Help Needed, Can You Put Normal Rocks In Your Axolotl Tank?
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I have some great rocks that would really suit a tank and I was wondering how you clean them, I've heard that you can boil them but do you just use water and for how long?
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It depends where the rocks are from. But the most accepted method is to give them a good scrub, and boil them for a few minutes in plain water.
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I have added rocks to my setup and had no issues after boiling them. Lime based rocks may not be a good additive though.
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I used 3 (what I think were:) granite slabs from my yard. I didn't boil them, I just scrubbed them down really well and added them to the tank. The granite was in the tank a few months with just the cycling fish before I added the caudate so that would have got rid of any other dirt, bacteria, etc. too.
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