DIY lava rock caves and rock formation. - Aquarium Advice

cbk.o4 · 03-29-2006, 02:21 PM

So im thinking in going to go to my local hardware store (lowes or menards) and pick up some lava rock (prolly dark red and black) and try and make a decent size rock structure for my upcoming 55g. I want it to pretty much take up the left side of my tank. im talkin big structure. so i was lookin for some tips about how to make it structurally sound, also what to use to bond the rocks together so they look good and dont hurt the tank. im probably going to make some caves in the rocks too.

tbonem91 · 03-29-2006, 03:36 PM

for "gluing" them, you might want to try 100% silicon - It should work really well on the porous rocks

cbk.o4 · 03-29-2006, 03:39 PM

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krap101 · 03-29-2006, 07:18 PM

i forgot where, but i heard somewhere theres something usually in those lava rocks... i think it was some sort of metal?

03-29-2006, 07:18 PM	#4
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03-29-2006, 03:36 PM	#2
tbonem91 Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Colorado Springs, CO, USA Posts: 569 Images: 21	for "gluing" them, you might want to try 100% silicon - It should work really well on the porous rocks

03-29-2006, 03:39 PM	#3
cbk.o4 Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 209	copy copy.