Rockery For Tank

[Clair]

Hi

Could anyone please point me in the right direction as to what rocks I can put in my tank that are safe to use, that I can buy from places such as B&Q or local garden centre etc as I really don't want to be paying the very expensive lfs prices? I am looking to make a large rockery in my tank so ideally big ish rocks etc. Any help would be most appreciated.

Thanks

Clair

 

[dthoffsett]

Here's a great link for rocks. You can also use rocks you find rather than buying.

[URL="http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=55806"]http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=55806[/URL]


And welcome to the forum.

 

[Clair]

Here's a great link for rocks. You can also use rocks you find rather than buying.

<a href="http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=55806" target="_blank">http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=55806</a>


And welcome to the forum.

Hi,

Thanks for the welcome and the link. I will check it out.

 

[Loops]

We always get ours from the garden centre. If you put a little vinegar and it does not fizz....then the rock is safe

and welcome! x

 

[Clair]

Thanks Loops,

Yeah I have just read about the vinegar on this forum. I was ideally looking to buy a big bag of rocks so I may not be able to do this now so I can test it. If the rock does not fizz then it will be absolutely safe to use then? Thanks for welcome and your reply.

 

[Loops]

Well if it was me i would ask at the garden centre if i could open the bag to test it first. I am sure they wouldn't mind.

Apparently.. yes, it is safe to use if it does not fizz. (if it fizzes, it does something to the ph?)

Someone else will be along to clarify. xx

 

[Clair]

Well if it was me i would ask at the garden centre if i could open the bag to test it first. I am sure they wouldn't mind.

Apparently.. yes, it is safe to use if it does not fizz. (if it fizzes, it does something to the ph?)

Someone else will be along to clarify. xx

Thats great thanks very much for your help. I will go to my local garden centre armed with vinegar!

 

[dthoffsett]

The rock fizzing doesn't make it unsafe for the aquarium, rather it indicates the presence of calcium carbonate (think vinegar and baking soda). The reason it's suggested to test your rocks is that it is assumed you are using them in a "standard" community tank. Calcium carbonate will raise your PH/KH which makes it ideal for hardwater setups such as African cichlids.

 

[Clair]

The rock fizzing doesn't make it unsafe for the aquarium, rather it indicates the presence of calcium carbonate (think vinegar and baking soda). The reason it's suggested to test your rocks is that it is assumed you are using them in a "standard" community tank. Calcium carbonate will raise your PH/KH which makes it ideal for hardwater setups such as African cichlids.

I see thanks, Its not going to be a cichlid tank although at this precise moment I am not sure what fish I would like to put in it as I did have a tropical community tank but I stopped for a while and now I am in process of doing a fishless cycle, literally just started it. I don't really want a community set up this time I think I would rather have just one species of fish, so can I have any rock basically that doesn't fizz? Sorry to ask so much! ( I had planted tank before so new to rocks)

 

[dthoffsett]

so can I have any rock basically that doesn't fizz? Sorry to ask so much! ( I had planted tank before so new to rocks)

If you aren't sure what fish you are going to get I'd stick with inert (non-fizzing) rocks.

You don't need to apologize for questions, we like answering them.

 

[Clair]

so can I have any rock basically that doesn't fizz? Sorry to ask so much! ( I had planted tank before so new to rocks)

If you aren't sure what fish you are going to get I'd stick with inert (non-fizzing) rocks.

You don't need to apologize for questions, we like answering them.

Thats great thanks, I will stick to inert ones then. I have a feeling I am gonna be asking alot of questions so I am glad all you good people can help. Much appreciated.