Freshwater Aquarium Rocks

Putting freshwater aquarium rocks can be of greathave high calcium deposits because it can be harmful
help in your tank. Apart from just being an ornamentfor your water, most especially to your fish. Calcium
to beautify or add a view to your tank, rocks alsogreatly affects the chemistry of water in your tank.
provide hiding and breeding places for your fish.Your pH and hardness will ultimately be changed.
Rocks can also be used to help anchor plants andThere is another simple way of testing whether the
other ornaments in your tank. The surface of therocks you have can be good for your tank. You can
rocks also provide a good surface for good bacteriafill a container with water that is the same as the
to grow. In choosing rocks, you should make surewater that you will use in your tank. Test your
that you use the solid kind, not the type that willwater's pH level, hardness, ammonium, nitrates, and
crumble or dissolve in the water. Make sure that theyphosphates. Record the results for future comparison.
are well anchored or are neatly tucked on your tankTesting kits for this can be bought at local fish shops
to be sure that the rocks would not endanger yourand pet stores. After testing the water, place the
fish.rock in the container and then leave it for a week.
The rocks that you use should not be composed ofTest again the water's chemistry and compare the
calcium. Rocks that give off calcium are calledresults to your primary test. A significant change
calcareous rocks. To test a rock for this, you can putwould mean that what you have is not a suitable
drops of ordinary white vinegar on the rock. If ittherefore, you should avoid using it.
forms a foam or bubbles then it means that the rockYou can check examples of freshwater aquarium
is calcareous. Freshwater aquarium rocks should notrocks here.