Alot of my real plants keep coming up from my Uaru chompin' on it. Can I use lead fishing weights to hold 'em down.
Fishing weights to hold ur plants, is it OK?
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Ive done it and seen no ill effects, but I havent done it long term either. I remember years ago if you went and bought some plants they were banded with a lead strip that kept them together and weighed them down. Since then Ive asked for them in the LFS and was told that the peoples republic of California banned them. I think in moderation its fine as long as noones drinking yout tank water and eating your fish. The experts here can probably address this better than I can.
chefjimmy;4491467; said:i find them in petco and petsmart, lead strips to wrap around plastic plants. they are usually on the ends or hanging in the middle or isles
Cool. Since we cant have them in California Ive had to resort to siliconing my plants to rocks. It works but not for live plants.
You could try using the bases of fake plants. Use fishing line and a fixed loop (not a slipknot) to hold the plant stem/roots gently, and then just bury the base under your substrate/cover it.
I used a pair of them to string up some java ferns in a higher current setup with nothing else to attach too. (one anchor on each side of the tank with line holding 4-5 bunches) It has the benefit of allowing the plants some give compared to a hard anchor spot.
They'll come out when tugged on but should hold just fine to that point. Just a matter of brushing a bit of substrate back over them once they're moved around.
Might not be the prettiest solution, but it's inert. ^_^
I used a pair of them to string up some java ferns in a higher current setup with nothing else to attach too. (one anchor on each side of the tank with line holding 4-5 bunches) It has the benefit of allowing the plants some give compared to a hard anchor spot.
They'll come out when tugged on but should hold just fine to that point. Just a matter of brushing a bit of substrate back over them once they're moved around.
Might not be the prettiest solution, but it's inert. ^_^
Tank planters would be a good way to go. The nutrient mix in the planter base will feed your plants for months.