Stones
- Natural lava stones
- Dark to black
- Round-washed surface
- Impressive contrast effect
- Pictures serve as examples
- Bluish-black, angular shapes
- From the ADA KUMU series
- Enhances aquarium aesthetics
- Minimal impact on water quality
- Ideal for aquarium and terrarium layouts
- Deep black, hit in form rock
- Extraordinary design options
- Perfect for aquascaping
- Slightly water-hardening
- Pre-assembled sets available
- Natural Stone with dark colour
- From the ADA KUMU series
- Riff-like sturcture
- Slight impact on water
- Ideal for aquarium and terrarium layouts
- Red-white stripes
- From the ADA KUMU series
- Moderate impact on pH and GH
- Flat and rough surface
- Ideal for aquarium and terrarium layouts
- Golden hues from amber to cream
- Smooth with rough textures
- Does not alter water parameters
- Ideal for nature-inspired setups
- For aquariums and terrariums
- Different nanostones
- For a detailed design
- Stones in shades of red
- Stones from 0,3 to 3 cm
- Suitable for aquascape and terrascape
- Different nanostones
- For a detailed design
- Stones in cold grey tones
- Stones from 0,3 to 3 cm
- Suitable for aquascape and terrascape
- Harmonic stone set
- River stones, naturally rounded
- Ideal for Iwagumi style aquascapes
- Can slightly harden the water
- Harmonic stone set
- Unique stone with various colours
- Ideal for Iwagumi style aquascapes
- Does not affect water parameters
- Attractive river stones
- Natural, cold colours
- Perfect for aquascaping
- Rounded surface
- Can slightly harden the water
- Attractive stone with marking structure and multiple holes
- Holes offer hiding places for animal inhabitants
- Perfect for aquascaping
- Raises water hardness slightly
- Pre-assembled sets available
- Very appealing red stones
- Streaked with finest strands
- Perfect for aquascaping
- Raises water hardness slightly
- Pre-assembled sets available
- Highly jointed surface
- Dark colors
- Perfect for Aquascaping
- Raises water hardness
- Product pictures are examples
- Natural volcanic stones
- Formed into the shape of mountains
- From size S upwards with pockets for plants
- 100 % natural deep-sea mineral rock without additives
- Exceptionally rich in minerals and trace elements
- Stabilises the pH
- Supports healthy development of baby shrimps
- Can be poured under the soil as additive
- Porous structure
- From the ADA KUMU series
- Deep black
- Moderate impact on pH and GH
- Ideal for aquarium and terrarium layouts
- Porous structure
- From the ADA KUMU series
- Reddish colours
- Moderate impact on pH and GH
- Ideal for aquarium and terrarium layouts
- Beige stone in layers
- From the ADA KUMU series
- Moderate impact GH
- High impact on pH
- Ideal for aquarium and terrarium layouts
- Smooth, rounded shape
- From the ADA KUMU series
- Minimal impact on GH
- Moderate impact on pH
- Ideal for aquarium and terrarium layouts
- Striped surface and rounded shape
- From the ADA KUMU series
- Colours from greay to ochre
- High impact on pH and GH of water
- Ideal for aquarium and terrarium layouts
- Natural yellow colours
- From the ADA KUMU series
- Highly structured
- Minimal impact on water quality
- Ideal for aquarium and terrarium layouts
- Polished surface
- Uniform black colour
- Minimal impact on water chemistry
- Ideal for nano aquariums
- For aquariums and terrariums
- Rich, fiery tones
- Terracotta red with white veins
- Natural, unpolished surfaces
- Influences water parameters
- For aquariums and terrariums
Decorative stones for your aquarium and aquascape
In aquascaping, stones are a vital part of the hardscape, in other words: the decoration inside the aquarium. There are e.g. very puristic layouts, called Iwagumi, which are based on Japanese design principles and - apart from aquatic plants - use only one single type of stone and are designed without driftwood. In our online shop we offer many different types of stones, which are suitable for use in aquariums. The price is usually per kilogram. To hel calculate the right amount of stones, we have penned the article Choosing your hardscape by weight for our Aquascaping Wiki. The calculation takes into account all individual parameters in terms of weight and volume of each individual type of stone.
Basically, you should differentiate between neutral and water-hardening stones to be used in the aquarium. Sorts like Lava, Dragon Stone (Ohko Stone) and Loa Rocks are classified as water neutral, as are most stone types offered by manufacturer ADA. These include Manten Stones, Unzan, Koke, Sansui, Kei and Yamaya Stones. As a little note on those: ADA stones are shipped in units of 25 kg boxes, Unzan Stones are offered in our webshop as indidually photographed one-offs.
Stones that harden the aquarium water contain lime, which can sometimes be noticed as whitish veins in the stone. A hardening, in other words: an increase in total-, carbon hardness and the pH value, happens foremost, if a CO2 system is in use. When introducing the gas, small amounts of carbon dioxide are created, which constantly dissolve the lime out of the stones. In order to counteract the hardening, we recommend regular, larger water changes in the aquarium with very soft or even demineralized water or just using non-hardening rock types. This is especially recommended if you want to keep sensitive dwarf shrimp (e.g. Bee shrimp). They do not tolerate fluctuations in water hardness, which would inevitably occur in the event of a water change, very well.
Especially the heavily rugged types of stones, popularly used in aquascaping to create mountain-like structures, are often calcareous. Among those are Seiryu Ryuoh (Mini Landscape), but also Grey Rocks, Frodo, Black Pagoda and Tsingy Rocks.
A comprehensive overview of all stone sorts available in our webshop can be found in the article Hardscape in our Aquascaping Wiki. All stone types are listed and described there separately, divided into neutral and hardening types.