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	lead weights on plants - leave on or take off???
_wendy_ Enthusiast Posts: 174 Kudos: 164 Votes: 64 Registered: 18-Mar-2005	i know they weight the plants down, but wont they restrict them??
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:42
Babelfish Administrator Small Fry with Ketchup Posts: 6833 Kudos: 8324 Votes: 1570 Registered: 17-Apr-2003	IMO it's best to take them off. For most plants you can simply make a trench in the substrate then trim off the lower leaves (an inch or so) and gently bend but not break the stem into an 'L' shape then cover over with the substrate . If you have active diggers in the tank you can pile the substrate a bit higher around each stem by the time the pile has worn down they should have enough of a root system to stay in place. Some plants like java fern don't like to be planted and my die...it depends on what you've bought. ^_^ [hr width='40%']"I'm alright, I'm alright It only hurts when I breathe"
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:42
keithgh Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 6371 Kudos: 6918 Votes: 1542 Registered: 26-Apr-2003	_wendy_ I have always removed it as lead could/will cause problems for your fish. I use to place a few small rocks around the base of the newly planted plant, this would stop most fish from digging them up. Keith Near enough is not good enough, therefore good enough is not near enough, and only your best will do. I VOTE DO YOU if not WHY NOT? VOTE NOW VOTE NOW
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:42
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	It's better to take the lead off & bury the roots in the gravel. :88) http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.deathbydyeing.org/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:42
kitten Fish Guru Meow? Posts: 2266 Kudos: 2194 Votes: 19 Registered: 18-Nov-2003	It's especially good to take them off of stem plants, as they smoosh the stems together and the bottoms will rot. I've seen this... gotten plants from the LFS like that, too. As a side note... LOVE your avatar! ~Meow. Thus spoke the cat.~
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:42
RAST Big Fish Posts: 437 Kudos: 162 Votes: 236 Registered: 07-Feb-2002	I would most definately take them off as LEAD is not a good thing in a fish tank. As already said bend in an L shape or even put more rock in the tank.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:42
_wendy_ Enthusiast Posts: 174 Kudos: 164 Votes: 64 Registered: 18-Mar-2005	ok, thanks,our plants are quit eestablished now, so difficult to take lead off. if we replace or add any plants we wil take the lead off
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:42
AW0L Enthusiast Posts: 181 Votes: 0 Registered: 20-Jan-2004	i use lead weights but because they are expensive i dont tie them tight i shape them in a U shape with a string so i can remove later, really good for attaching anubias to drift wood aslong as they dont move to much
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:42
tankie Fish Addict Posts: 857 Kudos: 848 Votes: 230 Registered: 15-Mar-2005	i use them till the roots come out..after...i remove it.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:42
Babelfish Administrator Small Fry with Ketchup Posts: 6833 Kudos: 8324 Votes: 1570 Registered: 17-Apr-2003	I'd still suggest trying to get the weights off @some point. You don't need to do it all @once, but seeing as lead is banned for use in any eating or servingware (in the US anyway) because of poisoning I'd think it best to remove it for the fish as well...although someone correct me if I'm wrong on it's effect on fish.... ^_^ [hr width='40%']"I'm alright, I'm alright It only hurts when I breathe"
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:42
hembo666 Big Fish Posts: 350 Kudos: 288 Votes: 3 Registered: 01-Apr-2005	i am goingto uplift the plants and replant them without the lead where possible, some of the plants are heavily rooted half way up the stem, not sure if these need cuttings somehow. wendy has started a seperate post on this, please reply to that. thanks
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:42


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