Will Plants Attach To Fake Rocks Alright?

[Rynofasho]

Hi all,

I'm a complete novice to all things aquarium and just wanted to know, will 'easy' plants like java ferns and anubias grab on to fake rocks alright?

It is my understanding they get their nutrients from the water, so I dont see why it would be a problem, but I figured I'd ask before I went through the trouble of doing it only to find it wouldn't work well. The rocks have rough surfaces and are pictured here:

Lastly, what is a good slate type rock for the bottom to affix java moss to? I can't use anything that will up my pH as it is already high, so actual slate is a no go.

Please let me know, and thank you.

 

[KittyKat]

If the rocks are porous, the plants will attach themselves without a problem, if the rocks are smooth, it might take a long time.

Slate should not affect your pH very much, I have used it without a problem in hard water areas, when keeping soft water aquariums.

 

[Paradise3]

About the slate, If anything it lowers my PH. I had a PH of 7.6 and when I added the slate it slowly dropped to 6.4 and has stayed that way since I added them, except when I do a water change. This doesn't bother the fish as they are hardy fish and are used to it by now.

Cheers,
Alessa!

 

[JoshuaA]

They should be fine on fake ornaments, I have one of mine super glued to a rock I stole from Tre Cime in Italy. I also have Java fern glued to those ceramic plant pots you get, I didn't realise how fast it reproduced and without wasting it I thought I needed to glue it somewhere haha.

I have no idea regarding the slate though.

 

[KittyKat]

About the slate, If anything it lowers my PH. I had a PH of 7.6 and when I added the slate it slowly dropped to 6.4 and has stayed that way since I added them, except when I do a water change. This doesn't bother the fish as they are hardy fish and are used to it by now.

I think it is more likely that the pH dropped because the set-up matured

 

[dayzofspeed]

i was under the impression that slate is inert

 

[JoshuaA]

i was under the impression that slate is inert

Initially I thought that also just not 100% sure it can't effect water at all.

 

[dayzofspeed]

i have slate in my tank and no problems with it, in fact i am planning adding more with maybe a large centre piece, it maybe better to check how different slate would react in water as lakeland slate has some kind of orange mineral in it sometimes which could be iron oxide (not certain of this as i'm not a geologist) but i'm fairly sure pure blue slate will be fine, you could always put a piece in a bucket of water test water before its added and then test it later to see if there is any change

 

[Paradise3]

About the slate, If anything it lowers my PH. I had a PH of 7.6 and when I added the slate it slowly dropped to 6.4 and has stayed that way since I added them, except when I do a water change. This doesn't bother the fish as they are hardy fish and are used to it by now.

I think it is more likely that the pH dropped because the set-up matured

Nope.
I didn't add the slate until the set-up was already about 2 years matured.

Cheers,
Alessa!