check this out... how old do u think this has to be to look like this?

[ejsaints]

Here is a piece of live rock, right? Yes and no. If u look it, it appears to have the shape of a bottle and for goood reason..... A bottle that is encrusted with live rock is exactly what it is.

That little black area is where u can see the brown glass and, YES, .... it is still full of alcohodont know what to do with it..... But it is cured.

 

[Dee12dee12]

Thats crazy even though I cat see the bottle in that picture.

 

[rookie07]

Did you make it?

 

[ejsaints]

No.... I got it in a pile of dead rock

 

[albano]

have it X-rayed...could be old? valuable?...
:scratchch on second thought...how much you want for it?

 

[masterswimmer]

Into the tank, no questions asked. Great conversation piece.

Russ

 

[TRIGGERMAN]

Where the hell did you even get that? lol

 

[ejsaints]

Lol... Everyone who sees it offers me something for it but it has to be worth something semi outrageous.

 

[ejsaints]

I got it in a batch of dry rock that had amazing pieces of rock from every region and every piece I pulled out was cooler then the last until I got to this one. As nice as the shelf, huge Tonga branches and bali rock were.... This one easily takes the cake.

 

[ejsaints]

I had it in my reef but I started having second thoughts in the event that it begins to leech into my tank. I am adding a nice amount of corqls next week and figured it wasn't worth the risk. Everything in there is happy and healthy and i want to keep it that way.

 

[lfsmarineguy]

I'm with Albano except that as your financial advisors we get 10% of the earnings as a commission for guiding you in the right direction.

 

[ejsaints]

Or:......we could take a couple of shwigs and party like its 1499

 

[ejsaints]

Wouldn't it be a kicker if it were just a bottle of boones farm?

 

[rookie07]

Bizarre....i think i would open it, however possible to see what bottle is inside. I cant believe it didnt break ever...how thick is the rock around it?

 

[rookie07]

I have a coral table saw we could use to cut it open.

 

[ejsaints]

the rock is around 1/4" at it's thinnest and 1 1/2" at it's thickest. It as a good amount of weight to it. The other reason I took it out was the possibility that it is something other than alcohol. I don't if it would be but if it were something much more potent than alcohol it could be very bad. If it is alcohol.... I guess it would help get my fuge mud to go anerobic faster.......... if it has broken down to vinegar it will constantly and possibly dramatically drop my ph. I'm guessing that it hs to have a cork and possibly topped with wax so there shouldn't be any metal of any kind.

 

[rookie07]

I'm guessing that it hs to have a cork and possibly topped with wax so there shouldn't be any metal of any kind.

I would not assume anything.

If I had to guess, i would say its man made (someone made it bc they thought it would be cool), not an actual rock from a reef. It could very well be a newish bottle of champagne that still has the metal tie on the top.

 

[TRIGGERMAN]

yea personally I think I would try to see what it was. Also be very careful cutting it though because obviously you could crack the bottle

 

[masterswimmer]

If it is old, uncovering it would likely devalue it. Leave it the way it is.

Russ

 

[mbg75]

Hopefully the cap isn't rotted or a cork that might leak the contents into your tank...

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