Collecting Wood and Rocks for your Aquarium

I've had a few requests asking to show how and where i collect my hardscape supplies. Today i take you along as i collect wood and rocks for my aquariums.
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[@honorscott18]

My friends make fun of me when I collect stuff at the lake but tbh finding it your own and not having to spend any money on it is wayyy better

[@SteenfottAquatics]

+Honor Scott I always get strange looks when I carry wood off the mountain lol

[@kerrypitt9789]

It's all about the hunt right? I love it. I found a 600lb fossil, a bit big for my tank LOL

[@antantelope]

@@SteenfottAquatics so true

[@wolfhound2]

@@SteenfottAquatics I was catching minnnows with my net and people kept looking at me

[@SugarMapleForge]

I literally have no friends in the hobby 😂 mine all think Im weird for it too. Except my brother. Hes been keeping fish for 25 years

[@davidrahlf3007]

I have never cleaned my wood or my rocks either and I have never had a problem this is how we beautify our aquariums and not going broke in the process and we always find some of the most beautiful pieces ever good job.

[@Shayna-jy2vc]

Bob you are lucky to live in such a beautiful area

[@SteenfottAquatics]

Yea i love it here =)

[@antantelope]

@@SteenfottAquatics where is it? north west?

[@junghyunyoo]

Looks like home. ❤️

[@laurentoevs2320]

The fireweed reminds me of Alaska

[@KGcichlids]

Beautiful place to go hunting for rocks and wood, ice caves are epic!

[@rurutuM]

next week on Bob vs wild, Bob wrestles a black bear for the last piece of apple pie

[@SteenfottAquatics]

I'd win then throw the pie in the bears face.

[@CypressPhotoStudio]

🤠

[@nightowl4121]

Once a while, it is good to give us a breath of fresh air outside instead of just indoor stuff.

[@kerrypitt9789]

I have to echo some of the other followers here. I would like to see more of these videos. For me it has always been the hunt. Antiques, moose, deer, fossils fish, always the hunt. I used to live near a place that I could boat to in the Spring and collect fossils. I need to go back because I would love to have fossils in a tank. My Son still has a complete Starfish, we used to have a lot of big shells etc. But when my wife left me she even took those. Just a fun video, thank you!

[@LRBaquatics]

So beautiful out there! Looked like fun!

[@BrianS756]

I went there when I was in Washington in June. What an awesome place! The glacier was huge when I was there, and there weren't any caves yet. Thanks for sharing Bob.

[@Shelzbells]

What a stunningly beautiful place to go hiking

[@SteenfottAquatics]

Always a great time =)

[@JS-gk9et]

This was a fun video to watch. Nice to see your natural collection, and 'cleaning' methods. Agree with the others: friggin beautiful up there.

[@SteenfottAquatics]

Glad you enjoyed it =)

[@SimplyBetta]

I think I saw a 'squatch

[@SteenfottAquatics]

Simply Betta was it me?

[@damionmarkham9835]

Thanks Bob I have a guppy tub full of rocks and driftwood on my deck. The birds and bees love it

[@CreativePetKeeping]

This is so fun to watch.. something different. I might be going to the Upper Penninsula of Michigan in early sept.. so I will be looking for scaping materials as well!

[@carolekveen4606]

Yay! I love the UP! Leave some wood for me, please. :)

[@gordonyork6638]

Luckily I live in Oregon. We have some of the best rocks. Huge chunks of green, red, yellow and black jasper. Columnar basalt, miles of obsidian, more Agates than you could shake a stick at. I've been cleaning my rocks in hydrochloric acid followed by a few months of a water soak. Various minerals create the great colors (copper creates green usually, other minerals create other colors) and I want to make sure there is no "water soluble mineral content" left. Haven't had a problem so far. Nice vid.

[@aquaticma]

Wow nice adventure! I only have swamp area to "hike" lol murder needles EVERYWHERE! I love this view! Never knew how beautiful the places you hike look. I'd be there every weekend.

[@SteenfottAquatics]

Thats why i quit Saturday live streams =D

[@vicaroo001]

Love that you think about your dog!

[@SteenfottAquatics]

Always thinking about her =)

[@rickardrocks2160]

awesome!

[@annashobbies4350]

I really enjoyed the scenery. Thanks 💚

[@SteenfottAquatics]

Cecelia Odle Thanks for watching :)

[@thefishfactory115]

Nice video! You had that Les Stroud shot going on. Personally, I'd love to see more videos like this.

[@SteenfottAquatics]

The Fish Factory haha hoping someone would catch that. Only reason I did it. Love Les Stroud

[@Coronakenify]

Wow, beautiful. Thanks for taking me along.

