RE: NANFA-- Tank decorations

Edward Venn (e_venn_at_hotmail.com)
Sat, 07 Apr 2001 06:38:29 -0000

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Sounds good! Go for it! I wonder how some of the Kudzu or other vines such
as Clematis would work. They grow wild here and thrive on the banks of the
Tone and Arakawa Rivers.

Ed
Tokyo Japan
>
>The vines that I would be using are native plants and grow wild on the
>Refuge so I don't have to be concerned with applied chemicals, only those
>that naturally occur in the plant. Regardless, I guess that I will have to
>go the experimental route with a dozen shiners from the bait shop. I'll
>let
>y'all know how it turns out in case anyone's interested.
>
>Rob Denkhaus
>Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge
>
> Edward Venn wrote:
> >
> > A good point, a lot of chemicals are applied during
> > viticulture and I would
> > think they would stay in the wood. This is something to check
> > out. Try
> > soaking the wood first and then experimenting with some
> > sacrificial fish. If
> > they survive then it should be safe.
> >
> > Ed
> > Tokyo Japan
> > >
> > >In referring to using grape vine in a tank, I did not mean
> > that I intended
> > >it to be live and growing like the pothos that has been
> > mentioned. I meant
> > >to use cut pieces of the woody vine to create a tangle of
> > "roots" in the
> > >tank. I think that the texture of the bark would provide an
> > interesting
> > >effect in the tank and since the vines are relatively
> > flexible when water
> > >logged, they could be bent into an interesting mass. Of
> > course, they also
> > >can be found in any length and thicknesses ranging from
> > pencil-width to
> > >about 8 inches in diameter. My question is in regards to
> > any leaching of
> > >chemicals that may affect water quality or appearance. I can't find
> > >anything in the literature about it. Anyone have knowledge of any
> > >problems?
> > >
> > >Rob Denkhaus
> > >Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge
> >
>
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