Re: lead in tank?

To: Aquatic-Plants at actwin_com
Subject: Re: lead in tank?
From: Stephen.Pushak at saudan_HAC.COM
Date: Mon, 18 Dec 95 9:50:51 PST
Cc: zeb at capital_net
In-Reply-To: <199512162039.PAA04172 at looney_actwin.com>; from "Aquatic-Plants-Owner at actwin_com" at Dec 16, 95 3:39 pm
Mailer: Elm [revision: 70.85]

> From: Zeb Swinney <zeb at capital_net>
> 
> I've seen the small lead stips that are wrapped around the stem of plants to
> keep them ancored down.  Will the lead harm the plants or leach into the
> water and hurt the fish?  It is toxic to humans and I am leary of putting it
> in my tank but it would be useful to ancor the plants without using the peat
> blocks.  Are there any other alternatives?

I haven't used those lead weights for years. <g> They just seem to damage
the stems of the plants and prevent proper rooting. If you have a deep
enough substrate, just strip the leaves off the lower inch and a half of
the stem and insert each stem separately, into the gravel.

Steve