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Title: Tufa rock sources
Post by: ian mcenery on July 11, 2008, 03:54:34 PM

I am hoping to extend my tufa/scree bed and am looking for a smallish quantity of Tufa. Does anyone have a source please?

PS I have seen the advert in the AGS bulletin but I have been told that Derbyshire tufa is hard and less suitable for planting - would welcome any views

Title: Re: Tufa rock sources
Post by: afw on July 11, 2008, 04:27:20 PM

Ian,

If you go to 'Search' & type in Tufa , then look for 'The last source', open 'admin April 7 2008', this gives pretty good reasons for not using tufa.

Title: Re: Tufa rock sources
Post by: mark smyth on July 11, 2008, 06:14:55 PM

http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=1617.0 (http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=1617.0)

Title: Re: Tufa rock sources
Post by: Anthony Darby on July 11, 2008, 07:31:13 PM

The tufa I'm using was bought for my marine fish tank 20 years ago. Then aquatic stockists sold it by the kilo.

Title: Re: Tufa rock sources
Post by: FrazerHenderson on August 17, 2008, 07:42:49 PM

Last year bought two large pieces (18"x18"x10") for £1.20 from a pet shop in Biggar. For such small quantities fish/pet stockists are a good bet. A well-known garden-centre near Edinburgh wanted £5 per piece!