Ironite warning

[SCMurphy]

Don't use Ironite, a lawsuit has been started against the company about the heavy metals in the product. The make up of Ironite can be found <a href="http://agr.wa.gov/PestFert/Fertilizers/ ... me=2272121" target="_blank">here</a>. It contains many potentially hazardous metals. I am no longer using or recommending it's use in aquarium substrates.

[Ghazanfar Ghori]

So you're going to tear up all your tanks?

[krisw]

Could this be why all of your plants have those huge mutated, healthy looking roots and leaves? I mean, everyone knows that normal soil substrates aren't good for aquarium use!

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[SCMurphy]

[QUOTE=Ghazanfar Ghori] So you're going to tear up all your tanks?
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No, I'm gonna just leave the tanks as I didn't use a huge amount of the stuff, but I can't in good conscious recommend it to anyone else as I can't control how much they use. Especially since I was the one advocating it's use.

[SCMurphy]

[QUOTE=krisw] Could this be why all of your plants have those huge mutated, healthy looking roots and leaves? I mean, everyone knows that normal soil substrates aren't good for aquarium use!

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Thanks Kris, but when I read that analysis I realized there is nothing funny about the contents of Ironite. It might be that the clay saved me from disaster by adsorbing a portion of the nasty stuff. I don't think I want to risk anyone else's health or well being on a flimsy possibility. I'm really angry about this by the way, I would never have used Ironite in a tank if I had known about the heavy metals it contains. <img border="0" src="smileys/smiley7.gif" border="0"> I'm glad I never used it on a vegetable garden!