You are Going to SAVE HUGE MONEY on Aquarium Rocks!! Little Known Secret Revealed!
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- čas přidán 9. 05. 2021
- Hello Everyone,
A viewer sent us this money saving tip and we really loved - should save you a lot of money!
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I have some lovely Welsh valleys 🏴 rock I use it in my shrimp aqua scaping tank where can I send pics I'd send you some for free I live not to far from Brecon beacons I have some lovely rocks they part of a mountain cliff so they have be weathered in south wonderful shapes i have loads of stone anyone know any ideas
@@benjaminpickett5862 I've been collecting local stone and wood for a new cold water tank. I've got some super hard, wrinkly, cross hatched, smokey grey, fossil filled Tasmanian mudstone. Super cool!
They are not cheap anymore…it’s $140 for 44lbs!! Appreciate you all sharing bc those are beautiful rocks!! ❤
Came to say the same thing! :(
Dang
Looking at comments as soon as we caught onto this they caught onto the fact that we caught onto this and doubled the price. Bummer. Still a bulk savings but MAYBE 50cents to a dollar a pound. MAYBE
Its still only 31.5 cents a pound.. what else can you buy per pound that is cheaper then that ?
FreeThirty from the woods
I just used a credit card irresponsibly, but I may never need to buy rock again.
That happens - haha. Just call it an investment and it makes everything seem better.
🤣🤣🤣👍
🤣🤣🤣!!!
@@bunnyviperaquatics2108 ikr😂
lol
Glad you guys like the tip, it is hit or miss with what they have in stock. Look. ; ) Im famous!! Save all that dust!! small chips are what give your scape detail and that dust goes on your superglue gel, when you super glue gel wood to your rock to plants to rock or anything to rock the dust with the glue is what makes it look like a part of the rock. keep a ziploc bag for each rock when you work with the rock do it on something so you can save it in your baggie.
Thanks Steve! You have made a lot of people very happy!
Steve852011 - You have single-handedly become the hero of aquascapers everywhere ❤️🌱
You da MAN!
“NORM!!” just became “STEVE!!” Seriously though, thank you again!
You're my hero, Steve. I have a dozen new tanks to scape.
Best tip ever, I'm always grabbing different stones from the desert near my house for upcoming projects. You just made me smile and the fed ex guy tired. Thank you guys so much, I frequent Lowe's alot and never even thought about looking at their website. Way to go Steve, you are officially the aquascape God!!!
Wow! That's insane! I've bought cheap river rock and lava rock from Lowe's before, but never would have imagined you could get the pricey stuff for dirt cheap from them. Thanks guys, and thanks to Steve!
I know!
I live in the mountains, though they aren't always that pretty I go hiking to find my rocks
I'm ever curious
(& a little nervous)
how a certain type of rock may effect the water chemistry.
Stick with wood for now
(I've hard water).
As a viewer, I'd like to request
"blue tetra" next to
"green neon tetra".
I haven't found a comparison video like that, so
just an idea. ❤️
@@kellyd3364 yeah it's definitely important to do research on the rocks you're grabbing! I got some quartz from above treeline and I got some *basalt recently from tabletop mountain near Denver. Which from my research are both fine to have in aquariums
me too, to the local railroad track
Happy Monday! Thanks Steve for the money saving tip! Thanks Prime Time Aquatics for passing it along! :)
Thanks for the great tip! Such great rock -- One thing to be careful about with stone from non-fish stores and from gardening places or landscaping is that sometimes it can have insecticide residue on it, so I'd be sure to wash and soak it well before popping it into tanks, or so I've been warned. Looks like a great haul!
Appreciate you sharing the tip - always good to rinse and disinfect rocks before putting them into a tank!
😁😁😁😁😁THANK YOU STEVE and THANK YOU BOTH FOR SHARING THIS!!!! Going to the website when I'm done watching 😁😁😁😁
I've used rock from construction supply stores, great deals for the same rock without the massive markup, my shrimp tank has lava rock from a css.
Another money saving tip, if you live in an area with usable rock, use native rocks.
Right now, several of my aquariums are decorated with native shale from right here in Ohio, I bleach them to kill parasites, fungus and algae then rinse and have never had a problem.
Our other native rock is limestone which I avoid because it slowly dissolves and makes the water hard.
Oooh perfect timing. Just getting ready to rescape my tank. Joanna mentioned a more natural looking sand she’s been liking but I can’t recall what you said the brand was? As always, thanks guys, I learn a lot every week!
