Re: NANFA-- plastic storage tubs as aquariums?

William Allen jr. (billandbonnie_at_peoplepc.com)
Tue, 20 Feb 2001 23:30:10 -0600

My "lazy man's way" of checking to see if these things are toxic to fish is
to throw them in the backyard for a few weeks and let the sun and rain work
on them - when mosquito larvae and other critters start growing in them, I
reckon they're OK for fish!

Bill Allen
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From: <Michiganfish_at_aol.com>
To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2001 9:39 AM
Subject: Re: NANFA-- plastic storage tubs as aquariums?

> Dan
>
> I've had a few bad experiences with plastic tub and buckets. If their new
> they may still have some of the mold release agent on them (often look and
> feels oily) wash all new plastic well. Twice I've put newly collected
fish
> in some 3 ft. dia 18 inch deep tubs until I could find a place for them
and
> had them die over night. If you us them out side most plastics degrade
in
> sunlight (UV) and outgases nasty stuff. PVC doesn't degrade but outgases
> cancer causing substances. Polycarbonate holds up well in UV but it is
not
> flexible and storage tubs aren't made form it. In the plastics used in
cars
> most are painted the same color as the plastic to protect from UV. Be
> careful don't put fish that are valuable in them first.
>
> Bob
>
>
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