Will I Damage My Live Rock If I Hammer It Into Smaller Pieces?

[simonas]

I;m not happy with my live rock it consists of 4 big pieces

I want smaller pieces to help me rescape and have thought of taking a hammer and chisel to it

Obviously no guarnatees that I won;t just smash it but if I get decent pieces off it will the rocks filtering capabilities be killed off in any way?

cheers Simon

 

[sorgan]

I think your chances of it surviving are good, it's gotta be broken up some how right.

 

[simonas]

I think your chances of it surviving are good, it's gotta be broken up some how right.

good point!!!

 

[bae1994]

the fileration will be better mate as theres more surface area that way (like if you cut a a sponge in half it would have more surface area open to the water

thats why live rock rubble is used in fiulters ive done this before too

 

[simonas]

the fileration will be better mate as theres more surface area that way (like if you cut a a sponge in half it would have more surface area open to the water

thats why live rock rubble is used in fiulters ive done this before too

happy days I;ll crack on with this tomorrow, should hopefully get it the way i want it then

what did you use to crack it?

 

[bae1994]

a bolster chisel and a lump hammer in the garden (the chissel we had already but poundshops sell them i think)