalwart Pistol Shrimp Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Middle River, Maryland Posts: 274 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Looking for a Local Source for this product: Those floral blocks are way too light, even the pumice, some of it anyway, floats. Not sure what that is in the pics. Keep us posted if you find anything out. __________________ Mark Reef Newbie I would list my stuff if I knew what it was. I have a box full of water a yellow thing a blue thing oh, and this black box thing that goes whirllllll, blurble,blurble.

07-30-2006, 09:30 AM	#7 (permalink)
Roks-Sharky Bryozoan Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 59 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Looking for a Local Source for this product: I bought for blocks of www.cellpore.com. Cell pore is heavy and not carvable, so I still haven't figured out what the stuff is in the picture.

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