Rubber Bands

[lordofthesea]

is it safe to use rubber bands to hold things together in fish tanks?

 

[Truck]

they will rot down eventually

 

[Miah002]

It's safe for about two months.

I used rubber bands to tie down some java fern onto my bogwood.

6 weeks later i cut them off as my java ferns were attached to the bogwood.

 

[lordofthesea]

well i intend to use them to hold something against a filter - nothing living -no plants. they would be there long term. is that still OK?

 

[bae1994]

just use fishing line

 

[Tolak]

Rubber bands last a couple months. Fishing line works for about 6 months or so. Cable ties hold up the best.

 

[lordofthesea]

replacing them after a while is no trouble. will they hurt the bettas that are in the tank is left there long term though?