Hi Im New To This Site

[popodop]

Hi im new to this site but have been keeping fish for roughly 5 years, the thing is im moving house and in the process i am goin to change the backdrop of my tank. I work on building sites and saw some roof slates in a skip, so i helped myself to a couple of bags now i know i cant just put these straight in to a tank and put the fish in so is there any type of cleaner that would be safe to use that doesnt kill any fish? Many thanks Mark

 

[walkers101]

just hot water leave them to soak then scrub them mate

 

[popodop]

Cheers, would boiling kettle water be best? no soap?

 

[Ben M]

yes, just normal boiling water. make sure you give them a good scrub before putting them in the tank.

 

[popodop]

Many thanks. Will get scrubbing now

 

[OldMan47]

Welcome to the forum Popodop.
Slate is really a nice material to work with. It is almost inert in a typical tank and unless it has been in an especially contaminated environment, I would be happy to use it after merely rinsing off the worst of the dirt.

 

[YZF]

Can sometimes find that the dust on the slate if you haven't washed it off properly can make the water go a little murky, but that soon clears. Should look nice with a slate background