If you are looking to supplement the live rock in your tank, you want rock that is very porous. Solid rock, like granite, will not contribute a great deal of surface area for bacteria to colonize, and will reduce the space available for other, more porous rocks. These denser rocks also contribute to the overall weight of the system, which can cause a problem.
Also--having it bubble doesn't necessarily exclude it from a SW system. Carbonates, like crushed coral, help buffer pH to the appropriate level. The acid test is helpful for items going into FW low pH tanks, not so much with high pH tanks--including SW, BW and FW African cichlid tanks.