IceCap Petrified Wood, 44lbs
SKU: IC-RPW
MSRP: $ 115.49
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- Ancient Mineralized Fossil Wood: Real prehistoric wood completely turned to heavy stone, offering an organic appearance without floating or rotting.
- Striking Stratified Linear Grain: Showcases deep fossil wood ring lines, texturing, and bark grooves that form dramatic horizons in a display.
- Rich Earth-Tone Palette: Combines rich veins of volcanic reds, deep chocolate browns, smoky charcoal grays, and soft sandy cream highlights.
- Pre-Sorted 44lb Project Case: Delivers a versatile, mixed collection of small, medium, and larger show-sized specimen boulders to complete a full hardscape project.
- Zero Buoyancy Placement: Solid stone density stays anchored right where it is set, eliminating the need for slates, tiles, or weights.
- Multi-Habitat Structural Canvas: Safe and highly recommended for freshwater planted layouts, shrimp tanks, cichlid environments, and tropical or desert terrariums.
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IceCap Petrified Wood Bulk Stone Case — 44 lbs (SKU: IC-WPW-44)
IceCap Petrified Wood Bulk Hardscape (SKU: IC-WPW-44) is an authentic, hand-selected fossilized stone material distributed by CoralVue to bring a powerful sense of geological history and weight to premium aquarium aquascapes and bioactive terrariums. Petrified wood is formed over millions of years through permineralization, a process where organic wood matter is slowly replaced by chalcedony, quartz, and other minerals under high ground pressure. The result is a rock that preserves the intricate lines, knots, and grain patterns of prehistoric trees. This 44-pound bulk project case provides a curated selection of various boulder shapes, allowing you to build cohesive, realistic rocky riverbeds or dramatic layered cliffs.
The primary visual draw of IceCap Petrified Wood is its dynamic color variation and directional texture. Each piece features a rich blend of warm ochre yellows, deep volcanic rust-reds, smoky charcoal lines, and soft cream highlights. Because it has transformed completely into dense stone, it is entirely immune to biological decay. It will never rot, warp, or foul water clarity with floating wood debris or organic slime. Its deeply textured surfaces provide excellent anchor points for root-binding aquatic mosses and creeping epiphytes. This stone is highly stable and safe for high-end freshwater planted tanks, dwarf shrimp colonies, or complex desert reptile terrariums.
Key Features
Striking Natural Landscapes: Captures the warmth of real driftwood with the durability and stability of solid stone.
Safe, Chemical-Free Collection: Thoroughly inspected and washed to ensure it is free of agricultural run-off, toxic chemicals, or invasive organic pests.
Provides Natural Caves and Territories: The irregular, fractured shapes of these stones stack into stable structures, creating hiding spots for territorial fish and shrimp.
(Note: Because this is an entirely natural fossil stone product, every case features a unique mix of shapes, weights, and color ratios. Expected variations in grain layout and dimensions are normal).
What’s Included:
(1) Factory Case of IceCap Petrified Wood Stone Specimen Mix (Total Net Weight: 44 lbs / 20 kg)
Technical Specs:
Official Manufacturing Title: IceCap Petrified Wood 44lbs
SKU / Factory Part Identifier: IC-WPW-44
Total Packaged Case Weight: 44 lbs (44lbs)
Stone Classification: Natural Quartz/Silicate Permineralized Hardwood Fossil
Average Piece Sizing Range: Mixed selection (Approx. 4" to 14" specimen boulders)
Habitat Safety Profile: Safe for Freshwater, Invertebrate, Vivarium, and Terrarium use
- Unbox the 44lb case outside or over a utility towel. Carefully layout all the unique petrified stone segments to assess their sizing, shapes, and face grain direction.
- Use a stiff-bristled brush to thoroughly scrub the exterior surfaces of each stone under running tap water. This removes any fine mineral dust or transit grit trapped in the wood bark textures. Warning: Never clean aquascaping stones with bleach, household soaps, or chemical cleaners.
- Test your layout on a flat table or inside an empty box cut to your tank's dimensions. Group pieces with similar grain patterns to mimic a natural, weathered rock layer or fallen forest layout.
- When placing heavy stones inside your aquarium, ensure they rest securely on the bottom glass panel. Place a plastic grid spacer or a shallow layer of sand beneath large stones to distribute weight evenly and protect the panel from stress fractures.
- Stack the interlocking stone paths carefully, using specialized aquarium-safe epoxy or cyanoacrylate gel at contact points to lock complex structures in place.
- Slowly fill your aquarium with water, directing the stream onto a plate or plastic wrap to avoid disturbing your sand bed or clouding the water with substrate dust.
Pro Tips:
- Orient the Linear Wood Grain Uniformly for a Pro-Level Aquascape. When building an Iwagumi layout or a sloped stone scape with your IC-WPW-44 case, pay close attention to the natural grain lines on each stone. For a seamless look, arrange the stones so their grain lines tilt in the same direction across the tank (e.g., all angled up at 45 degrees). This cohesive layout mimics natural geological strata fractured by time, making your aquascape look like a slice of a real riverbed or canyon wall.
- Test the Stones with the Vinegar Test If You Keep Sensitive Soft-Water Inhabitants. While high-quality petrified wood is mostly made up of inert silicate minerals, some pieces can feature trace veins of calcite or limestone trapped in their outer crevices. If you are keeping sensitive soft-water species like Caridina bee shrimp or high-tech delicate plants, run a quick "vinegar test." Drop a few drops of household vinegar or API Nitrite #1 test solution onto a clean, dry surface of the stone. If it fizzes or bubbles, that spot contains calcium carbonate, which can slowly raise your water hardness (TDS) and pH over time.
- Glue Live Aquatic Mosses Into the Textured Bark Grooves. The deep, rugged grooves and fissures found across IceCap Petrified Wood make it an excellent home for epiphytic plants. Take advantage of these natural pockets by packing them with live Christmas Moss, Fissidens fontanus, or mini Anubias species. Apply a small dot of gel-based cyanoacrylate super glue directly onto the plant's base and press it into a bark crevice for 15 seconds. The plant will anchor into the stone's texture, quickly creating an aged, wild look.