question on lava rock

[jam]

So i was thinking of using lava rock as base rock, but from what i just saw on another post, i should'nt? how come?

 

[Bifferwine]

You shouldn't. Lava rock often contains metals, which can leach out into the water. Not such a big deal for fish, but corals and inverts tend to be sensitive to metals, and even small amounts of certain metals can be fatal for them.

 

[BL1]

Nope, you shouldn't use it. There are minerals and metals in lava rock that will leach into your tank after some time and will end up killing your inverts and possibly your corals. I believe you should only use calcium and limestone based rocks.

 

[BL1]

ninjer'ed ...

Biff should you be inspecting something :mrgreen:

 

[jam]

thanks, i thought i had a great idea of just buying some cheap lava rock and glueing it together in nice shapes and stuff, o well, back to the drawing board.

 

[BL1]

you can get some cheap dry(base) rock too, to do the same thing

 

[dcantucson]

Biff should you be inspecting something :mrgreen:

She is. This thread!:mrgreen:

 

[BL1]

She is. This thread!:mrgreen:

I was actually waiting for someone to say that lol

 

[ltkenbo]

Yeah not to mention a lot of volcanic rock can be very acidic so at the very least it would screw your pH up.