I am trying to keep some banana plants down on my aquarium floor, they seem to float some. I was wondering where I could get some plant weights or something else that would work better. Any ideas would be great, thanks.
plant weights ??
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Any petstore that sells things pertaining to live aquatic plants would have them. Petco, petsmart, petquarters, and local places. They're very cheap.
buy stuf??? i jus took some shells that had holes in them and tied the plants down with string until the roots grow in... jus weigh them down by tieing them to stuff...
maybe a use for ur rock w/ purple string??
http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=65476&highlight=lfs+hilarity
maybe a use for ur rock w/ purple string??
http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=65476&highlight=lfs+hilarity
A lot of those metal plant weights contain lead. Lee's Lead Plant Weights are no longer being manufactured because of this.
IMO if it bends easily and is a soft metal, don't use it.
Roan
IMO if it bends easily and is a soft metal, don't use it.
Roan
the LFS just gave me a dozen weights for free. I asked about lead and the guy said he didnt think there was any and that they had never had a problem. it never hurts to ask! 
Leopardess said:
That's right, the newer plant weights are made of some sort of composite metal and contain no lead. It's the same stuff used for the newer fishing sinkers I believe, although I can't think of the name at the moment.
Sweet, I will look around at my LFS. I know Petsmart and Petco dont have them. But I know of a few other I could try.
Thanks for the help.
Thanks for the help.
I use them all the time and have for years.
I wrap them around 5 or 6 strands of Pennywort and set them down behind some of the lower plants and they look natural and great. I find it very easy to work with Pennywort especially, but many stem plants and others can be worked using this method.
Len
I wrap them around 5 or 6 strands of Pennywort and set them down behind some of the lower plants and they look natural and great. I find it very easy to work with Pennywort especially, but many stem plants and others can be worked using this method.
Len
Is there a problem with the Lee's plant weights? I'm using 2-3 and I have about 10 laying around not used for anything. Everything I've read says there isn't enough lead to do any damage, and the metal isn't going to decompose.