smellycheese Posted September 4, 2013 Report Share Posted September 4, 2013 hi everyone how do i know if a rock is okay or not to put in my african tank? and how do i "clean" it to put it in there? cheers roy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJHELL Posted September 4, 2013 Report Share Posted September 4, 2013 Most rocks are fine. For prep i always give it a good hose and scrup and pour boiling water to kill any nastys that maybe hideing. Post a photo as well on here and one of us should be able to tell you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elblingo Posted September 4, 2013 Report Share Posted September 4, 2013 Most rocks are fine. For prep i always give it a good hose and scrup and pour boiling water to kill any nastys that maybe hideing. Post a photo as well on here and one of us should be able to tell you. +1 get a photo and a scrb and boil, i'm guessing they're river rocks or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarden Posted September 6, 2013 Report Share Posted September 6, 2013 Boiling water give em a scrub you should be fine mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donny@ageofaquariums Posted September 7, 2013 Report Share Posted September 7, 2013 I'd beware of suspicious rocks, such as those still slightly glowing due to a hidden molten magma core. These can spike the aquarium temperature and shock fish. The other common danger when collecting rocks is the fact they might have been sprayed for fire ants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
th3f0rg0t3n Posted September 7, 2013 Report Share Posted September 7, 2013 not to mention some species of snails eggs/larvae aren't killed with boiling water, would take some serious chemicals or detailed scrubbing to remove them parasites@! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarden Posted September 7, 2013 Report Share Posted September 7, 2013 As i say only the strong survive in my tanks if they cant handle abit of algae then into the bass tank they go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keeper10 Posted September 8, 2013 Report Share Posted September 8, 2013 i boil all my rocks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishkeeper101 Posted September 8, 2013 Report Share Posted September 8, 2013 I have a gurney so i blast them and scrub them then boil them just to be safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlidbro Posted September 11, 2013 Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 I've always been wary of using rocks I've collected. However, the ones I did use I did as all the above said. scrub, boil, power wash & they were good to go. No fish loss neither. Now when I finally get going on a "bigger project" I can use the $$ I saved on fish and... either a wavemaker or some serious LED lighting. I guess the lighting would be first choice but wavemakers seem to make sense but I don't see a lot of people using them for non-reef set-ups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smellycheese Posted September 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 Yeah I'm also thinking of adding a wave maker into my system so the fish have something to swim against Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
