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Sakura are cheap. They can be commandos for it.
Hi,
Was planning a rescape for my 2FT Shrimps Tank and was interested in creating a Rock Scape. Need some advise on whether the Rock in the picture was suitable fo shrimps.
Check with the shop uncle but he wasnlt sure what rock these are. Was worried that my water parameter will become unsuitable for shrimps if these rock was added.
All advise are welcome.
Thank you
Sakura are cheap. They can be commandos for it.
how heavy are they? look like my volcanic rock from my garden
nice rock i likebut im unsure if it affects water parameters. maybe u can try dripping vinegar?
Moved on from plants to predatory fishes, but still finding for inspiration for a 3ft planted tank.
Anothet way is to soak them in a pail of water. Remember to measure the before soaking and after soaking( like 1-2 weeks difference) and you will know. The one in front(smaller one) is shou rock which i use in my serene rock scape tank. Seems like not much problem for my fire reds as they still molt without problem.
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Originally Posted by eviltrain
That sounds good, Molting issue is what I am worried about. Thanks for sharing your experience.
I am planning to created a mountain scape with moss tied to the top portion of the rock. Will be getting about 8 pieces ofhow heavy are they? look like my volcanic rock from my garden
nice rock i like
different height. 8 pieces of those will weight in at about 6kg,
Judging from your planted tank, I am very sure you will make a very beautiful tank with those rocks.
Do please keep us updated with pics when you are done.
Thanks for the comment Hyun, I have lots to learn from the expert here. The properties of these rock are important as it will decide what fauna or shrimps I keep in the tank.
Looks like it is going to be trial and error project. Went to 3 different reputable LFS and got 3 answers.
1 ) Don't know what rock are these.
2 ) These are normal rock.
3 ) These are the type of rocks with holes.
Shake head...
1st stage done, will see how the plant grow before making adjustment. These rocks seems Shrimps friendy as the Sakura are active and moulting.
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haha, same as my rocks lor, shou rocks.
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Haa... I was trying to find bigger piece like yours, but no luck. You got yours from C328?haha, same as my rocks lor, shou rocks.
The centre 2 main rocks i got from na. The rest of the rocks is from c328. My tank size is 60x25x28cm only lei.
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I like the natural feel of your setup. I couldn't find the Big rock to use as a focal point, that's why I use 6 smaller rock of different height pack close together and tried to create the "Big Mountain" feeling. One thing I realise is that these rock may not comes in the color want even if we can find the the ideal shape and size. And often they are cover in soil and mud and you can only see the real color after washing. I wasted a few pieces just because on wrong color tone.
Last edited by PKB; 18th Jan 2011 at 12:14.
actually they have similar colour, you just have to scrub the harden mud off them( some of them even conceal the original holes). for your tank size, i guess you will need more they what you have now.
and all your big leaves plants will makes your rocks looks small too
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You can't explain it simply, you don't understand it (well enough )..." - Albert Einstein
Mine was also a 2ft tank. Agreed that the big leaves plants make the rocks looks smaller. Actually the moss on the lower foreground is suspose to be tied onto the rock. But I foresee maintaince problem as moss tends grow and cover the shape of the rock and in the end I might end up with just one big lup of mosses with not much shape. I am farming mini pellia now, planning to change the rock plant to Mini Pellia when I have enough of them.actually they have similar colour, you just have to scrub the harden mud off them( some of them even conceal the original holes). for your tank size, i guess you will need more they what you have now.
and all your big leaves plants will makes your rocks looks small too
Those big leaves plant that I am using now is Mini Nana which I have from from previous setup.
Haa... I was trying to find bigger piece like yours, but no luck. You got yours from C328?[/QUOTE]
Hi, you might want to try rainbow at Serangoon, see similar big rocks there but price not cheap.
Hi, you might want to try rainbow at Serangoon, see similar big rocks there but price not cheap.[/QUOTE]
Thanks for the info, I know about their price range.
Been there last week, one of the sales guy keep on pushing me to buy plants, he said CNY coming so it is best time to buy plants. He tried selling me some plants but gave me all the wrong names, when I said thank you, I have enough plants, he tried to sell me some CO2 Tablets and when I told him no need because I am using a CO2 tank, he said that using CO2 tank caused temperature to raise (I Blured) so he tried to sell me a chiller.
Not impress by the product info he gave but impress by his persistence.
Yup they are sure pushy for the wrong thing and their things aren't cheap.
Hope you find the bigger rock you wanted or you might want to try CRS Haven at Tampines.
They had some good and big "dragon rocks".
Err the dragon rock is not the same type bro pkb is using. I think his luck will be better at NA.
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