Glazed pottery tank safe?

[jayski]

I have a cool candle holder open top and two open sides. It is made from glazed pottery can I put it in my tank?

 

[Virtuoso2K12]

i have some glazed stuff for my tank,but i never added them to my tank.

 

[Riiz]

Yeah the glazed pottery is pretty inert after being fired, go for it.

 

[Preeths]

yes, but make sure it has no sharp edges and is not cracked.

 

[Virtuoso2K12]

wat if all of it aint fired???

 

[paperdragon]

wat if all of it aint fired???

Don't use anything that isn't fired. It will dissolve in your tank. You have to keep in mind that ceramic is essentially mud. It also tends to have some chemicals you wouldn't want in your tank (nothing you have to worry about once it's fired).

Even when it's fired, I'd be careful to only use food-safe pottery. Especially avoid cheap ceramics with bright red glaze, since a majority of red glazes have lead in them.

I use some pottery in my tanks, but it's stuff I made myself so I know what kind of glaze it has.

 

[jm1212]

it should be fine, but keep in mind that if you want it to keep looking like it does now you will need to clean it often.