Rocks As Decorations...

[Fate2006]

hey all, I just went on a trip in my back yard and found alot of nice rocks I'm going to be decorating my 29gallon tank with, now I've been told to boil the rocks to get rid of any/most of the trapped air and for sanatary purposes... will boiling them be enough? Or is there more stuff that I need to do to make sure they're safe for the aquarium? I mean rocks are found in lakes and rivers naturally, so even if a bit of airs left trapped it should just bubble out when I add them to the water right?

 

[adamgreen240]

hey all, I just went on a trip in my back yard and found alot of nice rocks I'm going to be decorating my 29gallon tank with, now I've been told to boil the rocks to get rid of any/most of the trapped air and for sanatary purposes... will boiling them be enough? Or is there more stuff that I need to do to make sure they're safe for the aquarium? I mean rocks are found in lakes and rivers naturally, so even if a bit of airs left trapped it should just bubble out when I add them to the water right?

i found some in my garden - washed them and got all the mud off

thats all!!!

theye been in my tank 4 two years now and no problems.

i think if you boil them andwash them then that would be gr8

 

[Fate2006]

okay that's all I needed to know ^^ thanks much adam

 

[celaeno]

unfortunately, boiling and washing them is not all there is to it. check this thread out for safe rocks to use and which to avoid. a type of rock to avoid which is not listed there is shale.

http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=55806

 

[Fate2006]

thanks much, all of the rocks are either granite with quarts in them or Slate...