Please i need your help/opinion/advise, i have a 340gal concrete tank that runs on a trickle filter type filtration. The trickle filter box is placed on top of a 3ft metal bar that is used for the filter box to sit on. The metal bar is now kind of rusty and there are droplets of water that come from it which falls back into the tank. A few drops every second i'd say. Will this be harmful enough to kill my fish or would a weekly water change lower the metal levels in the tank to a safe amount? I really need your help. Thank you
Rust in tank water?
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In small amounts no, but rust chips can be abrasive. Would coat the metal bar if you can to prevent rusting further if possible
I agree I would coat the bar, or maybe DIY up some sort of top that diverts the water out of the tank. A little bit of rust doesn't hurt, I've used metal wire or hooks to hold things together in tanks, and they will rust after a while. But a few drips a second constantly, especially as the pipe corrodes more and more, sounds like it might add up.
Thanks for your help! I'll coat it with epoxy primer to today. Will that help?
I would coat it with plastidip or an epoxy. Dude rust just wrecked my damn python water changer ARRGGGHHHkkkkk!! I'm messing around trying to make a new one hahaha
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Sorry its kinda messy haha. Currently housed with gatf armatus juruense and giraffe cats
Plastidip is safe to use, not sure about the paint, I would use the dip. It's cheap and easy to use, commonly found in any hardware store.