We have been using some tan Caribsea Naturals that looks nice.
I needed this video yesterday! lol, would have saved some $$. Thanks for the info though if I decide to go a different route! If you check the descriptions they will have different options for the same price, and it will say 5" to 10" and then the other is 10" to 15" so check which one you are purchasing if you want maybe smaller sizes or larger, also Thank you Steve!
Thanks, Steve! Thank you guys for reviewing these rocks, too. CZcams is reading my mind because I was just thinking of getting more rocks and this video popped up in my feed. 👍👍👍👍
Thank you Steve and Prime Time Aquatics! Saved me a lot of money
Great tip! Thanks for sharing, to you and to Steve. 🎄
Thanks a bunch! I saw this on Lowe’s website before but was scared to get it because I couldn’t figure out what would be in my box so I just went to a landscaping store and got good ole river rock in a 5 gallon bucket for about 6.00 $. Now I think I better have another looksie! Some of the actual products from what I see say they are for aquascaping.
OMG, thank you viewer and prime time for this VERY use info, im going asap
Super cost savings! Many thanks to Steve and Prime Time Aquatics! Stay Safe and Have Fun! Dan
Wow, dragon stone is $6/lb where I live, I thought I got a deal at 50% off recently. Thank you Steve and thank you Prime Time Aquatics for sharing this out!
I don't know exactly what dragon stone costs here, but it ain't no $3.99 a pound.
STEVE YOU ROCK😁🤗🙏🙌🤜🤛🙌
This is absolutely incredible!!
This has to be one of the best scores ever!! The shipping was free!!
I was smiling ear to ear and as excited as y'all were to see this!! And it's the fancy stones 😍 Steve you are awesome for letting us know about this!!
Y'all unboxed it in the living room 😂 It was totally worth it!! Thank you for letting us in in this and told us how they would be listed!! WOO HOO y'all are going to have a lot of fun!! I would love to see you guys have a scape off 😁 you both get the same amount of rocks and materials and you have to be creative!! Well Jason this saves you from the green neons (for now 😂😂)
My best deals that I found right now is marketplace.. two Fluval specs for $50 new in box 😁 that was my Mother's Day.. I was so excited.. Hey Joanna, do you have any rocks I can borrow??😂😂
Have a great day guys!!🙏❤️🤗🌿🐟🌿
I thought it was pretty cool :-)
So cool don't spill all the secrets though!!
You guys awesome, really love your channel, appreciate everything you do for us.....thank you steve!!!!
Thanks, Steve! And thanks to Prime Time Aquatics for sharing! I've bought some dragon stone, yay!
So beautiful stones and good price.Here in Belgium it is also
very expensive.Thank you Steve and happy Monday to Prime Time Aquatics…
Awesome find! Thanks Steve!
Thanks so much Steve for sharing. Thanks Prime Time for passing along.
I was lucky and got Seiryu and Pagoda stone from the Lowe's deal. It was gorgeous! I just shopped Lifeguard Aquatics retail site, and they have a 10 gallon and 25 gallon set of Pagoda for sale. The 25 gallon is 1 large, 2 medium, and 2 small rocks. The 10 gallon set has 2 medium and 3 small. With shipping to my South Carolina home, that came to about $135 dollars. Amazon has the exact same items for about $84 shipped to my home. With free returns.
Greetings Jason and Joanna. Those rocks are amazing! The price...unbeatable. Thanks Steve for bringing this awesome deal to our attention. I can’t figure out which I like the best because they are all as I said amazing. There is a Lowe’s 5 minutes from me. One small problem I would run into. I want to put them in my bare bottom tank and I think they might scratch the glass. Any ideas? Take care of yourselves. Sincerely, Marty Borst
Ya, they probably would. I'm not sure what people put down first in bare bottom tanks. Maybe some black sponge material cut thin?
Great idea! I am going to give it a shot. I am pretty sure it will look great! Sincerely, Marty Borst
Looking for the "Wow" button... thank you Steve !
What an awesome find- I will be ordering from them today! TYFS and have a great day!
That’s an awesome deal !! I don’t know if my rock yard carries those types of rock as I went looking straight for large river rocks. They were 49 cents a pound, an awesome deal all its own if that’s what you need.
So awesome! Thanks for the info and thanks Steve!!
Thanks Steve! Im glad they ship. I only have Menards in my area and they dont carry this type of "landscaping" stone and Home Depot doesn't either.
