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Unshardscape Elephant Skin Stone, natural textured stone with elephant skin pattern, ideal for decorative or craft use
Unshardscape Elephant Skin Stone, natural textured stone with elephant skin pattern, suitable for decorative or landscaping use.
Unshardscape Elephant Skin Stone, a textured natural stone with elephant skin pattern, ideal for decorative landscaping or crafts.
Unshardscape Elephant Skin Stone showcasing textured, elephant skin-like surface in natural stone material.
Elephant Skin Stone by UNSHARDSCAPE showing textured, patterned stone with earthy tones and elephant skin-like surface details.
Close-up of an Elephant Skin Stone from UNSHARDSCAPE showing its textured, leathery surface and natural stone appearance.
Unshardscape Elephant Skin Stone with textured, elephant skin-like surface, natural stone decor for interior or exterior design.
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Elephant Skin Stone by UNSHARDSCAPE showing textured, patterned natural stone with elephant skin-like appearance.
Unshardscape Elephant Skin Stone, natural textured stone with elephant skin pattern, ideal for decorative or craft use
Unshardscape Elephant Skin Stone, natural textured stone with elephant skin pattern, suitable for decorative or landscaping use.
Unshardscape Elephant Skin Stone, a textured natural stone with elephant skin pattern, ideal for decorative landscaping or crafts.
Unshardscape Elephant Skin Stone showcasing textured, elephant skin-like surface in natural stone material.
Elephant Skin Stone by UNSHARDSCAPE showing textured, patterned stone with earthy tones and elephant skin-like surface details.
Close-up of an Elephant Skin Stone from UNSHARDSCAPE showing its textured, leathery surface and natural stone appearance.
Unshardscape Elephant Skin Stone with textured, elephant skin-like surface, natural stone decor for interior or exterior design.
Assorted Rock Box Hardscape - Buce Plant
Elephant Skin Stone by UNSHARDSCAPE showing textured, patterned natural stone with elephant skin-like appearance.

Elephant Skin Stone

$ 24.99 - $ 149.99
$ 99.99
$ 24.99 - $ 149.99
$ 99.99
Size: 20LB Pack

Elephant Skin Stone features a unique texture that is the result of years of weathering and water erosion, which creates its namesake leathery and wrinkly gray surface. This natural stone is a good pick for adding contrast and subtle texture to your aquascape without the risk of extremely sharp edges, making it safe for fragile critters such as long-finned fish. Some pieces even feature natural "dimples" and craters, perfect for shrimp to explore or for anchoring small plants. This stone is also suitable for non-aquarium use and will work beautifully in terrariums, paludariums, or similar planted enclosures.

Stones vary in shape, size, and density.

Notes:

  • If you are looking for larger stones, a minimum weight may be required. Larger stones = higher weight. Email our team if you need assistance.
  • These stones are dense and generally larger, ranging from 8-18 inches. The larger pieces have more weathering and texture. 
  • We recommend rinsing stones thoroughly before use to remove any natural dust or sediment.
  • Stone coloration darkens when wet.
  • This is a natural product and has the potential to alter water parameters slightly.

Overall rating: 4.467742 / 5 from 62 reviews.

AI Generated Review Summary

Elephant Skin Stone is a unique and beautiful addition to any aquascape, known for its distinctive elephant skin-like texture and natural patterns. Customers appreciate its stunning appearance and excellent quality, though some have mixed feelings about the color and variety of pieces.

Summary topics

  • Pattern (10%): Customers expressed satisfaction with the beautiful pattern on this stone, which stands out and is unique.
  • Size (17%): Many customers stated that the sizes of the stones were good and exactly what they were looking for.
  • Quality of Rocks (26%): A significant number of customers stated that the rocks were of great quality and had a nice texture.
  • Color (11%): Customers expressed differing viewpoints regarding the color, with some finding it disappointing and others loving it.
  • Appearance (15%): Many customers remarked that the stones look great and stunning, and they look awesome in their tanks.

Review topics: [size, color, weight, service, shipping, looks, texture, stones, pattern, shape, deal, rocks, pieces, addition, tank, order, selection].

Review highlights

  • "All the rocks were wonderful, good size good texture and good color." — Isha K.
  • "They were fantastic size, shape, color and exactly what I was looking for." — Cassandra S.
  • "Nice sized stones with unique features." — Colette C.

Reviews

I thought this would be

"I thought this would be smooth textured similar to river stone. There is slight grittiness which I mention so other newbies like me understand this rock does have some texture. It’s not crazy rough but not glasslike either. Love the color. It’s a mix between a putty gray color with ivory veins and some bluish-gray tones."

