Oklahoma Rose Rock
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Topic: Oklahoma Rose Rock
Posted By: smacky
Subject: Oklahoma Rose Rock
Date Posted: November 07 2010 at 6:53pm
My wife has a beautiful piece of Oklahoma Rose Rock and I was wondering if it would be safe to put into my tank. Here's a photo of a piece: Here's a link to a wikipedia article that has some information about the mineral content and how it's formed. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_rock - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_rock It's really similar to the red stone we have in southern Utah, but was formed when an inland sea retreated. It consists of barium sulfate (barite) and quartz sand that contains iron. What do you all think? Could I put a small piece of this in my tank without negative effects? |
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Posted By: Snowsrfr
Date Posted: November 07 2010 at 8:23pm
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Barite is a sulfate which I have no idea of the effect it has in a reef. The reason that the rock is red is due to the oxidation of iron. So it's basically rust. Don't think I'd want a rusty rock in my tank, but I'm sure others will differ. ------------- "A fish tank is not a pet. It's a TV that you gotta feed." - John Caparulo |
Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: November 07 2010 at 10:24pm
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It will work just fine. It's not the same as rusted metal because the oxidized Iron is bonded within the crystal structure the same as red sandstone. But are you sure you want a pretty crystallization like that to get all covered and discolored with algae and bacteria? My wife and I picked up a lot of cool looking So. Utah rock. Feel free to contact me and come see if you would like to take some home. ------------- Reefkeeping Tips, & quick, easy setup tricks: www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9244 Pay it forward - become a paid WMAS member 
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Posted By: smacky
Date Posted: November 07 2010 at 11:08pm
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The piece has been sitting in a box for over five years and I don't think that it would fit into my wife's decorative scheme in any place but the tank. I think that I'm going to wait a bit to do it, though, until the coraline starts getting more established and it will be able to purple up a little quicker. Speaking of which, Mark, I'm going to need to have you come over one of these days so you can take a look at the tank and help me figure out why the coraline is taking so long to grow, and so I can make you some of the chili I was telling you about at the mixer. |
Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: November 08 2010 at 8:13am
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Just give a call when the Chili is ready.
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