Post by jimg on Aug 15, 2024 20:19:29 GMT -5
Bought this 20 lb bag of gravel from Petco:
www.petco.com/shop/en/petcostore/product/imagitarium-river-rock-shallow-creek-aquarium-gravel-20-lbs-2558243
I picked out almost a gallon of smooth rounded pieces, mostly quartz. I didn’t select anything with a crack, vug, or sharp corner. There were a lot more of these smooth, round stones left from the 20 lb bag, but after picking a gallon I was done picking rocks!
I plan to use these hand-picked pieces for media in my Lot-o when tumbling soft or fragile rocks, following the lead of RTH member ingawh.
Because I have a 1/4” screen (I think the gold panners call it a classifier?), I also separated out all of the sub 1/4” pieces and saved a couple of cups of them in a plastic bin. Most of these sub 1/4” pieces are broken and angular.
I have 2 questions for the group:
1. Is there a good use for my several cups of sub 1/4” pieces in either a rotary or vibe tumbler?
2. Is there a good use for the remainder of the 20 lbs of gravel, after removing around 2/3 of the “perfect” stones and all of the sub 1/4” pieces?
www.petco.com/shop/en/petcostore/product/imagitarium-river-rock-shallow-creek-aquarium-gravel-20-lbs-2558243
I picked out almost a gallon of smooth rounded pieces, mostly quartz. I didn’t select anything with a crack, vug, or sharp corner. There were a lot more of these smooth, round stones left from the 20 lb bag, but after picking a gallon I was done picking rocks!
I plan to use these hand-picked pieces for media in my Lot-o when tumbling soft or fragile rocks, following the lead of RTH member ingawh.
Because I have a 1/4” screen (I think the gold panners call it a classifier?), I also separated out all of the sub 1/4” pieces and saved a couple of cups of them in a plastic bin. Most of these sub 1/4” pieces are broken and angular.
I have 2 questions for the group:
1. Is there a good use for my several cups of sub 1/4” pieces in either a rotary or vibe tumbler?
2. Is there a good use for the remainder of the 20 lbs of gravel, after removing around 2/3 of the “perfect” stones and all of the sub 1/4” pieces?
