rock help?

[Herotilapia_Multispinosa]

So I found these pieces of "slate" in the alley next to my house and decided to take three pieces home causeci thought what is there to lose. So I cleaned them very well and just did a viniger test and it didn't fizz like I thought it would. Does this mean it's not slate? Does the viniger test not always work etc?

 

[Mr. Limpet]

So I found these pieces of "slate" in the alley next to my house and decided to take three pieces home causeci thought what is there to lose. So I cleaned them very well and just did a viniger test and it didn't fizz like I thought it would. Does this mean it's not slate? Does the viniger test not always work etc?

Some say the vinegar test says it's inert, so it should be safe. I'd put it in some aquarium safe water for a few days then run all the API tests on the water to see what it does to it. I think the pH test is the biggie.

http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forum...-safe-for-my-aquarium-140830.html#post1218995

 

[Bl80]

I'd almost be afraid of what they may have come in contact with being found in an ally. Im all for using things and not buying. I just got slate from Vermont my best friend got from her families property and I used rocks from our land with no problems. But I know they haven't come in contact with chemicals etc and are natural. If this makes sense?

 

[Herotilapia_Multispinosa]

Yea I am to. I might bleach the **** out of them then soak them for a week plus. I know where it came from it came from a living room of the house next door. They are renevating thier living room and they took there fence down to redo that and that's when I saw some slate still on the floor.

 

[Mr. Limpet]

Yea I am to. I might bleach the **** out of them then soak them for a week plus. I know where it came from it came from a living room of the house next door. They are renevating thier living room and they took there fence down to redo that and that's when I saw some slate still on the floor.

No more than a 10% bleach solution, or it could poison it. If it's small enough, put it in the toilet tank for a couple weeks (instant FW change with every flush) and it should be fine.

 

[mdawg75]

Mr. Limpet,

WOW toilet tank, I would not have thought about that but it makes perfect sense.

 

[Bl80]

And you save water with every flush!!! I actually have a larger brick in our tank to help save water

 

[Mr. Limpet]

Mr. Limpet,

WOW toilet tank, I would not have thought about that but it makes perfect sense.

It works for me, 3 or 4 rocks and a couple DW so far and no issues in my tanks.

+1 for bricks to save water.