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is it safe to put a ripped off branch inside of my tank?.... with leaves and all
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Depends...
What type of tree?
What type of fish you keeping in the tank?
Big big the tank?
What type of filtration?
How often your water changes?
I would assume yes with out additional information.I ate my fish that died.
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just a small tree near the house, looks more like a bush with non-weak leaves... fish are some SA cichlid, 55 gal.... filtration is emperor 400, water changes once a week(roughly)... just curious, still semi-new to thisComment
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Should be fine.
I don't think you can kill a SA cichlid.I ate my fish that died.
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The only branches I know of that are safe to do this are willow branches.
MarkWhat are the facts? Again and again and again--what are the facts? Shun wishful thinking, ignore devine revelation, forget what "the stars foretell", avoid opinion, care not what the neighbors think, never mind the unguessable "verdict of history"--what are the facts, and to how many decimal places? You pilot always into an unknown future; facts are your only clue.
Robert Anson HeinleinComment
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I'd be worried about pesticides having been sprayed on/around the tree. Also, what about sap? And the newer the wood the more tannins will be leached into the water. The SA cichlid probably won't like the lower pH, so you'd really have to stay on top of those water changes. And you can't just boil it for a couple of hours...you'd want to boil it for several hours to make sure it's heated all the way through for a while so any parasites and other nasties are killed.
Personally, I wouldn't do it.Our Fishhouse
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Really? I didn't know that, good info. Thanks!Originally posted by wesleydnunder View Post
And I have to agree with Traci, too. I wouldn't do it."Millennium hand and shrimp!"Comment
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Yeah, MB, back when I was first getting into planted tanks I'd read an article in TFH about using willow branches for algae control. I've seen it suggested on websites since then.Originally posted by Mzungu View Post
Scroll down about halfway where it talks about green water cures.
MarkWhat are the facts? Again and again and again--what are the facts? Shun wishful thinking, ignore devine revelation, forget what "the stars foretell", avoid opinion, care not what the neighbors think, never mind the unguessable "verdict of history"--what are the facts, and to how many decimal places? You pilot always into an unknown future; facts are your only clue.
Robert Anson HeinleinComment
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thank yaa. guess i'll use it to play fetch with the dog thenComment
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let me use it to play fetch with you
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