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Has anyone used spaghetti rock and or malaysian wood in their tanks? Any info would be appreciated.
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| Hello, Do you have a picture of spaghetti rock? As to the Malaysian wood, I'm familiar with it. Lots of tannins and has a slightly higher decay rate than other woods. As such, it should be boiled several times (5-10 times; 5-10 water changes while boiling) and should be allowed to soak for 2-13 weeks (depending on just how tannin-free you want it to be) before being used in the aquarium. Other than that, it's actually a very suitable wood for aquarium use. (I like Locust better, though.) MOA
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Unfortuatly I do not have a picture, it is white and brown and looks like a big pile of spagetti with very little sauce;).I want all the tanins I can get as I am leaning towards a black water South American set up,at least in one tank.Each week my tank is cycling I will change 5 to 10 gal. of water to use for top ups later on and for my quarentine tank.
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| Wef the rock is igneos or metamorphic and passes the HCl test (vinegar works as a substitute), then it should be perfectly alright for aquarium use. MOA
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I think it should be safe it is for sale at my LFS,I don't use vinager I use PH down, a little stronger,a little more reliable. I live in Hamilton Ontario and the city is right on the Niagera eascarpement,I am going for a walk with a friend tomoorw to a waterfall and stream 5 minutes from my place,lots of shale and slate and other rocks....cheaper than the fish stores $3-$5/LB.Might even find some sunken tree roots if lucky I was offered a peice of lava rock today,it is about twice the size of a basketball, but I heard it affects the PH.
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| Most of my wood is Malaysian. I like the color of it. It does leach quite a bit of tannins though.
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| Hmmmm Malaysian wood=tanins,tanins=blackwater,blackwater=happy tropicals......F | | | |