Feb 6, 2014 #1 88mTransco Aquarium Advice Regular Joined Dec 1, 2013 Messages 51 Location Belvidere IL A friend has a large log of box elder wood. He wants to cut it up and use it in his fish tank. Good idea?
A friend has a large log of box elder wood. He wants to cut it up and use it in his fish tank. Good idea?
Feb 7, 2014 #2 ArtistGardener Aquarium Advice Freak Joined Feb 7, 2013 Messages 459 Location Madison, WI No! Box Elder is a type of maple. It will contain lots of sappy resins, and the would disintegrates quite rapidly.
No! Box Elder is a type of maple. It will contain lots of sappy resins, and the would disintegrates quite rapidly.
Feb 7, 2014 #3 OP OP 88mTransco Aquarium Advice Regular Joined Dec 1, 2013 Messages 51 Location Belvidere IL Ok thank you!! we couldn't find any websites with info on it. I know it can be bad to some amphibians and what not but nothing about fish.
Ok thank you!! we couldn't find any websites with info on it. I know it can be bad to some amphibians and what not but nothing about fish.