Are my rocks safe to use

[GeneralGoldeneye]

I went up to my lake here in town and got me some good size rocks to use in my 75 gal tank and I washed them off and pored distiled vinagar on them and it didnt react so there safe right

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[Red]

i would wash it a couple more times and i would think they would be fine...

[Northernguy]

Did you boil or soak them?
Did they come from an area with mining going on?I have uranium mines near here.Thankfully my fish haven't started to glow in the dark yet!Although I wouldn't need my nightlite.:hmm3grin2orange:

[GeneralGoldeneye]

No I just washed them off real good

[Holyvision]

Did you boil or soak them?
Did they come from an area with mining going on?I have uranium mines near here.Thankfully my fish haven't started to glow in the dark yet!Although I wouldn't need my nightlite.:hmm3grin2orange:

That...

...would be awesome...


BBL, going to nearest nuclear reactor to see if I can find a control rod to put into my tank...

[Northernguy]

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:hmm3grin2orange:

[Northernguy]

Sorry. I scrubbed and boiled my rocks for 2 hrs. in salt water.Rinsed with cold,once cooled.
Thats just me ,Lots of people here just scrub and soak.

[xximanoobxx]

just boil them for a few minutes and ur good to go

[Red]

just boil them for a few minutes and ur good to go

no no no the rock might explode

[Holyvision]

no no no the rock might explode

Yea, I never boil stone, just soak it in warm water in the sun.

Boiling can turn a rock into a frag grenade.

[Red]

Yeah if you do boil them be free to post in my Worst injury thread
lol
and clean them once or twice to make sure they are fine..

[GeneralGoldeneye]

lol take cover:laugh1blue: washing not good enough

[Northernguy]

I have been boiling rocks for ages and have never had 1 explode.I've had a few crack but thats it!
I do boil them outside on the burner of my bbq.

[Red]

I have been boiling rocks for ages and have never had 1 explode.I've had a few crack but thats it!
I do boil them outside on the burner of my bbq.

yeah they dont explode everytime.... i have put tinfoil in the microwave before and nothing happen... most of been the cheep kind but its just a possibility..

[GeneralGoldeneye]

this is a explosive conversation:hmm3grin2orange:

[Red]

yeah i put my bike helmet on :)

[GeneralGoldeneye]

lol......:hmm3grin2orange:

[Northernguy]

I guess i've been lucky .:19:
I just don't want contaminate my tank.I'm surprised I haven't started to wittle down the drift wood i'm trying to get really clean.I snagged it while fishing a few weeks ago, really heavy piece.Too big to boil!

[tanks4thememories]

no no no the rock might explode


I still boil mines anyway. that is right after I give them vinegar test. then boil for about 6 hrs...lol Then bleach, then scrub, then rinse & dechlorinate...lol but then im germaphobic about my aquariums

[Northernguy]

There you go!!

[GeneralGoldeneye]

I'm just going to wash them really good them put them in. They where on an embankment and not in the water

[Northernguy]

Good Luck,I hope all goes well.I'm just really cautious because of where I live. Post some pics of your set up when your done!:19:

[Nightside_Eclipse]

Wet rocks can explode when heated when the water inside them boils and can't escape fast enough.

If you just dip dry rocks in boiling water for a few seconds to kill the nasty stuff on the outside you should be fine.

Scrub all the dirt and junk off first though.

[james481]

NEVER, EVER boil rocks! Sure, it may be a one in a hundred chance, or even one in a thousand, but eventually you'll be boiling a rock and it will turn into a pipe bomb! These things can come apart with enough force to remove eyes and limbs. I'm not sure how doing it outside on a grill would make it any better... Think about it, you're placing a potential pipe bomb a couple of feet from a pressurized propane cylinder. If that rock goes and a piece punctures that tank (which they could easily do), your neighbors are going to have to sue your next of kin for the damages to their houses. I've seen what can happen when a heated rock lets go (in this case it was a camp fire, not boiling that did it). Suffice it to say that it was lucky no one died that day, but one young man's life (and eyesight) will never fully recover. DON'T BOIL ROCKS, EVER EVER EVER!