Metal ornaments in the tank

[Picnic]

Hi everyone,

I recently bought some figurines from indonesia, ganesha and budda that sort of thing. I think they're made out of bronze - silver plated. As I placed them in the tank I wondered if they might taint the water and disturb the fish??????

Anyone know about metals and water and fish?

[Alan]

Bronze is the traditional name for a broad range of alloys of copper. It is usually copper with tin as the main additive.

During the Bronze Age, arsenic was often included in the bronze (mostly as an impurity), which made the alloy even harder.

With that kind of mix I wouldn't use it.

But the article did go on to say that it has very good corrosion resistance in a marine situation.

Try it in a small tank with sacrificial fish.

Alan 104

[monaro1]

be careful of most things that come out of asia, thay could be made out of anything

[mrshanepaul]

Make sure your water is well declorinated at any rate if they are silver coated.

After a few months they may not look so shiney...

[Picnic]

Thanks guys,

I haven't used them even tho they really look great in the tanks.

Just couldn't risk the little fishy's lives...

What about bone carvings??? :roll: :bounce:

[klaymann]

Hey . bought the same styles from Thailand and Cambodia ... as much as they look cool wouldn't dream of putting them into an aqautic living area ... am going to reproduce them in clay .... ( fish swimming around a hindu diety...."trippy" 8) ...especialy Ghanesh or shieva ( spelling?). 8)