ive been looking for some beautiful rocks to include in my planted tank and am wondering if i can use rocks ive found in the wild? and if so what proccesses would i use to clean the rocks.


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Love, Roger.

I wrote an article on this subject. Just click on the articles tab at the top of the page and look in the Freshwater section for the article "Adding Rocks and Wood to Your Aquarium". It discusses cleaning rocks found in nature and how to tell its impact on your aquarium. Ask if you have further questions.

All the rocks in our cichlid tank were found in local bushland. They are neutral rocks and we just gave them a quick scrub under warm water and straight in the tank and they've caused now problems. Some rocks do require treatment.