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	Rocks from the Garden
mrwizerd Big Fish Posts: 360 Kudos: 197 Votes: 75 Registered: 24-Oct-2005	I was going to put drift wood in my tank but have been talked out of it. I am probably going to buy some lavarocks with holes in them. I am thinking I could use my smaller terricata pots and put the lavarock in front of them and then other rocks around the pot so as to disguise them. Either way I want to make sure the pots and the rocks are ok to put in. I washed the river rocks from the yard with water, should i soak them in bleach or boiling water? If i can successfully get the pots in and diguised i can rid myself of the last "fake" thing in my tank
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27
FRANK Moderator Posts: 5108 Kudos: 5263 Votes: 1690 Registered: 28-Dec-2002	Hi, Using "rocks from the garden" is probably not the best idea. I assume you have used fertilizers and pesticides on the garden and eliminating that stuff from those rocks will be a real problem. Same thing with the terra cotta pots, if they held plants at one time, they too were probably exposed to chemicals that would soak into the porus material that they are made of. New, unused pots, and rock that has not been exposed is probably the best idea. Frank -->>> The Confidence of Amateurs, is the Envy of Professionals <<<--
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27
mrwizerd Big Fish Posts: 360 Kudos: 197 Votes: 75 Registered: 24-Oct-2005	Hrm, I think the most these rocks have been exposed to is dogs hahaha, my nextdoor neighbors don't tank care of there lawn haha and they had them added recently so... i am unsure... Thanks for the advice, if anyone else has any other opinions I would gladly accept the advice.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27
keithgh Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 6371 Kudos: 6918 Votes: 1542 Registered: 26-Apr-2003	As Frank stated keep well away from garden rocks and pots in fact anything from the garden. Even bush collected DW can be a problem bird dropings etc. Keith Near enough is not good enough, therefore good enough is not near enough, and only your best will do. I VOTE DO YOU if not WHY NOT? VOTE NOW VOTE NOW
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27


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