targaboy78
Aquarium Advice FINatic
I'm in the process of setting up a new 30g FW tank.
I found some rocks at a river near my home. I have washed them, scrubbed them, soaked them in a 10% bleach solution and then thoroughly rinsed them off.
I have a spare 15g that I am cycling, so when my 30g is ready, I will transfer the gravel, plants, driftwood, filter, some of the water, etc...
I placed several of the rocks into the 15g to see if they change the water chemistry. The rocks have been in there for 6 days and the results are:
These readings stayed the same;
Ca was 0 now 0
NO3 was <.5 now <.5 mg/L
NH3 was 0 now 0
GH was 20 now 20 mg/L
NO2 was 0 now 0
Fe was 0 now 0
Fe (chelated) was 0 now 0
However, these readings have changed;
PO4 was 0.5 now 0.25 mg/L
pH was 7.2 now 7.0
KH was 10 now 30 mg/L
Should the changed readings concern me?
I read something about coating the rocks in an epoxy or some other sort of plastic-type "coating".
Can anyone recommend a resin or epoxy that is aquarium safe?
or should abandon this rock project?
Any advice would be appreciated.
I found some rocks at a river near my home. I have washed them, scrubbed them, soaked them in a 10% bleach solution and then thoroughly rinsed them off.
I have a spare 15g that I am cycling, so when my 30g is ready, I will transfer the gravel, plants, driftwood, filter, some of the water, etc...
I placed several of the rocks into the 15g to see if they change the water chemistry. The rocks have been in there for 6 days and the results are:
These readings stayed the same;
Ca was 0 now 0
NO3 was <.5 now <.5 mg/L
NH3 was 0 now 0
GH was 20 now 20 mg/L
NO2 was 0 now 0
Fe was 0 now 0
Fe (chelated) was 0 now 0
However, these readings have changed;
PO4 was 0.5 now 0.25 mg/L
pH was 7.2 now 7.0
KH was 10 now 30 mg/L
Should the changed readings concern me?
I read something about coating the rocks in an epoxy or some other sort of plastic-type "coating".
Can anyone recommend a resin or epoxy that is aquarium safe?
or should abandon this rock project?
Any advice would be appreciated.