And people defend the magic eraser

[Kungpaoshizi]

SMH
Study finds stony corals eat plastic! ? Advanced Aquarist | Aquarist Magazine and Blog

 

[maxxin69]

Well crap lol.

 

[candcreef]

Guess my sps are full and healthy with plastic! Still not gonna change from magic eraser......not sold!

 

[Waters]

I also will keep using it :-) I only use it to wipe the "easy to remove" algae growth from the glass. I use a new one every week or so...it doesn't even have a chance to break down.

 

[kendavjac]

1 study and people are already jumping to conclusions. Does this mean that we should take out all of the plastic in our tank including the acrylic walls? On a similar note, I heard about a study this morning that says that butter is not bad for you (really). Doesn't mean that I'm about to have a big glass of buttermilk.

 

[eg8r210]

Scientists are not clear yet about the long term effect of microplastic ingestion. Corals have evolved to deal with natural participates like detritus and even metals (to an extent), but are corals able to process or expel plastic from their guts? That's the $64,000 question.

I think if the coral can spit out sand it wouldn't have too much problem spitting out plastic. Apparently the scientists are going to hash it all out for us. :)