NANFA-- plastic tubs and salt water

Bob Bock (bockhouse_at_earthlink.net)
Sat, 17 Feb 2001 14:37:24 -0500

Anyone know if salt water would cause these tubs to break down?
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From: "R. W. Wolff" <choupiqu_at_wctc.net>
To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2001 12:30 PM
Subject: Re: NANFA-- plastic storage tubs as aquariums?

> I have used them outside buried ( larger ones) as ponds but the sun breaks
> them down. I use small ones indoors as back up tanks for after collecting
> trips, when I have alot of extra fish I am raising from a spawn too. I
find
> them handy for moving fish in and out of doors. Many killi keepers use
them
> to raise fry too. You can use the larger deeper ones for aquariums, but
you
> have to modify the lid to hold the tub in shape. Right now I am using them
> for daphnia, euglena , paramecium, and several worm cultures. Enough
light
> penetrates them for the daphnia and euglena to do well. They should work
> great.
>
> Ray
>
>
>
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