broken thermometer: serious?

[contender]

No, it can't. They must be iron balls. The "lead" is iron and the "mercury" is dyied alcohol. Just forget about the whole incident. You could've left the balls in the tank. I told you. And the WC was unnecessary too. Peolple who manufacture these thermometers aren't complete idiots you know.
And the glass should be OK in a couple of weeks as well.
Relax!

maybe i should listen to everything you say on how to maintai n my tanks since u seem to know it all.

 

[shekes]

Or spend your day picking harmless steel balls out of your gravel and worry for no reason?

By all means dude! Do it proudly!

 

[guppy]

If they came out with a magnet then they were iron, pretty harmless and I just checked on line and I think that is what everyone uses nowdays, it is cheaper. Mercury was phased out years ago mainly because of cost. Even the iron pellets should be removed because they turn into ugly rust balls.