— Bj H. (5/5)

Great size variation and good

"Great size variation and good quality"

— Blake W. (5/5)

On Order Size

"IF YOUR CURIOUS ABOUT WHAT WEIGHT TO GET; I have a 1 ft / 30 cm 5 gal cube. If you are trying to fill your small tank with rocks, get the I can guarantee you will get a stupid-big rock. I got a 1 super elephant skin rock with like 5 medium ones and plenty of micro love. I was able to build an insane cave and have 4 beautiful MEDIUM stones leftover which could be focal points in their own tanks in their own rights. So if you are wondering weather to get 20 or 30lbs. know that if you want a loud amount of rocks in at 5-20 gal, get 30. If you got a larger tank, god bless."

— Cole (5/5)

beautiful stones but keep in mind the ph levels!

"beautiful stones with a unique texture to them. keep in mind that you will get assortment of sizes, you could get a bunch of little ones or a bunch a every size. mine where mostly the same size but they where perfect for my project. just wish i had bought more to brake and use as scatter gravel. important note: this stone WILL lower the ph, i have hard water (usually spikes close to 8 on high ph) and now with frequent water changes its close to 7. 4 high ph and still lowering over time. (had the stones for a month)"

— Emmanuel O. (5/5)

Elephant skin stone

"Ordered the 10lb size and received a good selection. Rocks had a variety of color and size. Delivery was quick and arrived with no damage."

— Richard (5/5)

Came in a timely manor.

"Came in a timely manor. Was wrapped up securely."

— Kimberly T. (5/5)

Stones color and texture don't match sample photos

"I ordered the 30 lb bundle and the stones don't match in color or texture. It is a bit annoying since we pay so much for these stones."

— Martin R. (1/5)

Ok

"Smaller pieces as requested but not much character couldve included one slightly larger stone no diversity"

— Lloyd J. (3/5)

10 lb Elephant Skin Stone

"I received a wonderful selection of sizes/configurations of stone. This was my second order of stone. Buce team did great! Not gonna be my last order. MTS is real folks 😅"

— Ladeana W. (5/5)

Elephant Stones

"Pretty happy with the order. Picked the 20lb box and got quite a few stones, maybe 2 or 3 med-large ones and the rest small-medium. The stones have a great texture and look, just what I was going for in my re-scape."

— Gerrit (5/5)

Q&A

My son is wanting large and small elephant stones fir his Isopod set up. He wants to be able to build a cave in the aquarium. What sizes do you offer for larger stones?
Hi Josiah, Thank you for your question! The pieces of Elephant Skin Stone range from 8-18". If you'd like larger pieces, we recommend purchasing a higher weight. Please reach out to us at support@buceplant.com if you have any additional questions! Best regards, Team Buce Plant
Is this stone safe for a betta fish I see you mention that it changes the water Chemistry how so
Hello, Thank you for reaching out to us. Elephant Skin Stone will increase the hardness of the water since it will leach mineral into the water. Bettas do prefer softer water, so we recommend using RO or distilled water if you end up using elephant stone. A good alternative stone would be Dragon stone since it is inert. Feel free to contact us at support@buceplant.com for any additional questions or concern. Best regards, Buceplant Team
Hello, I'm inquiring about order larger stones ... I've ordered these stones twice before ... 2lb and 10lb ... love them ... so do my frontosa .... will be buying more but hopeful that you may have some individual elephant skin stones that be 10lb alone ... center piece style ... if that makes sense ... either way, many thanks!
Hi Connor, Thank you for reaching out to us. That sounds like a great idea. Please contact our customer support team at support@buceplant.com to discuss creating a special order. Best Regards, Buceplant Team
what type of rock is the elephant stone? it looks like a limestone. please tell me its not, and that its metamorphic or igneous stone.
Hi Burnie, Thank you for reaching out to us! Elephant stone is a type of sedimentary rock, mostly consisting of calcium magnesium carbonate. Feel free to reach out to us at support@buceplant.com for any additional questions or concerns. We are happy to help! Best Regards, Buceplant Team
for the larger packs of stones do i receive larger stones or more smaller stones?
Hi Mark, Thank you for reaching out. For the elephant skin stone there is no set size of rock for each weight class. You may specify the size and shape of the rocks you want in the comment section before purchasing. We will do our best to pick out stones accordingly from the stock we have available. -BucePlant Team