Making AstroTurf safe

[pledosophy]

I want to start breeding anenomes. I am looking to setup A tank just for the. And have read to line it with AstroTurf so it is easy to remove the nem.

Is there anything I have to do to treat the AstroTurf to make it safe?

 

[Bryopsis]

Interesting... I would suspect the biggest thing to be the adhesive in it?

 

[pledosophy]

There is astro turf sold without adhesive. From what I am reading people just plop it in the tank, just want to make sure

 

[Bryopsis]

Got a link to that astroturf? Pretty good idea..

 

[pledosophy]

no link, found it at home depot

 

[Bilk]

Most turf is fabricated just as carpeting is fabricated. There is a backing in which the turf fibers are implanted or sewn into. That assembly then gets adhered to a structural backing. Quite a few of the newer turfs are NEEDS certified, but not sure that certification means anything to our reef tanks The only thing I would suggest is pick up a sample and leave it in seawater with a powerhead for a few days. Then test the water. Obviously chemical impurities imparted to the water will not be revealed unless you send the sample out to a lab.

 

[davidfrances]

Have you considered using miner's moss?

 

[pledosophy]

Have you considered using miner's moss?

what's that?

 

[davidfrances]

They use it in gold mining to catch fine gold in the sluice box. Google miner's moss.

 

[pledosophy]

reef safe?

why is it better then astro turf?

 

[Ikserk]

or get some of these plates (probably the 1" thick ones)

http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/marinepure-ceramic-biomedia-plate-1.html

The anemone feet are relatively easy to remove from the surface and it doubles as your bio filter. win-win (depending on how big the footprint of the tank is, this may not be cost effective, but is certainly reef-safe and doubles as your bio filter)

 

[Greg 45]

The only other item that I have seen at the wholesalers was a cotton cloth . That was lining the tank. Also the green astro turf but never acquired where it was purchased.