Natural stone is an ancient building material with the characteristics of high strength, good decoration, high durability, and a wide range of sources. This ancient building material has always occupied a place in the history of human gardens. Today, the editor of FABULOUS Group will take you to understand what are the common stones in garden landscaping?
1. Stalactite: also known as milk tube stone, is a kind of cave rock. The shape is peculiar, the algae is easy to attach, and the scenery can be pierced manually. Because it contains a lot of lime, it must be soaked in water for a few days before it can be used for setting in the aquarium. Because of its crisp texture and heavier alkaline content, it often affects the change of pH value. It is suitable for weak alkaline water. Ornamental fish. The stone is produced in rock caves in Guangxi, Guangdong, Hebei, Chengde and other places.
2. Coral stone: Coral fossils, rich in color and different in shape. Coral stone is suitable for setting scenes in alkaline tanks.
3. Taihu Stone: Produced in Taihu Lake, Jiangsu, it has a smooth surface without sharp edges and a weird and changeable shape. The stone color is generally off-white, and occasionally blue and black. It is suitable for large-scale aquarium setting and planting large-scale aquatic plants.
4. Crystal stone: transparent or milky white, crystal clear and bright, with peculiar body wall and beautiful appearance, suitable for setting scenes in small and medium aquariums.
5. Sandstone: also known as pumice or water absorbing stone, it is a kind of rock with strong water absorption and softness. Easily attached to algae, aquatic plants can be planted in the caves on the rock wall, or a layer of green algae can be grown on the surface of the rock. Suitable for setting scenes in medium-sized aquariums.
6. British stone: gray-black color, hard texture, difficult to process, produced in Yingde County, Guangdong. For the setting of aquariums, small stones with peculiar shapes are usually chosen.
7. Pebbles: The rocks are gradually formed after long-term scouring. They are smooth and round, as large as a standard plate and as small as a bird's egg. The scenery is colorful and suitable for small aquariums.
8. Wood fossil: As the name suggests, it is a fossil of wood, whether it is in shape or in acid-base state, it is the most suitable for landscaping in grass aquarium. The only drawback is the weight.
9. Axe and stone: The color is blue-grey or black-grey, which can be excavated into larger strange peaks and different ridges. The scenery is majestic and magnificent, and it is truly ingenious. This stone set scene is suitable for large fish tanks.
10. Stalagmites: There are two kinds of gray and purple-brown, soft and hard in texture. They are produced at the junction of Jiangxi and Zhejiang, and they are rare and precious. The stalagmite has a peculiar shape, slender and upright like spring bamboo shoots after a rain, using this stone to set the scenery interesting and unique. There are often edges and corners in the broken part of the stone, which needs to be polished and smoothed. It is suitable for setting the scene of medium-sized aquarium.