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Re: [APD] Can't buy plant weights
On Nov 27, 2006, at 9:21 AM, Wise, Nicholas wrote:
>> Maryland Aquatic Nursery sells lead weight strip by the foot,
>> or at least they did. I got some last spring, but don't know
>> if they still carry it. It was really cheap.
>
> I seriously doubt they are selling lead. Probably magnesium.
>
>
Magnesium is so light it almost floats by itself. The strips are
more likely to be an alloy of zinc, antimony, manganese, and maybe
magnesium. I googled plant weights and found this source of them:
http://leesaqpet.com/PICCAT/product_index/item/10555/. So, they must
still be available somewhere.
Vaughn H.
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