Idealconcepts
Aquarium Advice Freak
I went to Lowes yesterday and found some very cheap rocks that have multiple uses (flower beds, lawn edging, terrariums, herb gardens, water gardens, and dry stack wall) . I bought three 15lbs bags for about $5.00 each, $15 for 45lbs of aquarium rock is a pretty good price, compared to the $8-$12 price per pound at most LFS in my area. The “Natural Accent Stone” is from a company called Vengeance Creek Stone www.vcstone.com and stated in the website that the “Accent Stone is also ideal for indoor and outdoor walls, terrariums, habitats, and even aquariums. Laboratory tests have shown Accent Stone to be safe for fish or any aquaculture”. There is a picture of the stones in a saltwater aquarium with the nemo fish (clown fish?) and another fish I am not familiar with. With a little bit of web research I learned that the stone is from back east and is metamorphic quartzite which is pure quartz sandstone that has had a metamorphic change. I did further research on quartz and sandstone and from the searches on yahoo it appears quartzite, quartz, and sandstone are safe for aquariums. Now finally my question. Has anyone had any experience with the Vengeance Creek Stones or quartzite? Or if anyone can provide their opinions on quartzite, quartz, or sandstone in aquariums I would greatly appreciate it? I think I just want to reassure myself that this isn’t a “to good to be true” deal, 45lbs rock: LFS about $450 (45lbs x $10.00) or Lowes about $15 (45lbs x $.33), and that I will not be harming my fish. Thanks in advance for your all your comments.