A Stupid Question - Lead In Aquariums

[AstonN24vantage]

It says above ^^
Plant weights

My bad. I would just put stress coat in if you want to use the plant wights

 

[raptorrex]

honestly do you really thing, something "harmful", would have been used for so long?

Well as humans we have used asbestos for thousands and thousands of years

very true. though, at first, we didn't know it was a problem. though the illnesses were there, they were not connected to lead for many years.

 

[loraxchick]

As raptorex pointed out it shouldnt be a problem in the tank unless you have low pH (would "leech" the lead out of the weights)and most commercial water conditioners bind toxins as such. Most of the plant weights Ive seen are actually lead-not some environmentally safer alternative. The real problem is what we do with the weights when we toss them. They end up in the environment (landfills, etc) and THAT is the major problem (in my opinion). Heavy metals are heavy metals and eventually will end up in our soils and watersheds.
The big reason sport fishing (in US anyway) has gone lead-free in the use and manufacture of sinkers/weights and other tackle. BAD for the environment and us as humans using those resources.
just my two cents
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