Shale

[celaeno]

does red shale have any effect on the water chemistry, especially the ph?

 

[celaeno]

i've read on a tff thread that shale is sedimentary rock. is that true? if so, can anyone explain why, according to the below post, it should not be used in aquaria?

http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?s=&amp...st&p=214632

 

[celaeno]

since people here seem to know little or nothing about rocks, i'm wondering if i've posted in the wrong forum.

if so, please move this to the proper section, mods.

 

[Bignose]

1) Less than 5 hours between question and "people here seem to know little or nothing...", be patient you have to give people some time to answer your question, people on the forum have lives too.

2) Shale is pretty inert, and can be used for a lot of things in the aquarium. I built a cave by with shale and silicone a few years back. The only possible issue if is there are impurities in the shale, which you can see like white streaks or grey streaks or something else. Those could potentially cause problems, and need to be identified before you are 100% sure. However, chances are exceptionally small that it is anything that can be really bad, and I personally wouldn't get too worried about it so long as the amount of impurities are small and your conditioner has heavy metal neutralization capabilities and you keep up with your water changes.

 

[celaeno]

thanks, bignose.

 

[raptorrex]

if you do a forum search celaeno there are some really good threads on this subject. getting more than one opinion often helps.