The "All Living Things" branded reptile decor made from resin at Petsmart all say they are"Not recommended for fish tanks". Any idea why?
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Why can't I use reptile decor in aquarium?
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Could be what they are sealed with, it could leach out into the tank. Personally I don't use any of those things for a saltwater tank, don't want to risk the salt eroding the item, or chemicals coming off. I had an aquarium truck in my tank to begin with, nothing grew around it. Once I took it out, life came back there. Guess there was something fishy about it in the end.
Now for "All Living Things", I own a lot of there reptile products, sometimes they are coated in certain areas, and some things are made out of stuff you wouldn't want to put into your fish tank..I'd just avoid all these things together.
Now for "All Living Things", I own a lot of there reptile products, sometimes they are coated in certain areas, and some things are made out of stuff you wouldn't want to put into your fish tank..I'd just avoid all these things together.
I didn't listen, and put a reptile plastic log in a freshwater tank and it softened and became plyable. Who knows what it leached into the water during that process.
Don't do it, not worth it.
Don't do it, not worth it.
Yes. I feel they take away the beauty of a saltwater tank. I don't trust them either. Just because something says it is "safe" and can be used in saltwater, doesn't mean it'll last. Some of those things are cheap, and in the end can cause issues.
I looked at the fake corals and all those things, just rather spend the money and put the real things in. The fake stuff here costs more than something real..
Regardless of what is made out of, I wouldn't recommend using any of that fake coral or other decorations in a tank.
The main problem is that the stuff gets dirty with algae, detritus, etc. On live rock, that kind of stuff looks cool. On decorations, it just makes them look like crap.
I know this because I bought a bunch of decorations for my tank when I first got it earlier this year. At first they looked okay but then they started to get dirty. After about 3-4 weeks they got really dirty. Since they were too dirty, I just took them out of the tank.
So, they aren't worth the trouble and don't end up looking that good so I wouldn't recommend them to anybody.
The main problem is that the stuff gets dirty with algae, detritus, etc. On live rock, that kind of stuff looks cool. On decorations, it just makes them look like crap.
I know this because I bought a bunch of decorations for my tank when I first got it earlier this year. At first they looked okay but then they started to get dirty. After about 3-4 weeks they got really dirty. Since they were too dirty, I just took them out of the tank.
So, they aren't worth the trouble and don't end up looking that good so I wouldn't recommend them to anybody.
I actually have two brackish tanks. dead corals just don't fit so well into that look 
I guess I'll go for real wood, but it has its problems too..
I guess I'll go for real wood, but it has its problems too..
A lot of FW decor is marked that it isn't safe in a SW tank. FW fish can take stuff that a marine tank can't and the SW is going to react differently as well.
I actually have two brackish tanks. dead corals just don't fit so well into that look
I guess I'll go for real wood, but it has its problems too..
Are you using wood in one of your brackish tanks or a SW tank?