sarah1234 Posted December 22, 2011 Report Share Posted December 22, 2011 Went to a local creek on a private property today to do some rock collecting. Being a total iwagumi lover I love looking for new and different stuff. Have found some great rocks here before, and it is a very large area to search! I tried to stick to collecting groups of certain stones. I've made the mistake of finding a beautiful rock before and then realising I need more to do a scape, never to be able to find any like it again! Loving the holey (volcanic?) rocks, thinking they could make a very gentle and soft iwagumi scape. I have a large collection of the blood red rocks now, they are really a site to see with the white veins and bright reds. I don't know if I'll ever use them but I do enjoy the look of them. Trying to imagine a scape where they would not be too garish. Still pretty though. Was bloody exhausting lugging this lot from the extents of the creek back to the car I tell ya! It was raining too! Anyway here are the pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarah1234 Posted December 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2011 Close ups Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarah1234 Posted December 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2011 I often take home these black rocks with white veins. Always are huge buggers though so rarely bring home more than one on a collecting trip. Hairgrass looking sexy as always after a harsh trim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadFishFloating Posted December 22, 2011 Report Share Posted December 22, 2011 Only one more sleep and I am off on a NSW rock hunting mission. Hopefully grab meself some obsidien! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarah1234 Posted December 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2011 Was bored thisarvo so went to the creek across the road from me for another look. Different location but found the same type of stones. Now I have double the amount of the porous stones, so easily enough to do a scape! Hairgrass and cardinals, here i come! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadFishFloating Posted December 22, 2011 Report Share Posted December 22, 2011 nice you need an ebay account to sell rocks mate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarah1234 Posted December 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2011 They are ALL MINE I tell you hehe. Nah I would feel bad considering people are nice enough to let me look on their properties. And I'm a greedy rock hoarding monster (don't tell anyone). It's bloody hard to find nice rocks in Aus for iwagumi, we don't have sharp grey pointy ones like what is EVERYWHERE in Japan lol. I'll put Australia on the aquascaping map . Not keen on paying a hefty price for imports that I can't guarantee what they will look like. I like my rocks. I get bloody strange looks when I try to explain to people why i am looking for rocks though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadFishFloating Posted December 22, 2011 Report Share Posted December 22, 2011 maybe I should setup the page and employ you as a collector you have the eye and the eye is all the matters! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarah1234 Posted December 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2011 maybe I should setup the page and employ you as a collectoryou have the eye and the eye is all the matters! I have the eye, but not the muscles! I need multiple workers to carry said heavy rocks back to the car and you've got yourself a collector donny! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadFishFloating Posted December 22, 2011 Report Share Posted December 22, 2011 lol drones sounds like we need to start a cult amigo. but srsly I used to carry around rocks as training the trick I learnt tho is to use a boat lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mthom211 Posted December 22, 2011 Report Share Posted December 22, 2011 I've found bonsai nursceries often have good rocks, so do road embankments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarah1234 Posted December 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2011 lol dronessounds like we need to start a cult amigo. but srsly I used to carry around rocks as training the trick I learnt tho is to use a boat lol I could pretend I was training people for the army! but secretly just getting them to carry my rocks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadFishFloating Posted December 22, 2011 Report Share Posted December 22, 2011 lol @ boot camp 1) yell at people 2) get rocks 3) ?????????? 4) profit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarah1234 Posted December 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2011 lol @ boot camp1) yell at people 2) get rocks 3) ?????????? 4) profit! Bahahahhaha <3 it Donny. When are you coming around to take my tank btw? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raycam01_au Posted December 23, 2011 Report Share Posted December 23, 2011 ima lift heavy things, rocks are awesome, i had an eye but it fell out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discus_noob Posted December 24, 2011 Report Share Posted December 24, 2011 Nice work Sarah I have found a spot with literally hundreds of rocks identical to broaden your search Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassius Posted December 25, 2011 Report Share Posted December 25, 2011 I go on rock missions too- most of my mates think im crazy??????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarah1234 Posted December 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2011 Nice work Sarah I have found a spot with literally hundreds of rocks identical to broaden your search Thanks adam! I have two large locations to find them now so going to look for more this week at the larger place. Trying to recruit my little sister as a rock finder or carrier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarah1234 Posted December 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2011 I go on rock missions too- most of my mates think im crazy??????? I get very very strange looks. I just say for my fish tank now. too hard to explain aquascaping to people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadFishFloating Posted December 27, 2011 Report Share Posted December 27, 2011 I didnt get a chance to do any real rock collecting BUT as we left the property I made me old man stop the car I grabbed 4 rocks and got back in you know a sample Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickadee Posted December 27, 2011 Report Share Posted December 27, 2011 I did that when i was at The gympie muster in August the creeks up there are awesome.... everyone was getting there boot scootin on while i was hauling rocks in green shopping bags lol..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarah1234 Posted December 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2011 I did that when i was at The gympie muster in August the creeks up there are awesome....everyone was getting there boot scootin on while i was hauling rocks in green shopping bags lol..... Haha sounds like something I would do. I got half way up the creek and my green bags broke! Proceeded to carry them the remainder of the way a few at a time. I was bloody sore by the end of it lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discus_noob Posted December 27, 2011 Report Share Posted December 27, 2011 Nice work haha did you not use old backpacks to carry the rocks? Far safer option hahaha. I always carry a backpack with some essential tools and water (if there is no stream nearby to drink from) for rock collecting and driftwood hunting haha. Now you got me wanting to go collecting this week Dam you haha If I go I will post the success up. I found some really really nice rocks at mt isa when I was on a site visit with Xstrata however was not able to take any on the plane home and would of got weird looks at the dam taking rocks back on the bus haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clinto86 Posted December 27, 2011 Report Share Posted December 27, 2011 The duck pond out currumboss has some pretty good river rocks over the back near the house's on the dry river bed that runs into the pond you get some weird looks but when you are sifting through the rocks when there are the familys are all feeding the ducks. nuttin like a good rock hunt but Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarah1234 Posted December 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2011 Nice work haha did you not use old backpacks to carry the rocks? Far safer option hahaha. I always carry a backpack with some essential tools and water (if there is no stream nearby to drink from) for rock collecting and driftwood hunting haha.Now you got me wanting to go collecting this week Dam you haha If I go I will post the success up. I found some really really nice rocks at mt isa when I was on a site visit with Xstrata however was not able to take any on the plane home and would of got weird looks at the dam taking rocks back on the bus haha. Why didn't I think of a backpack!?!! Will do that next time. Have to wait till mumzy goes to visit the owners of the property again, so probably go again next week and get some more. The more rocks the better I reckon. I'm only having trouble deciding on my dominant rock as there are too many to choose from! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
