Help!!! Are the beds in a thermometer toxic

[mikeyman356]

i just cracked a thermometer in my tank and the beads fell out are they toxic need response A.S.A.P!!!

 

[bang guy]

Was it red or silver? If it's silver then it's toxic (mercury). If it's red it's just colored alcohol and nothing to stress over.

 

[saltfish123]

The beads are black.

 

[mikeyman356]

Originally Posted by saltfish123
The beads are black.
yea their black and the liquid is red, but the beads are laying in the tank i got most of them out but their are still a few left is it alright! please respond A.S.A.P.

 

[mikeyman356]

Originally Posted by mikeyman356
yea their black and the liquid is red, but the beads are laying in the tank i got most of them out but their are still a few left is it alright! please respond A.S.A.P.
I just checked a site and they said the black beads are weights coud this be possible??
P.S. its a hagen cheapie thermometer

 

[trainfever]

The beads are most likely lead but they are still a metal and should be removed. They will eventually cause a problem when they start to deteriorate.

 

[mikeyman356]

thanks anyone agree or disagree deciding what to do

 

[ryanhayes9]

remove the asap

 

[sepulatian]

Did you remove all of the beads? Run some chemi-pure elite in your filter. It will remove heavy metals if there were traces left behind.

 

[mikeyman356]

yea as many as i could find. Is it chem pure or chemi-pure?? Who makes it?

 

[reefforbrains]

complete over-reaction. No offence but no reason to worry at all about them at all. your ppm even if they DO breakdown it would be over time and no concern. Pull what you can and make a diligent effort for good measure, but then forget about it.

 

[pbienkiewi]

do you clean the side of your glass with a magnet ? run the magnet over the sand. The magnet should pick them up. It happened to me before and that is what I did.

 

[bang guy]

I don't think magnets pick up lead. I don't think lead dissolves in saltwater either. They're probably harmless but I'd still remove the ones you can see.

 

[mikeyman356]

thanks so much for your help thats what i did