Thermometers.

[reeferkeeper420]

So i want to start off by saying i really hate these glass thermometers. First one shattered in my fingers when i first started in the hobby and now this bull.. so, does anyone know if the little black balls that are in the bottom of the thermometer are harmfull?? I went to drop my theremometer in and of course it bottomed out abs released those black grains and some glass..so do i dump all the water and start over again? Or will it be ok? Thanks.

 

[harleymike]

Radioactive. You have to evacuate your house, call the bomb squad. Run away. Run far far away.
LOL
I have no idea. I don't think so.I had the same thing happen. I got out as much as i could. But i didn't get evey piece out. Two years later everything is fine.
good luck

 

[Pistol]

mercury is silver, black beads are probably wax.

 

[reeferkeeper420]

Ok thanks

 

[TORX]

The beads are either lead or stainless. Nothing to worry about poisoning you, but if it broke and fell in the tank, there could be issues there.

 

[reeferkeeper420]

No in a tank that was mixing, i just scooped what i could for water out and dumped it.. hopefully nothing bad happens.

 

[sunnykita]

Riley I have one of the battery operated thermometer with probe in the tank and the display mounts on the outside of the tank, I've had it for 3 years and it works great. I was under 20 bucks !

 

[reeferkeeper420]

Yeah i have one of those to. It was just for the mixing containers. But i just changed to a glass tank for mixing in so i wasnt thinkin when i just dropped it in lol.

 

[sunnykita]

I hear you Riley, shit happens LOL - I plan on using the 50 gal for a mixing tank when the fish room is in order - that's the plan, but we know how plans go, and change

 

[Jewel]

You'll be fine, If it broke in the system then I'd worry. Like Mark said. Lead Or Stainless but most are Lead. That wouldn't be good

 

[reeferkeeper420]

Well i havent noticed any ill affects, i just used what i could and dumped the rest.

 

[Petercar (RIP Dec 2017)]

i had one shatter in the sump and gave the tank stray voltage so i pulled as many peices out of the thermomter and ran carbon in bag lost some corals but never fish but i think all the emerlad crabs and shrimps died to...so i just said no more glass tubes and went and get the cobalt neotherm heaters ..all hard plastic construction

 

[scubasteve]

FYI i had the same thing those little black balls contain metal that will leach but luckily for us a magnet pulls them out my mag float picked them all up even ones burried

 

[scubasteve]

Riley I have one of the battery operated thermometer with probe in the tank and the display mounts on the outside of the tank, I've had it for 3 years and it works great. I was under 20 bucks !

sunnykita is it the aquaminder mine attaches on outside with probe and can set reminder for system check low and high temp alarm 10% water change and filter maintenance i absolutely love it and is only off .1 a degree

 

[sunnykita]

sunnykita is it the aquaminder mine attaches on outside with probe and can set reminder for system check low and high temp alarm 10% water change and filter maintenance i absolutely love it and is only off .1 a degree

nope, it's just a cheaper coralife battery operated thermometer. I'll have to check out the aquaminder, sounds great !