Breaking Rocks

[ezrk]

So wendyfish and I are getting ready to set-up a new tank...We have found some pretty good looking rock we want to use but they are pretty large. Mostly this is fine, but for aquascaping and cave making it would be nice to have a selection of smaller pieces.

So does anyone have any suggestions on how to smash up a couple of our larger rocks into pieces? it is reasonably tough stone so jsut dropping it on cement won't do it...

 

[minifoot77]

a LARGE sledge and eye protection will do the trick

 

[Andrew]

You ever see the movie "Dune?"

CHAAaaaaaaaaa-AAHHH

 

[Travis]

I had good luck throwing them off the stoop onto the sidewalk. Quickest way to break them.

 

[Tony]

You ever see the movie "Dune?"

CHAAaaaaaaaaa-AAHHH

Nerd.

 

[UNCLERUCKUS]

I BROKE UP SOME LARGE MARBLE PIECES AND QUARTZ WITH A HAMMER AND GOGGLES ...TOOK A FEW HITS IN SAME PLACE BUT IT WORKS EASILY.

 

[Tony]

Another way to do it... if you don't have safety glasses would be to wrap the rock in an old towel and hit it with a hammer.

 

[Leffler817]

Rent a jackhammer!

More power = More fun

 

[ezrk]

I bought a small sledgehammer and a mason's chisel. Probably will do it tomorrow, will post before and after pictures.

 

[WendyFish]

Thanks for the feedback, worked perfectly.

 

[Spine]

Nice to see everything worked out. Post some pics when you get the tank set up.

 

[gliebig]

Looks good. Where did you pick up the rock?

 

[ezrk]

Looks good. Where did you pick up the rock?

Garden and Landscaping place in Reston, Meadows Farm. The one in Reston was better than the others (we went to 3-4, including a couple other Meadows Farms).

We bought 8-10 football sized rocks each were about $7.