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Is Lava rock pretty much safe for an aquarium?? I have found one that probably weights about 200 pounds and want to break it down into smaller pieces for my 20g. Do yall see any problems with that??
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well I just got it out of the back of the truck with alot of help, my buddy works at a grain elevator and I weighted thi9s huge lava bolder it weighted in at 457.75 pounds (lol I was way off). Before you guys ask it is lava rock in fact I took it to my geology prof. (Dr.Yung) and confirmed it was from a lava flow.
Now Dr. Yung knows nothing about planted tanks and fish.So my question is to you guys. After power washing this thing for about an hour, I let it dry in the open air. I began to notice rust spots, so obviously it is high in iron content. So that is the question will that leach to much iron into the tank??? thanks for any replies.
Now Dr. Yung knows nothing about planted tanks and fish.So my question is to you guys. After power washing this thing for about an hour, I let it dry in the open air. I began to notice rust spots, so obviously it is high in iron content. So that is the question will that leach to much iron into the tank??? thanks for any replies.
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Nope we are talking about a lava rock it has all the characteristics you mentioned although Dr. Yung thinks there may be basalt in the middle making it heavier.
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