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Stingray12
07/28/2009, 08:30 AM
It is dark colored and as porous as the base rock that I bought.
If I boil it will it be safe to use? Should I do anything else but boil it?

jadeguppy
07/28/2009, 09:11 AM
Dark may indicate that is has stuff in it that you don't want in your tank. Can you post a picture?

Stingray12
07/28/2009, 09:21 AM
How do I post pics on this forum?

troylee
07/28/2009, 09:44 AM
upload them to photobucket or something similiar and cut and paste the image code here in the forum and it should display the pics when you post...

RokleM
07/28/2009, 12:07 PM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15430257#post15430257 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Stingray12
How do I post pics on this forum?

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=333197

customcolor
07/28/2009, 03:31 PM
sounds like black lava rock to me....lava rock means heavy metals = no good for reef tanks

Plankt0s
07/28/2009, 04:01 PM
That is not always true. Randy Holmes Farley (Im sure that I misspelled his name) Did some looking into the lava rock thing a while back and told me that it would be safe. I guess that the term "lava rock" is subjective but I think that most people have the same idea as to what the term means. Pics would help.

circusink22
07/28/2009, 04:06 PM
i have a big chunck of lava rock in my display its mostly covered in coriline now it hosts lots O worms good ones.

Stingray12
07/28/2009, 04:53 PM
This is for a Fish only tank, no corals.

rkelman
07/28/2009, 06:01 PM
I'd cure it in FW for a while and watch for alk spikes.

insane
07/28/2009, 06:30 PM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15430002#post15430002 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Stingray12
It is dark colored and as porous as the base rock that I bought.
If I boil it will it be safe to use? Should I do anything else but boil it?

Your rock pic #1 for your viewing pleasure!
http://www.illinimastini.com/reef/rock1.jpg
&
http://www.illinimastini.com/reef/rock2.jpg

Stingray12
07/28/2009, 06:45 PM
Thanks Insane

Plankt0s
07/29/2009, 03:10 AM
I wish I were a geologist. Well not really but I dont know what type of rock that is.

troylee
07/29/2009, 07:14 AM
It doesn't look to be very porus.....it looks pretty cool thou it would at least make some nice aquascaping for a fo. Tank.....do you know where your dad found it???? It might help in determining what kind it is.........

Stingray12
07/29/2009, 03:22 PM
This is one of the less porous peices. He found it in a feild and dug a bunch of it up.

noahm
07/29/2009, 10:31 PM
Is it really light? It is definitely volcanic or heat created originally. If it is very light (not dense), it is probably some form of pumice which should be fine. If not who knows.. Should be ok in fish only, but there is always the risk of chemical leaching.

lmsmith
07/30/2009, 04:20 AM
If it's pumice it'll float. I'd boil it or soak it for a few days then leave it in the sun to bleach, you don't know what's got into it in the ground.

JBrown
07/30/2009, 07:41 AM
stingray where are you getting livestock from up there? I have a place in saranac inn

Stingray12
07/30/2009, 08:29 AM
I would say most of the peices are only slightly heavier than my base rock.


JBrown I live in Saranac Inn too, there is Tri Lakes Aquarium in Malone which is around 1hr 15 min away. They have a small selection but is decent priced, and all of mine have been healthy. Just be sure you know everyhting you need to know because the guy owner tells you many htings which are incorrect.


Then there is Bridge Street Aquarium in Plattsburg. Mainly a saltwater fish store, nice selection but jack up prices.

There is animal house pet shop too. All around petshop has small saltwater selection but has different fish then the normal one. Decent priced but you have to know what the fish requirements are etc. My favorite place for around here. Its also in Plattsburg.

Horace
07/30/2009, 10:04 AM
yeah that is def not a pourous piece of rock by any means.