In my earlier days, I was reprimanded for picking up rocks at Yosemite. It is not a good idea to take rocks from parks. At least in National Parks, there can be quite a penalty. Some popular hiking places I've been hiking in German mountains looked like people have been taking rocks for thousands of years - few loose rocks. If you feel a need to bleach, I'd suggest using hydrogen peroxide. It's breakdown products are water and oxygen, so no risk tothe environment, yourself, and the fish. You can get two 32 ounce bottles
at Costco for a few dollars. John On Jan 12, 2006, at 6:16 PM, Trish wrote: I do the same...everytime were are near a river, I have to go rock collecting! We go every year camping at Silver Springs....when we make our day trip to the river, I bring our back pack....Cameron doesn't like carrying it though...sometimes I get a bit carried away. LoL! I bring them home srub off any dirt there may be, and soak them in bleach, rinse them well, very well....let them air dry a couple days on a towel, then in they go. Thats it. Ya gotta love the price! Trish --- Holly <holly@ourglasshouse.com> wrote:
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----- From: gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com [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 -- Matt Staroscik matt@wrongcrowd.com | http://wrongcrowd.com _______________________________________________ GSAS-Member mailing list GSAS-Member@thekrib.com
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