Drilling Holes In Aquarium Rock.

[Markoi]

Im planning to get limestone for my african tank. I was thinking if i could drill holes in the rocks for little passageways for the fish. Is this safe and if it is would it affect the stability of the rocks placed onto each other?

 

[Markoi]

Anyone? i need urgent help

 

[FWFishLover]

my say is all maybe
1. The holes have to be perfectly round for you cannot have a fish cutting itself on a hole.
2. there cannot be poisonous/harmful materials inside the rock (doubt there is)
3. stability depends on amount of rock and size of hole

 

[HappyGeorge]

I doubt if you will have any luck with this.

My experience is with Kentish ragstone which is a form of Limestone rock found in SE England. It can be bought in a lot of garden centres and is used for a variety of decorative/building uses.

It comes in a range of density's depending on how far into the limestone bedrock it was taken from, most of the stuff you come across will be extremely hard and I think this will apply to most Limestone, you certainly would not be able to drill into the rock I have tried and even with a Hilti 110 with a bit designed to drill lintels it wont make an impression, neither can you break it with a sledge hammer or split it with a hammer and bolster. If however you do have any success (without using a water cooled stone drilling bit) I would think that maybe the rock you have selected is too soft and will leech too much chalky deposit into your tank.

 

[Markoi]

I doubt if you will have any luck with this.

My experience is with Kentish ragstone which is a form of Limestone rock found in SE England. It can be bought in a lot of garden centres and is used for a variety of decorative/building uses.

It comes in a range of density's depending on how far into the limestone bedrock it was taken from, most of the stuff you come across will be extremely hard and I think this will apply to most Limestone, you certainly would not be able to drill into the rock I have tried and even with a Hilti 110 with a bit designed to drill lintels it wont make an impression, neither can you break it with a sledge hammer or split it with a hammer and bolster. If however you do have any success (without using a water cooled stone drilling bit) I would think that maybe the rock you have selected is too soft and will leech too much chalky deposit into your tank.

hmm i c thanks alot on helping me. I guess ill just stack the rocks in a way where there are little passageways in between them. Thanks again