Thank you for the tip! I just ordered some stone.
While I was browsing the rocks I saw the same company also lists driftwood and spiderwood also
Yeah this is definitely a trick that found a while ago. They even have bags of pea gravel, polished stone, river rocks... For a half cubic foot around 50lbs for $4.00 a bag. I still got a whole bag in my trunk.
Just ordered 88 pounds for my two 75 gallon tanks that are in the works. The timing of the pro tip could not have been better. Now, I can spend my savings on plants. Yea! Thanks, kids. Yer awesome!
Excellent tip, I hope they carry them at Lowe’s here in Canada. I’ll be buying some if I can.
I may or may not of ordered a box or 2 and will be a doing a review thanks for sharing your findings ! Much appreciated !
You two are the best! Thanks for sharing this awesome deal!
You are so welcome!
Thanks for the tip and video.
You rock !
Jim
This is awesome information. Thanks for sharing!
Amazing! Do you have to treat the rocks in any way before you put them in an established tank? Rinse, boil, etc?
I wouldn't boil them, but 10% bleach solution and a thorough rinse usually does the trick.
😂😂😂
I’m so cheap, Lowe’s is already the only place I’d consider buying rocks. When I saw the prices of most sold for aquarium use, i said , “well I guess I just won’t have any rocks.” I’d already planned on only using rocks found on hikes or stuff from the hardware store.
Yay everyone else knows this tip now!!
This seems like a good place to say that I recently trapped a brown tabby kitten and named him Ohko (dragon stone). I'm trying to get him into a rescue in Phoenix in kitten season, wish me luck.
Omg you rock. I haven't been able to make anymore content 😕money is tight. Thank you so much. This will help a lot
Fishtube is one of the most expensive creator endeavors for sure when starting out due to the need for equipment, fish, food, etc. Costs add up in a hurry!
Wow. Amazing content. Thank you for sharing!!!!
Happy holidays..For all of you lowes also does open bag specials in their garden centers. Wendy and I got grey and black river stone for 3 bucks ( Yes 3 bucks for ) those stones. You can buy everything local but you gotta spend some time in the outdoor center.. even better deals..
Great tip!
Awesomeness! Thank you so much for the info!!
Thank you Steve!!
I ordered before your video ended 😎
Wow been debating on trying these out for past 4 months definitely going to order some soon
Thanks Steve! I got some seiryu stone and spiderwood! Amazing tip, guys!
OMG Thank you Steve!!! This is amazing!
Thanks Steve!
When buying rocks like these do they still need to be scrubbed and soaked before going into your tank? I'm new to all this.
Definitely
Thanks for sharing. Do you have to soak or boil the rock before using it?
Don’t boil it because some rocks can explode, but soaking them in a 10% bleach solution for a day helps (and then rinse them off).
Thx for the tip guys!
Red dragon rocks are actually petrified rocks that comes from rivers in asia with very strong currents that eat away the rocks over long periods of time and that's why you see divits and holes in them; I bought a set and the colors are amazing with mossy green colors, pinks and whites on it
this was such a great find thanks for sharing!!!!
Jason that’s simply amazing knowing that Lowe’s would sell these rocks. Thank that tuber 4 ur subscribers.
Thank you for the heads up. Finding rocks for our aquariums has led me to the rock hunting hobby, lol.
Thank you Steve and prime time!! I ordered 80 lbs of dragon and seru stone. You've saved me sooooo much money. Thank you!
Matter of opinion.. or cost. Love this idea. I always seem to find more ways to spend lol!
@@wendihamlett105 100% I can find any excuse to buy fish stuff or put my hand in a tank lol
Thanks Steve and thank you guys for sharing
Awesome thanks for the info. !
I actually seen these on the website but was weary that they weren't the stones that they looked like. I will for sure being ordering some tonight.
This is so amazing! Sadly I don't think these are sold at Lowe's in Canada.
Might need to call the store to confirm...
Lowe’s once again being the MVP for cheap fish supplies. It’ll be fun seeing if there will be any fallout from fish keepers catching on to this deal lol
2 days later it costs $8 a lb and double price shipping
It’s all sold out now
Yeah, all the stores in St Louis are sold out. I requested email if they get them back in stock....
Definitely a fallout...Lowes online according to the past week of checking everyday has NONE available. I wonder if they will ever have anymore?
