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Rocks for aquarium

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  • 09-04-2011 2:03pm
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    Package
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,322 ✭✭✭


    hi there.

    im changing my aquarium completely, but cant afford the amount of rocks i wanna put into it..

    so i was gonna go and collect some nice rock from somewhere. would anyone have any ideas where to get nice safe rock?

    i dont really have any idea about ph levels and rock acid and calcium and stuff.

    so have any of you collected some nice stone for your tank and had you any pproblems treating it? if not,, how did you treat it?

    thnaks in advance


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    Silverfish
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 16,696 Mod ✭✭✭✭Silverfish


    Rocks or gravel for the bottom?


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    Cookie_Monster
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    I had some slate from the garden in mine originally before changing it. Washed in hot (boiling water) to kill anything. Was fine


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    Package
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,322 ✭✭✭Package


    Silverfish wrote: »
    Rocks or gravel for the bottom?

    Rock, like some nice slate or shale. There is some lovely pink rock up on howth head. Would that be OK to use


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    Silverfish
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 16,696 Mod ✭✭✭✭Silverfish


    Yeah I'd say so, once you'd boiled it, or soaked it for a good while.

    I'm sure I heard somewhere that it was illegal to take rocks / stones from beaches, but I'm not sure, and I think that applies if you're arriving with a trailer and shovel.


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    BigAl81
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    A good tip I got was get a bucket of water, and test the PH etc. Put the rock in the bucket for a week or so and test the water again. If there are any major changes in the waters parameters perhaps best to leave it out!

    Al.


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    fungun
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    good idea to test first alright. I have heard you can nick some from the edge of blessington lakes


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    Package
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    thanks lads,, got some lovely ones i have to say,, have it steeping and ill test them and let yas know how it goes


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