[@richardhuff8201]

Awesome hike and great vid. Love the scenery.👍👍👍

[@dakotabrowning5286]

This is a gem!

[@jenniferdore3617]

What a stunning place

[@apolloravindran]

i bet this guys a lot of fun to hang with

[@SteenfottAquatics]

I always have fun when i hang out with me.

[@marypaigeflynn4512]

Thanks f9r bringing us alomg.. ❤

[@sagsdown]

I love nature. I live in the woods.Do more like this.

[@SteenfottAquatics]

It was a lot of fun =)

[@cc3kidsl8ter78]

Beautiful views! I wish I had a trail like that near me!

[@ALLDAYEVERYDAYKIM]

Makes me wanna go hike n search right now. Good video

[@UncannySense]

Neature nuggets, that's neat.

[@travishemming3783]

One of my favorites of all your videos. Ice in August...I wish we had that in SW Oklahoma. Excuse me while I go take a nap in the freezer.

[@TheFishNerd]

Awesome views!! Crazy that there's so much ice when it's so hot out

[@michaelmitchell5909]

gods country brother... your a lucky man to live in such a beautiful place!...

[@Xxkilluminati91xX]

I use broken up asphalt I find around town for my substrate and wood that I pull out of an urban creek in my tanks. I don't clean any of it. Never had a problem its totally fine.

[@gordonyork6638]

LOL

[@mr.smithskitchen3224]

Great video Bob, the wife and I get our hard scape the same way, although the view isn't nearly that spectacular.

[@SteenfottAquatics]

Thanks Brian, glad you enjoyed it =)

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Ya, well I'ver got the flat ground of Chicagoland to look at when I eat lunch. Haha Awesome video - I so wish I could stroll into the mountains and eat lunch. Ice caves would be nice this time of year too. : -)

[@shortnanxious6088]

Beautiful place

[@chriswyf2011]

I loved the virtual hike along! I wish you would have caught that snake, he was pretty!

[@samhoffman4318]

Pls do more of these type of videos!

[@charenethornton6430]

That was great with beautiful scenery.

[@rylansaquariums6446]

love this type of video you should do more like this

[@SteenfottAquatics]

Thanks it was a ton of fun =)

[@damonghanayem9982]

Great vid thanks Bob. Suggestions on how to handle hardscape from not so pure of source? Boiling? Thanks!

[@SteenfottAquatics]

Boil wood, never boil rocks, they can explode =O I just clean rocks with hydrogen peroxide

[@SugarMapleForge]

It's so beautiful there! Reminds me of when I lived in idaho!

[@mingbritson]

Fantastic topic, Bob! Thanks as always for the great, useful info!

[@Tom-pe3ur]

Wow I never know that I can take wood peaces like these from the wild

[@FourMileFox]

Thought I was the only crazy one bushwhacking creeks and loading my pack up with wood. Thanks for posting! =)

[@upserlivinthedream]

That is an absolutely beautiful area!!

[@MasterPhotographer]

Interesting way to collect aquascraping materials, with the bonus of a workout. 👍

[@binomb101]

Beautiful tour Bob, thanks for taking us along in the gorgeous countryside.

[@melissas4358]

I really enjoyed this. I'm getting back into the hobby after taking a break for about fifteen years and am checking out some stuff online and happened upon this. You live in such a cool area, thanks for sharing your hike and showing us the stuff you were able to find! Makes me even more excited to get back into keeping fish.

[@aprilpeterson7436]

Omg i am so in love with ever bit of this!!! Where are you? AMAZING!!! also I must say if you have one ... Your significant other is one absolutley lucky one!!!

[@SteenfottAquatics]

Mother nature is my significant other =)

[@angiemiller188]

That was really a cool walk a a very beautiful place. Thanks for taking us along with you.

[@MissChelle]

Awesome location! ❤️🇦🇺

[@rusticnashville]

LOVE this! It’s my life. ✌🏻

[@SteenfottAquatics]

One of my favorite spots.

[@RyoWatanabee]

Nice video! Something different than usual :) enjoyed it!

[@SteenfottAquatics]

Glad you enjoyed it =)

[@notyourmama7059]

My 2 year old granddaughter and I hit the Nisqually today rock collecting.

[@SteenfottAquatics]

another good spot =)

[@kilrkitty0818]

Those Ice Caves are awesome looking I've never seen anything like that before. Loved the video very informative

[@silviacastro4684]

Awesome! I am going to have to go out to rivers around here and see if I find anything for my aquariums! Thanks for the video!

[@Feighlogh]

Glad to see other people doing the footwork for their rocks and wood. I get some crazy looks hauling packs full of rocks and sticks down out of these mountains sometimes. Fewer from rockhounds.

