Rock hunting or where to buy them in MD

[Marz]

Sounds good. People show off their wild caught fish, I will show off my wild caught rocks!

How about the good ol' boiling them in hot water and hoping for the best they don't explode?

 

[FishEggs]

could use plain old white vinegar too. i dont think i would use the pumpkin spice bleach though. plain bleach is fine.

 

[Marz]

Irwin Stone is in Rockville. It's a cool place, but I've never bought aquarium rocks there.

Just went to Irwin stone in Rockville and picked up about 18 pieces, they didn’t want to charge me because the total amount was only $1.60

 

[mchambers]

That's great. Did you do the car weighing thing?

 

[Marz]

They did, you get on the scale and they give you a thumbs up to get in. Note to self: don’t go there with dress shoes after a rainy day lol

 

[FishEggs]

Nice!!

 

[CichlidDan]

Nice pickup!

Does anyone know if Irwin Stone have lava rock?

 

[Marz]

Nice pickup!

Does anyone know if Irwin Stone have lava rock?

Dan, I did ask, the guy said they haven’t had lava rocks for the past 30 years. I’ve been looking for large lava rocks for a while and all I’ve found so far are the overpriced pieces at pet stores. I do buy the smaller pieces from Home Depot and use them as media in my HOB filters.

My Eco-complete substrate arrived today, I had no idea what they’re made of.. It’s crushed black lava rock with supposedly some fertilizer in it

 

[FishEggs]

The Stone Store has had large pieces of red lava rock the last few times i've been there.

 

[CichlidDan]

Dan, I did ask, the guy said they haven’t had lava rocks for the past 30 years. I’ve been looking for large lava rocks for a while and all I’ve found so far are the overpriced pieces at pet stores. I do buy the smaller pieces from Home Depot and use them as media in my HOB filters.

My Eco-complete substrate arrived today, I had no idea what they’re made of.. It’s crushed black lava rock with supposedly some fertilizer in it

Thanks for letting me know. I’ve been trying to find it for a while.

 

[CichlidDan]

The Stone Store has had large pieces of red lava rock the last few times i've been there.

Thanks, is that the one in Hanover?

 

[FishEggs]

Thanks, is that the one in Hanover?

Yes. http://www.thestonestore.com/boulders
What size and how many were you looking for?

 

[Marz]

Yes. http://www.thestonestore.com/boulders
What size and how many were you looking for?

This should suffice

Thank you Matt. The StoneStore will be my next stop.

 

[CichlidDan]

Yes. http://www.thestonestore.com/boulders
What size and how many were you looking for?

Thanks, probably 2-3 that are 4-6”

 

[FishEggs]

you can smash up a bigger one but i dont recall seeing pieces at that size. they had small pieces ~1"-2". phone call wont cost nothing to find out.

 

[Becca]

They did, you get on the scale and they give you a thumbs up to get in. Note to self: don’t go there with dress shoes after a rainy day lol

Or sandals.... it was a deluge last time I went.

 

[Marz]

Or sandals

This is me last time.

A little mud, a little sun... life is good.

 

[Marz]

Becca Happy Birthday!

 

[Becca]

Becca Happy Birthday!

Thanks! Some variety of cory cat gave me an early gift last night with a nice sized pile of eggs. I'm guessing the gold lasers again, but it could be the pygmies.

 

[Marz]

Very nice!