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Re: Lead weights
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>From: Zeb Swinney <zeb at capital_net>
>Date: Sat, 16 Dec 1995 18:44:17 GMT
>Subject: lead in tank?
>
>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 don't trust those lead strips either. Besides, bunch plants should not
be planted with a whole lot of stems all wrapped together. They should be
spread out a bit more. I weigh the stems down with small pebbles
Paul Krombholz Tougaloo College, Tougaloo, MS 39174