[@SteenfottAquatics]

Yea, when i hauled down that 4 foot piece i got all kinds of strange looks lol

[@Feighlogh]

It's worse when you're 5'4" and look like a reverse sherpa, lol

[@jlathem56]

Cool video. Always like nature walks. It was nice of you to bring us along.

[@andrewderksen3342]

Most of my aquarium needs I have found out in nature 👍 sand, pants , rocks ..fish ?🤷 Well just my little bullhead lol

[@joshr4999]

This was a really fun episode and I'd like seeing more adventures like this

[@catfishcave379]

That's it! You are cleaning wood that way for the last time! I challenge you to a duel in two weeks!

[@stephanies.7044]

Great video. Absolutely beautiful there!

[@lelanidixon7941]

Great and unique video. Thanks for sharing!

[@MasterAquatics]

awesome video bob!

[@ChallengetheWild]

Awesome!

[@blackemperor9288]

Great stuff 😊that beard gives me wolverine flashbacks🤣

[@Eddie.Gonzalez]

Wow that was a great video. Great scenery!

[@Dhanan-J]

awesome....I wana do this

[@kc-noice2083]

You got to let me know next time you go up love that area

[@richardschneeberg112]

Thanks for the break...... enjoyed your video

[@bluerthanindigo55]

Great video, Bob! Already got my location picked out for my own collecting trip this summer!

[@jamesshawcross3656]

Super cool! The landscape in the mountains there is gorgeous. I've thinking about doing a video like this too. Can't wait to see you use these rocks and wood in your tanks!

[@RyoWatanabee]

He doesn't clean his hardscape :0

[@tkrkovska4961]

From the Snowy Mountains Australia, i have never cleaned my hardscape from nature either... have had no problems. All i do is scrub off loose bits but that's about it.

[@JasonCarpentier]

This was awesome. Thanks for sharing.

[@JohannesEngstrom]

Damn I'm so jealous of where you live. That is a beautiful place. Where I live in Sweden there's nothing like it. You're very lucky!

[@AprilShaw]

Thank you for taking us along on your hike and gathering trip !! Loved it :-)

[@kinnikuzero]

Great video! More of these please

[@JadrenAquatics]

Love this video! If you hiked like that here in Texas you would be dealing with poison ivy now lol

[@SteenfottAquatics]

Jadren Aquatics luckily none of that where I go lol

[@caewalker9276]

Stunning

[@vilikuusisto5673]

I wish my country is that beautiful and has that much good aquascape supplies :O

[@eddyortiz8110]

Cool video That's great you can go to such a beautiful place to collect stuff for your tanks.I live in Miami we don't have those awesome mountains or snow/Ice. Good stuff thanks

[@dannywotherspoon3145]

Loved this video. Great nature looks amazing. 😃

[@dwainkitchel1316]

beautiful country!

[@SteenfottAquatics]

Dwain buddy, i sent you a message =)

[@tankq888]

great vlog champ, thank you for sharing =)

[@triple10tanks10]

great video, i get my hardscape the same way.

[@tonygodwinjr7390]

Not even sweating lol. It isnt hot! Anyways, great video!

[@cynthiadameron1399]

Beautiful video!

[@dollyllama69420]

Bob, thank you soooo much for this video. Loved seeing ya outta the house and all up in those gorgeous mountains. I forget how different the mountains are in the Pacific Northwest compared to the Colorado Rockies I gaze at every day. So different. Your hiking trails just miiiiiight be a lil more gorgeous than mine. (; wish we could trade mountains from time to time!

[@Aquaticshobbyist]

I go walking all the time in various places, I've never thought to do this.... next time though! 😁

[@felixfelix2576]

Lucky you!

[@alanalcantar10]

Do you just pick any nice looking piece of wood or rocks? Are there any types of hardscape that you shouldn't use in the aquarium? I live in Minnesota, so I dont know what us safe to use.

[@SteenfottAquatics]

Most wood without bark and sap is ok. But i also collect way up in the mountain where there are no pollutants.

[@josephpatarini4820]

Many rocks will influence your water parameters so be careful

[@14pedro415]

that big stump wold look dope in corys 800

[@Geneticlyinsane1]

What an amazing loction to go out and collect , wish i had somewhere like that near me in the UK but you may say unfortunately for that sort of stuff i like in a seaside city

[@jessek8114]

Pacific northwest is so beautiful.

[@justathought973]

Yep! I live in Vancouver, Canada.

[@RescueDogTreats]

Loved this video!

[@guppyfriend4368]

Nice video Bob

[@SteenfottAquatics]

Thanks Friend =)

[@thomasv1317]

I got a chuckle when you just threw them in the tub, in the beginning it sounded like you have a process to clean them. It looks beautiful there I think its time to move ;D