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 to
the 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
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