Railroad rock

[ITHURTZ]

Granted I would avoid the tar covered ones, but would they work in the aquarium? I know theres more than one kind of rock by the tracks, nothing a little acid test couldnt fix. Anyone done it? I like the colors, and free is my favorite word

 

[sncboom]

Stealing railroad ballast is a crime. But yeah, it'd probably work. Also it's not tar.

 

[southpawz]

Just consider it borrowing

 

[ITHURTZ]

Stealing railroad ballast is a crime. But yeah, it'd probably work. Also it's not tar.

Are you serious?!

Thats ok the tracks are about 100 feet south of my house, through the bushes and I cant be seen Id go out now at 11:15pm but its cold outside

 

[paulverizors]

take one and do expirements

 

[Behemoth]

Railroad ties are covered in cresote. That is the black substance that you see on the rocks. Cresote will peel the hide right off of you...literally.

I would be very careful with dropping anything coming from a railroad track in my aquarium.

 

[Wolf3101]

I'd worry a lot more about the years of various crap that drip out of the railroad cars...free may well be a great word but i don't personally think it's worth the risk...even with a good cleaning.

 

[ITHURTZ]

I wouldnt grab the ones from INSIDE the tracks, but the ones that are about 10 feet from the tracks. Maybe tomarrow Ill go grab 10-12 so I got the most variety and test them. Then just go back and get the colors that work. So I guess, until tmw!

I forgot theres always railroad rocks 20 feet from the tracks, they spued a bunch of redish colored rocks there.

 

[Druu]

"Borrowed" railroad rocks: FREE
Playing wife for "Bubba" in the state pen: PRICELESS

 

[portabuddy]

ok well its real volcanic lava rocks what they use around my house... the black glass ones.


oh and hell no i would never use them.