Thermometer

M

MamaPish

Fishaholic

Joined

Feb 21, 2003

Messages

477

Reaction score

0

Location

Miserable Wells, Texas

• May 23, 2003

• #1

Here is a pic of the type of thermometer that broke...the little metal balls are hard...not liquid like mercury.
anyway....here it is, if anyone knows what it is made up of let me know......I didn't even know it broke for several hours.
Thanks

 

Attachments

• 
  DSCF0165.JPG

  45.2 KB · Views: 56

OP

OP

M

MamaPish

Fishaholic

Joined

Feb 21, 2003

Messages

477

Reaction score

0

Location

Miserable Wells, Texas

• May 23, 2003

• #2

Time to clean the glass!! 8) 8)

 

S

StiX

Fish Herder

Joined

Sep 15, 2002

Messages

1,568

Reaction score

0

• May 24, 2003

• #3

If the liquid inside the thermometer hasnt escaped, then u have nothing to worry about just remove the balls and the thermometer and buy a new one

 

J

Jamnog

Fish Herder

Joined

May 9, 2003

Messages

1,405

Reaction score

0

Location

South Wales

• May 24, 2003

• #4

it makes sence now the little metal balls are only lead used to make the thermomitor float the right way up they wont harm the fish.

 

M

Mollymomma

Fishaholic

Joined

Feb 2, 2003

Messages

641

Reaction score

0

Location

Northern Va. USA

• May 24, 2003

• #5

MamaPish

I had one break in one of my betta tanks...it was in the tank broken for several days but no harm came to the fish. I was told that most aquarium thermo's don't have mercury in them...how true this is beyond me... I was very upset at the time so they could have told me anything to get me to calm down LOL but your angels should be fine

 

S

steve-0

Fish Crazy

Joined

Apr 2, 2003

Messages

374

Reaction score

0

Location

Kelowna B.C.

• May 24, 2003

• #6

lead balls
thermometers are filled wiht alchohol now right?
i remeber a few years back in chemsty this kid broke alead hrmometer got to miss a day of school