m.bug
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
I got an idea to turn an old houseplant into aquarium plants. Its a silk plant w/ plastic stems. First I clipped it apart and washed it in warm water. When it was drying I realized the laeves are sticky. I guess there was some sort of sealant on them that started to dissolve. I soaked them overnight in a water/bleach solution, rinsed them this morning and am soaking them in the bleach solution again.
I dont know what kind of glue or sealant it was. My question is: If I can seem to remove all the sticky feeling from the plants and i soak and rinse them repeatedly and maybe even run them through the washing machine and then rinse them repeatedly again- are they safe for the fish?
I just don't want to try anything that would make the fish sick/kill them. But it would make my plants totally free so that would be good.
I dont know what kind of glue or sealant it was. My question is: If I can seem to remove all the sticky feeling from the plants and i soak and rinse them repeatedly and maybe even run them through the washing machine and then rinse them repeatedly again- are they safe for the fish?
I just don't want to try anything that would make the fish sick/kill them. But it would make my plants totally free so that would be good.