Is This Legal? Actually, I Mean't To Say Safe.

[jourdy288]

Is polystone safe for freshwater? Please, leave an answer. Also, is Lego safe?

 

[rdd1952]

Not sure what polystone is but Legos should be fine. They are nothiing but plastic.

 

[Bignose]

Yeah, lego's are in all likelyhood safe. They have to pass the "kids put them in their mouth" test, so I highly doubt that there are any toxins in them. I have never head of polystone, but if it another young kids toy it should be good too.

edited to add after The-Wolf told us what polystone is: if you are making polystone yourself, you'd need to wait extra long to make sure the resin has completely cured. Several extra days beyond what the general instructions say. However, after it is comepletely cured, polyurethane is pretty inert and safe also. A lot of golf balls' outer layer is make of urethane and I think that if urethane was dangerous they wouldn't allow me to hit all those balls in the water when I'm out on the course. Some golf courses have Audobon Society or other wildlife group endorsements for protecting natural lands (e.g. if the course keeps some wetlands protected from the golfers), and again I think that if urethane was dangerous to animals in any way those societies wouldn't lend their endorsements.

 

[The-Wolf]

never heard od polystone either but a quick google reveals
Polystone is a compound made up largely of polyurethane resin mixed with powdered stone additives.

 

[geo7x]

there was a thread in the hardware section a while back about lego and it set off a bit of a craze about making lego ornaments

Lego is fine, just hard to sink because of all the air pockets.

 

[smurfyy_2k3]

there was a thread in the hardware section a while back about lego and it set off a bit of a craze about making lego ornaments

Lego is fine, just hard to sink because of all the air pockets.

build it under water

 

[rdd1952]

I would think that legos would be difficult to sink and unlike driftwood, they won't become satrated so they would definitely have to be weighted.

Speaking of Legos and building decorations (this is somewhat off-topic), have any of you seen the things at the Legoland theme parks. They have miniature cities such as New York, Las Vegas, etc. along with the Eiffel Tower, Pyramids and other things from around the world. Looks pretty nice. Would like to visit it sometime.

 

[Bignose]

I cannot seem to find it now, but there were pictures posted of one guy who took Legos in his tank to a new extreme. He had recreated a soccer field on the bottom of his tank. He used a bunch of moss balls spread out for the "ground" and has little Lego players and a Lego ball and Lego goals and Lego grandstands. And then of course, the fish were all just swimming around this. It looked like a lot of work. Not exactly how I would have liked my tank to look, but, to each their own.

 

[gilaesther]

Legos...

Based on my personal childhood experiences, I would have to say no... but let me tell you why first:

For a few years, every Spring, my Mom would get me a goldfish. I got to pick it out, and I was always so excited to see it swimming around in it's little bowl (something I would now be horrified over, thank you TFF

You might be asking yourself, why EVERY Spring? What happened to the fish from the previous Spring?

Well, it was legos. To be precise, the huge, jumbo legos, and a little brother who wondered if fish could swim IN the legos... And then wondered if they could swim in legos that have been connected to OTHER legos... Obviously, the result was not pretty.

Needless to say, you can see why the idea of fish and legos gives me the heeby jeebies!

 

[Arimus]

Ahhh.... I was wondering how to make a small wall in a couple of areas of my tank to provide different height (and a 'deeper' pocket for substrate for plants)....

Now I know, cheep pack of lego, coat with fish-safe glue and cover in sand.... plant-lead bands to prevent them floating....