Look what I found in Seattle......Rocks!!! - Photography

Seattle_Aquarist · 09-20-2009, 07:45 AM

So I was wandering around the Seattle area looking for source for aquascaping rocks, this is what I found. I bought them because they reminded me of Ryuoh Stone.

First Picture Rock 1 Dry

Rock 1 Wet

Rock 2 Dry

Rock 2 Wet

Rock 3 Dry

Rock 3 Wet

Rock 3 Wet (Backside)

ADA Ryuoh Stone

BTW, this is my first post with pictures I took with my new digital camera! I still need to work on focus and showing depth and texture.

hooha · 09-20-2009, 07:59 AM

That's some pretty sweet looking rock! Did you get it at an LFS, collect it, etc?

Seattle_Aquarist · 09-20-2009, 08:34 AM

Hi hooha,

LOL, I wish I had collected it (it would have been less expensive)! It comes from southern China and I found it at a local gardening shop. What I liked were the unique shapes with sharp edges, water grooved surface, varied textures, and the white striations. Combined I felt these elements gave the stones some character.

FernMan · 09-25-2009, 07:49 AM

Those are some neat looking rocks! I can see roots growing through the crevices... like bonsai trees attached to the rock! Nice !

Tex Gal · 09-25-2009, 08:11 AM

Very nice rocks!! Were they very expensive?

Seattle_Aquarist · 09-25-2009, 11:06 AM

Thanks Fernman for the comments!

Hi Tex Gal! They weren't too expensive, but more than the "plain" rocks at the LFS. I paid $3.50 a pound, the three rocks I photographed weighed 9 pounds total. I'm going to try them in a 10 gallon and monitor the water parameters to see if the limestone greatly effects the PH, KH, and GH. We have soft water here in Seattle, so a little extra hardness isn't really a problem, especially with water changes. BTW, are you a published author? Was that your article in TFH, if so I wanted to mention I enjoyed it.

Tex Gal · 09-25-2009, 07:57 PM

Yes, that was me, thanks! Unfortunately the final edited version didn't get into the magazine. Not sure how that happened, except that it was edited a lot. I read it and said... wait a minute... Oh well, at the least the info is right and might be helpful to someone!

I look forward to seeing your rocks in your 10g.

Wire Fox Terror · 10-24-2009, 01:52 PM

Those look nice Roy, may I ask where you bought them? I'm in the market myself and need some smaller ones for a Mini-L.

tex627 · 10-26-2009, 10:41 PM

Theres a bonsai shop in SF that sell the exact same rocks in the pictures you posted. it was only 1.50/pound. ironically, this bonsai shop is less than a block away from aquaforest aquarium here in SF and the seiryu rocks look identical to these. but they go for 3.99/pound. These rocks will dramatically raise pH and KH in small tanks (less than 20 gal) so becareful if you are keeping fish or shrimp that need soft acidic water.