And legally they can up the price based on demand and what people are willing to pay for it....hopefully it keeps the stigma and they don't get greedy
Thanks for sharing this. That's a crazy deal.
AWSOME! thanks Steve!
I really hope the prices don't shoot up as more people start doing this. I'm going to get some before that happens.
And they shot up...
@@Scrivs It's inevitable, but sad
What was the original price?
They are gone now...thanks. Ugh I have been doing this for years for my aquariums and now that this sort of secret is out the rocks are gone....😩 thank goodness I keep all my rocks even when not using them.
@@beachesbonfires2536 they are back
Thanks for the info. share! FYI, the brand is called "Lifegard" (i.e. LIFEGARD Decorative rocks and stones 44-lb Garden Rock)
Mind. Blown. Thank you, for saving me big bucks!!
And thank you, Steve!!
Here in San Antonio you can find holey rock/ limestone at the side of the road!
Here in Eastern Washington I can pick up tons of lava rock everywhere.
I work at a rock quarry and we mine granite that we crush down for construction aggregate. What, if any, are precautions I should take If wanted to try to use this in a future tank? I can dig up chemical tests we run on the stone since it's used in concrete applications and we need to know the alkaline reactivity, but would any of this help to determine how it would mess with water quality? We hit veins of quartz and have some very pretty rocks that we find.
It would certainly impact water parameters more if your water is on the softer side with a lower pH. You could always put the rock in a plastic tote and see how the water parameters change (if it all).
@@PrimeTimeAquatics thanks for the reply. All I have right now is a spec v but hoping to expand add something larger. Just have to find space in the house. That will give me some time to expierament a bit to see if it messes with the water parameters.
Great video bit can't seem to find the stones on their site any longer.
I need to hurry up and order now prices will skyrocket after this video.
Right?
i should’ve ordered right when i saw this. two weeks later and it’s all gone.
Great tip! Thanks!
just ordered box of dragon stone and a big piece of driftwood for my new 75G.
Just in time. I am in the process of setting up new tank. Just order 2 orders dragon rocks. Thanks....
Thank you for sharing.
you two.... you two are the real MVPs of my future aquascapes.
44lbs for seiryu was sold out and couldn't find the other stones. Hopefully they restock these this is amazing.
Such a win! I’ve been trying to find them but they are always out of stock. Im pretty sure they sell driftwood to enjoy the rocks! :)
Thanks Steve!👍😀
Thanks Steve! As well as the enablers, Jason and Joanna, Just placed my first order with Lowes for more ROCKs. Don't tell my husband lol!
Thank you Prime Time, and Steve. Thank you, thank you, thank you. I can now afford to aquascape my 265 gallon tank.
thank you guys this was so helpful!!!!😁😁😁😁
Thanks for letting them know to raise their prices!
Pea pebbles, sand, and larger rivers rocks are at home depot as well for 5 dollars per bag. I mention this because our lowes does not keep that stuff in stock.
Fabulous info!!!!
So awesome , thank you !
Big ole box of dragon stone on the way.hopefully hubby is at work when it arrives😉 or I'll have some splaining to do. 🤫 Thanks Steve and Prime time aquatic, too. for the tip
Ut oh. Haha
Thanks for the info, I ordered my box of dragon rock 5 minutes into the video,also thank you Steve.🤓
Thanks for the tip.
Been doing this a while with Lowe's. Wonder how hard it'll be to get / expensive once this is spread around the campfire.
To answer your question. Impossible and definitely more expensive. You called it.
you guys are awesome and thank you
You know what's cheap AND natural? Getting rocks from rivers from where you live if possible 😊
WOW THANKS FOR THE TIP I WISH I KNEW THIS BEFORE.
The landscaping industry finally caught on to dragonstone and other aquascaping rocks--feel like I've been waiting years for it to happen!
Really huge money saver crushed shell for African Cichlid tanks or higher pH tanks at Rural King or quality Farm and Fleet it’s about $10 for a 50 pound bag. Compared to the normal one dollar per pound $.20 per pound is great. It’s in the chicken feed area it promotes harder egg shells.
I have it in all of the tanks in the fish room that I just built if you would like to check out the video I will soon be adding it to my tanks upstairs also.
Isn't that oyster shell?
@@ladydiane6839 yes it is
Thank you, thank you, thank you! Already ordered the large mountain stone!
One note, all packages are 44lbs. The 3-5" is $75, but still 44lbs.
It's $140 now...
@@Ice_Dylan So angry at how high it is.