Do Lava Rocks do anything ?

[Joeybsmooth]

I see people spending a lot of money on them, but I was wondering do they have a point besides being a rock?

 

[JustOneMore20]

People just like the look of them basically....that is why they pay so much for them. They don't do anything though.

 

[Joeybsmooth]

Thanks .

 

[maxima423]

i was thinking of getting some lava rocks just for the look =]

 

[mgamer20o0]

some people put them in their filter as a media. they are also good for attaching plants too.

 

[logansmomma1228]

I thought that over time they absorbed nitrates? And helped to raise the pH? But maybe I am thinking of something different.

 

[Joeybsmooth]

What are rep points?

 

[logansmomma1228]

If you look under the usernames on the side there are little scale things. You can click them to add to someone's reputation. The green squares under your number of posts represents how much good rep you have basically. There is a link on it somewhere around here but I don't know where lol.

To see who gave you rep you can go to your user cp and scroll down to the bottom. there will be a box there showing you who gave you rep for what.

 

[Joeybsmooth]

Thanks I did not know that, you and the rest of people in this topic just got some rep point lol.

 

[logansmomma1228]

lol thanks favor returned!

 

[BeavisMom62]

I've spent so much money on those things and I think I'm actually only using one. What I didn't think about when I bought them is, they are sharp! You know how most of them come with a hole in the middle? Once I had a goldie who was sick and actually dying, but for some reason she got stuck inside the hole and I had to pop her out! When she came out of the hole, a bunch of scales came flying off, like metallic rain. Also, you can't use them with bettas because they snag the fins, I can't use them with my african dwarf frogs because they have such sensitive skin and I'm afraid to use them with my bristlenose plecos because I'm afraid they will hurt their mouths.

 

[Joeybsmooth]

Thanks for the information about them cutting fish. I have one and I think I am not going to put it in because of that .

 

[adeebm]

I've heard that after a while, denitrifying bacteria grow inside the lava rock's crevices that also reduce nitrAtes. No idea if it's true, but they look cool anyways.

 

[BeavisMom62]

I've heard that after a while, denitrifying bacteria grow inside the lava rock's crevices that also reduce nitrAtes. No idea if it's true, but they look cool anyways.

I guess that would make sense, huh? Lots of little spaces for biobugs to grow.