I got some really sweet pieces of mica rock, like mover foot long i was wondering if Mica(the usually shiny, transparent lil pieces in granite) was ok for a fish tank... please answer quik
thanks-josh
thanks-josh
Mica Rock ok for fish tank?
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I don't see a problem with it unless you are a neat freak. The fish picking at it will cause tiny pieces of glitter in your tank. I would think of it as an asset.
HarleyK;549191; said:
Oooo....good point. Fools gold
is an iron oxide product, right? I don't remember the chemical name of it.
HarleyK;549191; said:
Do you know where the mica specimen was collected? Mid-west mica matrix pieces may contain any/all of the following: galena, pyrite, molybdenum, lead, manganese, arsenic, copper sulfate, and asbestos.
Pieces from the east coast can contain, molybdenum, lead, chalcopyrite (copper-iron sulfite), and arsenic.
Mica shyst non-matrix pieces may contain small pieces of iron but, if not in surrounding matrix, should be fine in your tank.
Molybdenum.................
Dont worry about the trace elements in this type of rock. ITS AWSOME IN A TANK
Especially if you can light it with HO quartz lighting
I'd question this rock myself, I remember reading once that any rock that would fizzle with acid (i think it was acid we used in science class) is supposedly capable of leaking stuff into the tank, and if I'm correct i think this is one of those rocks that did fizzle when we scratched it and put the chemical on....