camtag
08-05-2003, 4:01 AM
Complete newbe surfing the site, and would like clarification re the use of lava rock. A friend (who uses lava rock in his freshwater chiclid tank) took me to a landscaping supply in Vancouver where they had a wide variety of lavarock - from small chunks to massive boulders - cheap,cheap,cheap! I picked up some of the usual red, but they had a good selection of purples and charcoals as well. I now see a few differing opinions re lava rock on this site in re to leaching metals, and I am wondering if adding this into my first tank was such a good idea? I boiled the heck out of it first. My friend has suffered no problems with his lava rock - only that it is harder to keep clean. Would a pleco in the tank clean this type of rock?
I am just getting a 72 gallon up and running, with a Fluvol404, a couple of 200 watt thermostats, and air stones along the back. I have had the tank running for about 2 weeks now, and added water conditioner in with the initial water, and also the Cycle. I have been reading the thread on the fishless cycle, and will give it a try before introducing fish.
Also, I picked up some neat saltwater shells (large conch types), and I was wondering if anyone has had any luck in coating these with some sort of epoxy resin so they could be used in a freshwater tank? Any comments would be appreciated
I am just getting a 72 gallon up and running, with a Fluvol404, a couple of 200 watt thermostats, and air stones along the back. I have had the tank running for about 2 weeks now, and added water conditioner in with the initial water, and also the Cycle. I have been reading the thread on the fishless cycle, and will give it a try before introducing fish.
Also, I picked up some neat saltwater shells (large conch types), and I was wondering if anyone has had any luck in coating these with some sort of epoxy resin so they could be used in a freshwater tank? Any comments would be appreciated