RE: [GSAS-Member] Albino Bristlenoses Update

["Holly" <holly@ourglasshouse.com>]

Yup, I scrub the rocks before boiling or soaking and then let them dry on a
towel for a few days.  The only problem is when I run into a rock that seems
to consist entirely of sediment.  I scrub and scrub, but the layers keep
coming and coming, and it feels grainy all over.  I huck those ones back in
the creek :)

Holly

-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 3:03 PM
To: Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat
Subject: RE: [GSAS-Member] Albino Bristlenoses Update

They sell a lot of slate-type rock at Home Depot. 

I've used many different kinds of rocks in my aquarium with no problem. I
just scrub them off good and let them air dry.

Susan

-------------- Original message --------------
From: "Holly" <holly@ourglasshouse.com> 

> I collect rocks from local streams. I bring a backpack lined with a 
> garbage back and some latex gloves. When I get them home I boil them 
> in a stock pot, and then place them in my aquarium. Rocks, that are 
> too big to boil I have soaked in bleach water and then rinsed well. 
> I've been using local rocks for years and never had any problems. I 
> love the price, but I also find them very beautiful.
> 
> Phil Edwards implied that biotopes with multiple colors of rocks, or a 
> mix of smooth and irregular edges is inaccurate. I find red, orange, 
> brown, black, and even a little green all in the same spot. I also 
> find very smooth, rounded rocks along with jagged, broken rocks with 
> no roundness to them. I even have a nice, big piece of petrified wood. 
> Maybe that would make some biotopes look wrong, but apparently 
> Issaquah is very diverse :)
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com] On Behalf Of Matt Staroscik
> Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 12:46 PM
> To: Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat
> Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Albino Bristlenoses Update
> 
> On the subject of these fish, does anyone have a good source of rocks 
> to make caves out of? My tank has plants and driftwood, but it doesn't 
> have any really good hiding places now that I look carefully. The best 
> option is the shadowed underside of a driftwood branch, a location my 
> new male bristlenose has already found. But clearly now, I need more 
> caves for my various critters.
> 
> I think I will pick up some slate from Denny's Pet World for starters, 
> LMK if you have other ideas.
> 
> Thanks,
> Matt
> 
> 
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