Wolfgang8810

i was cleaning my tank with the magfloat glass cleaned and i inadvertantly hit my thermometer and the bottom broke. all the lead beads fellinto the gravel but the alcohal stayed in the thermometer. i used a magnet to get all teh lead beads out of the gravel and actually took alot of gravel from that spot out. What else should i do is everything ok now?

Wolfgang8810

it looks like this
http://www.petco.com/product/102939/...ermometer.aspx the red stuuff diddnt get into the tank

fishiefriend

I use those too Wolfgang, it was lucky the Mercury didn't get into the water! I personally would do a p.w.change and add some extra water condition just in case some lead chemical residue stayed in the water. I think it should be OK seeing you acted quickly.

Butterfly

Good advice fishiefriend.
Carol

Wolfgang8810

thanks im glad i did too and im going to do a water change tomrrow. Also mercury isnt used ni thermometers anymore unless it is a scientific thermometer instead they use red colored alcahol. but im still thankful it diddnt break

fishiefriend

Thanks Butterfly, and thanks Wolfgang for the science lesson he!he! - I really didn't know that about the mercury, I just thought they added a dye to make it red, we learn something every day!

Wolfgang8810

indeed we do i did a 15 gallon water change today