In the summer I got some rocks at Narragansett beach in rode island over the summer. they look so nice so i wanted to put them in there. is it ok to. or is it bad to??? will it harm the fish?
2007-12-01 10:17:59 · 10 answers · asked by stephen G 3 in Pets ➔ Fish
Most rocks you would find at the beach are composed mainly of lime (of which calcium is a major component). Calcium will harden your water, which almost always raises the pH. Though it will be gradual, too much rock can cause your pH to rise much more than you would like, also, giving you hard water (which prevents live plants from absorbing CO2). As long as you boil it to remove any living organisms, and don't add too much of it, you shouldn't see any affects too adverse for your fish to tolerate. Contact me if you have any questions.
Soop Nazi
2007-12-01 11:03:52 · answer #1 · answered by nosoop4u246 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Normally I would say no as well, but the Narragansett beach rocks are predonimantly granite and gneiss, so these wouldn't be reactive in water as carbonate rocks are (What Mrmoomin and SoupNazi were refering to in their answers). You can make certain of this by dripping a little vinegar on the rocks and not using any if the "fizz".
You will still need to clean them well, and the best is to soak them in a bucket of 5% bleach (1 part bleach to 19 of water) for at least 15 mintues. This will get rid of any algae, bacteria and parasites that may be on the rock.
2007-12-01 17:19:41 · answer #2 · answered by copperhead 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It will take a very long soak(and many water changes) to get the salt out of the rocks,then try boiling them to kill off the live stuff that may be there,then OK.
Generally speaking,preparing things that you find to put in your tank requires more effort than it's worth. But it certainly is do-able.
2007-12-01 10:35:35 · answer #3 · answered by PeeTee 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I wouldn't think so . I have got shells from the ocean in my tropical fish tank and it has not bothered my fish the shells have been in there for about a year. Of course I suggest washing them real well with a little vinegar and water.Rinse them well. I hope this helps
2007-12-01 10:29:49 · answer #4 · answered by noopy 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Boil them in a saucepan of water for like ten minutes then rinse them
Should be ok but still a bit risk as you dont really know what kind of rock it is. Could dissolve or effect the Ph
Is it worth the risk?
2007-12-01 10:25:13 · answer #5 · answered by Cambridge Aquatics 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
we got some stones from the sea in spain and placed it in the water of our turtle aquarium and they still live 2 months later so i guess it's ok. we cleaned the stones first of course
2007-12-01 10:25:36 · answer #6 · answered by Daluci 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I wouldn't..
the salt from the rocks may kill the fish
2007-12-01 10:28:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
no-never,firstly they came from salt water.Washing it well is not good enough,the rock&especially any corals will kinda keep living...will release components into your freshwater tank that in turn will led to one prob.after another.
People keep coming into the shop(why dying ect)Then water test&talk leads to (got coral/rocks as ornaments)BINGO...Then we treat the variuos related issues.
2007-12-01 11:42:26 · answer #8 · answered by fighterfish 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I wouldn't put them in my fish tank.You will kill the fish.
2007-12-01 10:22:47 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
yes you can put them in.
2007-12-01 10:25:39 · answer #10 · answered by Happily Hippy 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