Hi guys,

Last night we set up our brand new 55G tank and My HUbby found this huge piece of quartz in our garden. So he washed it real good and then we added it into the centre of our tank.

We're doing a fishless cycle so I just want to check that this rock is ok. I lnow there are certain rocks etc that you shouldnt add coz they mess with the pH....my pH is usually around 8.0-8.4 and my goldies in other tanks have been ok.

SO will this Quartz hurt???? I have four live plants right now - hoping always that they live!

Here's apicture of it....its the HUGE white rock in the centre

I found this article about safe and unsafe rocks.

http://www.uniquaria.com/index.php/article...rium-safe-rocks

Oh thanks so much [b]Sapphyra[/b]..... that is such an awesome article!

It just so happens that not only is our quartz safe, our slate that we have in there too is ok!!! YAY!!!!!

thanks i was wondering that too

I know, such cool info huh!!!!!

Thank you Sapphyra

Great page!

This page should perhaps be listed somewhere for posterity. It is something that has been asked multiple times in the last few months.