can i put glass bottles in my aquarium

[Jarrett]

i have these mini vodka bottles that would look really cool in the aquarium if i boiled them and let them sit in really hot water for a long time to kill off any harmful stuff would this be ok in the tank? or could it cause problems for the water in the long run

 

[fort384]

So long as there is not any glue or anything like that left from labels and what not... if it is just clean glass, it will be fine.

 

[thincat]

Vodka is used for dosing to bring down Nitrates and P03 , so as long as you wash them out I see no problems. I have seen DT's with full size wine bottles and it looked really nice.

 

[Jarrett]

right now i am soaking them in hot water and i am going to remove the sticker if i put it in the dishwasher to get the excess glue off then wait a couple days and boil the glass a little bit more to get rid of anything else you think ill be ok? or should i avoid the dishwasher because of the soap and crap

 

[thincat]

right now i am soaking them in hot water and i am going to remove the sticker if i put it in the dishwasher to get the excess glue off then wait a couple days and boil the glass a little bit more to get rid of anything else you think ill be ok? or should i avoid the dishwasher because of the soap and crap

No need to go that far. Just a hand wash will do.

 

[Jarrett]

ok thanks guys

 

[DA fisherman]

But be aware that some glass has metal in them including (COPPER & LEAD) to make them more stronger....most of the time they use LEAD, but always check cause if it's saltwater you don't want copper in there.

 

[thincat]

ok thanks guys

OOPS: Welcome to AA!

 

[thincat]

Also If you are worried about leaching of metals into the water just soak them in saltwater and test in a couple of weeks. Take the water sample to your LFS if you don't have the test for copper and such.

 

[DA fisherman]

+1

Also If you are worried about leaching of metals into the water just soak them in saltwater and test in a couple of weeks. Take the water sample to your LFS if you don't have the test for copper and such.