WTB ROCK

[Frank Cowherd]

IN 2007 there was a group buy of rock, over a couple hundred pounds of it, some of you all even took sledge hammers to some of the larger boulders to make them smaller (what else could you do with a rock and a hammer??). I got like twenty pounds of it back then. Now I am looking for some more. Let me know if you have any you want to sell.

No, I don't know if it was an official group buy or just something a group of people did.

I talked with Kris about it and he said it was [FONT=&quot] 'Porous Mossy Rock'.

It is great because plant roots grow right into it.


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[chriscoli]

Oooooh "Porous Mossy Rock". Sounds interesting.

I think some of us have toyed with the idea of ordering a pallet of fieldstone but we never got around to doing it.

 

[Reed]

Drive to West VA and pick up as much as you want for free

 

[Frank Cowherd]

Reed, do you have a sample of the rock you are talking about? I can bring a sample of the stuff I am looking for to the next meeting to show you what it looks like. Maybe then I will take a trip to WV. WILD AND WONDERFUL!!

 

[b considine]

Frank,

The GWAPA rock, sold as porous mossy rock, might be vesicular basalt. At least that was the consensus back in the day. I don't think it's found on the East Coast.

Blaise

 

[Andrew]

Vesicular Basalt... Looks like the stuff.

 

[Beeman]

If there's enough interest in a group buy, count me in :happy0158:

 

[mscichlid]

The rock came from Cali. The shipping was horrendous. Ask Kris Weinhold if Gwapa is willing to make a joint purchase. The stone was sold per pound to members.

I still have some of mine.

Frank you cannot breed these rocks. LOL!

 

[chriscoli]

hmmm expensive-looking volcanic poofy rock. what makes these special from other kinds of volcanic rock?

(I remember from growing up in Arizona, people used to landscape with similar stuff)

 

[Frank Cowherd]

WELL, plants grow into these rocks well and they are dark, almost black. Great for moving plants around and landscaping plus they look great with plant on them. You can get red volcanic rock but red rocks do not look as good. Ugly red. I use them in my pond filters because of the large network of channels that become anerobic and thus can help remove nitrates from the water. Plus they do not plug up easily. SO there are uses for both types of volcanic rock.
Do not know anyone with a dump truck that wants to drive to california and back, do you?? LOL
I did have a friend who did drive his dump truck to Florida and brought it back with a load of oranges. Always wondered if it was for profit or to feed pigs. LOL

 

[verbal]

Do not know anyone with a dump truck that wants to drive to california and back, do you?? LOL

Can the truck make a stop in Texas? lol

 

[spazmattik]

I would be interested in a group buy.

 

[Troyale]

WELL, plants grow into these rocks well and they are dark, almost black. Great for moving plants around and landscaping plus they look great with plant on them. You can get red volcanic rock but red rocks do not look as good. Ugly red. I use them in my pond filters because of the large network of channels that become anerobic and thus can help remove nitrates from the water. Plus they do not plug up easily. SO there are uses for both types of volcanic rock.
Do not know anyone with a dump truck that wants to drive to california and back, do you?? LOL
I did have a friend who did drive his dump truck to Florida and brought it back with a load of oranges. Always wondered if it was for profit or to feed pigs. LOL

Hey Frank do you have any idea where I can get some of the small red volcanic rock in bulk?

 

[Frank Cowherd]

THe red stuff is pretty easy to find. They sell it for use in BBQ grills. Often comes in five or 10 pound bags. Needs washing before use. Some places may have it in bulk. You might try a place that sells a lot of stone or mulch. It is also sold for use as a mulch like garden item.

 

[Troyale]

THe red stuff is pretty easy to find. They sell it for use in BBQ grills. Often comes in five or 10 pound bags. Needs washing before use. Some places may have it in bulk. You might try a place that sells a lot of stone or mulch. It is also sold for use as a mulch like garden item.

Thanks for your insight!

 

[chriscoli]

When i was at Congressional Aquarium this evening, I saw these....they kinda looked like what you were looking for...



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[Shawnc]

While the red rock is the more common as it is used for both landscaping and bbq grills, I have soimetimes seen the dark grey rock sold in 8-10 pound bags for barbeque grills as well. I know that some people with fancy grill stations prefer the dark lava stone. Some brands market the "black lava stone" as being from Hawaii.