Can I put this rock in my aquarium??
by Aquaboy on Monday, May 31st, 2010 | 5 Comments
Please help as fast as you can!!
Can I put the rock: phosphate in my aquarium? Will it harm the fish? What about if it has brown veins?
How do I clean this rock??
Please help!
(this phosphate is the common type: the blue kind)
Thanks for your time.
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ANY rock should be placed into boiled water for atleast 15-30 mins!!!!! this way all the harmfull bacterial and stuff will die off and slowly be removed!!!!
once you done this let the rock sit and cool down again BEFOR placing it into the fishtank…. we don’t want that the heat of the rock raises the tempertur of the fishtank!
hope this helps
From phosphate rock comes phosphoric acid so I’m pretty sure it will kill your fish at some point.
Phosphate rock is formed in oceans in the form of calcium phosphate, called phosphorite. It is deposited in extensive layers that cover thousands of square miles. Originally, the element phosphorus is dissolved from rocks. Some of this phosphorus goes into the soil where plants absorb it; some is carried by streams to the oceans. In the oceans the phosphorus is precipitated by organisms and sometimes by chemical reaction. Phosphorus-rich sediments alternate with other sediments (geologists say these beds are interstratified). Phosphorus-rich beds usually have very few fossils; however, deposits in Florida and North Carolina contain a large amount of marine fossils. Some geologists believe that the formation of these phosphorus layers occur under a very special condition in which no other type of sediment is present. In addition, it is believed that phosphorus-rich rock is deposited in a body of water in which there is no oxygen; this is called an anaerobic environment. Many theories say that phosphorus is absorbed by ocean plants that die. As they decompose, the phosphorus accumulates. Despite many theories, studies about the formation of phosphate rock continue and theories about its deposition are developing.
In addition to the sedimentary phosphate deposits, there are some igneous rocks that are also rich in phosphate minerals. Sedimentary phosphate deposits, however, are more plentiful.
well most of us are trying to remove phosphates from our tank for the safety of our fish ; everything leaches ; I wouldn’t risk any thing that might wipe out the tank
I wouldn’t suggest putting phosphorus. I would think that the water would leach phosphates into the water. It is true that all living organism contain phosphorus. Phosphorus is an important element of life as a component for cell membranes, as an energy source, and for other bio-chemical processes but it is usually counter productive in aquarium water. Phosphorus is a very reactive component making it readily absorbed by water and generally always available in aquatic environments as either an organic or inorganic phosphate. Generally the measurable phosphate level should be below 0.05 ppm. If levels of phosphate are too high in aquariums you can look forward to blooms of algae and diatoms. Algae will grow with phosphate present in ppb (parts per billion), so only a limited amount of phosphates are necessary for algae to grow.