what would bones do in a aquarium?

[Firebelly__girl]

Deer antlers.. would they affect the ph? Raise it?
Thank youu :]

 

[Jayhawk]

Antlers are high in calcium and would up the pH. How much? Who knows? I've never known anyone to try it.

Eric

 

[YoFishboy]

From what I understand, they are fairly inert and would not dissolve/leach significantly. If you do use them, I would boil them for a few minutes to sterilize.

 

[jessicar613]

Interesting... post some pics.

 

[nickmcmechan]

if like most bones they contain blood marrow, i would not use in an aquarium

 

[Lupin]

This is such a strange decor for a tank.erv:

 

[elementkid65]

hahah lol pics please

 

[kimmisc]

Did a quick search, and antlers do contain marrow. Marrow isn't blood, but it produces blood, so I'd think it may decay inside the antlers over time.

You could try letting them sit in a bucket of water for a few weeks and test the water occassionally to see if there are any ammonia spikes.

How old are the antlers? If you've had them for a long time, it's possible everything that's going to decay is already gone..

 

[Jaysn]

You could also seal them if you're worried about anything leeching out. Use fiberglass resin or some other epoxy that is known to be tank safe. Post pics if you use them, I'm interested to see what you'll do with them!

 

[WeeNe858]

yeah.. its best you let the skull decay and bleach soak it and then boil it with declorinaters to clean it well then you can seal it up with epoxy like stated above and let that set.. you should be ok with the ph buffering fator as you have no chemical abrasions in your tank

gl and post pictures