new rocks for decor?

[thisguy87]

i want to use some rocks that i found @ lowes. Im going to clean them well, put them in boiling water, then let them soak to check the water perimeters (ph ammonia nitrite nitrate). any objections ? advice ?

 

[tropheus]

ive found most rocks to be fine once boiled , like you suggested though indeed let them sit in some water after and be sure to check ph levels are not effected too much , are these going in sw or fw ? and how about a pic of them so we can see what type of rocks we are talking about

cheers col

 

[TRENT]

I have over 600 lbs combined in two of my tanks with no problems in either (one has been set up for over a year). I soaked the rocks for a few days (55 gallon trash can) then pressure washed them. Put them in the tanks and all is good.

 

[TRENT]

oops! was going to post a few pictures before and after.

 

[tankdiver]

In my experience the only problem with unknown rock is if there is metal in the rock that can damage a salt water tank and contaminate the water

 

[moneyman6891]

copper would mess with saltwater, it wont mess with fresh.

 

[thisguy87]

its a fw tank ill get pictures up soon

 

[tylerperkins]

how will copper not mess with fresh water

 

[tropheus]

oops! was going to post a few pictures before and after.

yep they look ok to me , i would boil and test but would imagine they are going to be fine


plus copper can effect both salt and fresh water its just on salt esp a reef the amount of copper needed to kill things is very small ,ie corals and invertabrates , most fish can tolerate much higher levels