Slate

[Starfish]

Hi!!
I was wondering if real slate tiles were safe to put in a tank with goldies
in it so that i dont have a reflective bottom. (of the tank !!!!)..

Anything similar ideas?
Thankyou!

[2pods]

"Starfish" > wrote in message
...
> Hi!!
> I was wondering if real slate tiles were safe to put in a tank with
> goldies in it so that i dont have a reflective bottom. (of the tank
> !!!!)..
>
> Anything similar ideas?
> Thankyou!

Yes they're Ok, just wash them first.
I used slate chips for a while
http://www.katzsisters.com/Ken%20Loach.jpg
but eventually went to gravel

Peter

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stick with harder rocks... like rounded river rock. slate is metamorphic. Ingrid

"Starfish" > wrote:

>Hi!!
>I was wondering if real slate tiles were safe to put in a tank with goldies
>in it so that i dont have a reflective bottom. (of the tank !!!!)..
>
>Anything similar ideas?
>Thankyou!



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[2pods]

> wrote in message
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> stick with harder rocks... like rounded river rock. slate is metamorphic.
> Ingrid
>
> "Starfish" > wrote:
>
I've seen tanks with slate bottoms, I've used slate chips and larger pieces.
What's the problem ?

Peter

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[Starfish]

Thanks Ingrid!
ill keep that in mind...
Im just trying to cover the bottom of the tank so that it isnt reflective
and for its looks...how about this idea
To have the look of gravel but without the dangers i have thought of mixing
the gravel with some silicone to make "silicone gravel tiles" and put this
on the bottom of the tank...This would eliminate the dangers of a gf choking
on the gravel and the appearance of dangerous levels of anerobic bacteria...
Is this do-able?
What do you think Ingrid?

Ves
> wrote in message
...
> stick with harder rocks... like rounded river rock. slate is metamorphic.
> Ingrid
>
> "Starfish" > wrote:
>
>>Hi!!
>>I was wondering if real slate tiles were safe to put in a tank with
>>goldies
>>in it so that i dont have a reflective bottom. (of the tank !!!!)..
>>
>>Anything similar ideas?
>>Thankyou!
>
>
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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> http://puregold.aquaria.net/
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> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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> compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
> endorsements or recommendations I make.

[Kay]

2pods wrote:
> > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>stick with harder rocks... like rounded river rock. slate is metamorphic.
>>Ingrid
>>
>>"Starfish" > wrote:
>>
>
> I've seen tanks with slate bottoms, I've used slate chips and larger pieces.
> What's the problem ?
>
> Peter
>
>

There is no problem. I have an ols bottom slate 50 gallon and there is
no problem with fish in it.

Kay

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metamorphic rock is made of sediments. so like marble is also not recommended cause
it is soluble and can drive the pH thru the roof. I dont know what kind of fish the
slate bottom tanks were made for, just that slate is not really recommended for GF.
there are all kinds of slate I guess and some of it could dissolve substances not
good for GF. So stick with regular limestone (algae loves it) which gives up calcium
to the water and helps buffer, or, use river rocks which are igneous and very hard
and not very porous. Ingrid

>I've seen tanks with slate bottoms, I've used slate chips and larger pieces.
>What's the problem ?
>
>Peter
>



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I think rocks + aquarium silicone well cured is an excellent idea. we been talking
about somebody doing that ... making sheets of gravel so to speak. Ingrid

"Starfish" > wrote:

>Thanks Ingrid!
>ill keep that in mind...
>Im just trying to cover the bottom of the tank so that it isnt reflective
>and for its looks...how about this idea
>To have the look of gravel but without the dangers i have thought of mixing
>the gravel with some silicone to make "silicone gravel tiles" and put this
>on the bottom of the tank...This would eliminate the dangers of a gf choking
>on the gravel and the appearance of dangerous levels of anerobic bacteria...
>Is this do-able?
>What do you think Ingrid?
>
>Ves
> wrote in message
...
>> stick with harder rocks... like rounded river rock. slate is metamorphic.
>> Ingrid
>>
>> "Starfish" > wrote:
>>
>>>Hi!!
>>>I was wondering if real slate tiles were safe to put in a tank with
>>>goldies
>>>in it so that i dont have a reflective bottom. (of the tank !!!!)..
>>>
>>>Anything similar ideas?
>>>Thankyou!
>>
>>
>>
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List
>> http://puregold.aquaria.net/
>> www.drsolo.com
>> Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other
>> compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
>> endorsements or recommendations I make.



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compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
endorsements or recommendations I make.

[Kay]

wrote:
> metamorphic rock is made of sediments. so like marble is also not recommended cause
> it is soluble and can drive the pH thru the roof. I dont know what kind of fish the
> slate bottom tanks were made for, just that slate is not really recommended for GF.
> there are all kinds of slate I guess and some of it could dissolve substances not
> good for GF. So stick with regular limestone (algae loves it) which gives up calcium
> to the water and helps buffer, or, use river rocks which are igneous and very hard
> and not very porous. Ingrid
>
>
>>I've seen tanks with slate bottoms, I've used slate chips and larger pieces.
>>What's the problem ?
>>
>>Peter
>>
>
>
>
>
My ph is 7.6. I justy tested it, same as the tanks with no slate.

Kay

[BErney1014]

> just that slate is not really recommended for GF.

hyperbole.

[Lilly]

Painting the OUTSIDE bottom of the tank with a dark paint, I prefer a
nearly black, makes it tidy and keeps the fish from freaking out. It
takes a few coats, and using a sponge brush works better than a
bristle brush.

I suppose if you were artistic you could paint gravel on the outside
bottom too. ;-)

Lilly

"Starfish" > wrote in message >...
> Thanks Ingrid!
> ill keep that in mind...
> Im just trying to cover the bottom of the tank so that it isnt reflective
> and for its looks...

[Kay]

Lilly wrote:
> Painting the OUTSIDE bottom of the tank with a dark paint, I prefer a
> nearly black, makes it tidy and keeps the fish from freaking out. It
> takes a few coats, and using a sponge brush works better than a
> bristle brush.
>
> I suppose if you were artistic you could paint gravel on the outside
> bottom too. ;-)
>
> Lilly
>
> "Starfish" > wrote in message >...
>
>>Thanks Ingrid!
>>ill keep that in mind...
>>Im just trying to cover the bottom of the tank so that it isnt reflective
>>and for its looks...

Would there be any reflection of any kind because of the glass and the
lights?

Kay

[Lilly]

There is a bit of it, but not enough to distract. I guess I'd describe
it this way, the sides of the tank have a reflection if you look (like
a mirror). It doesn't bother the fish either because they orient
themselves correctly in the water.

Lilly

Kay > wrote in message news:
> Would there be any reflection of any kind because of the glass and the
> lights?