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Old 04-23-2007, 04:17 PM   #1
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I broke a glass thermometer

You know those glass thermometers with the little balls in it. Well mine broke by accident and the ball swent every where. Are they bad for you?? or my tank? Will I get sick if I touch them because I did when i was cleaning them up off the floor.help, thx
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Old 04-23-2007, 04:20 PM   #2
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Those little balls are mercury. IT did not get in your tank did it? I think you will be ok as long as you did not rub it into your skin and washed your hands. In the tank, that is different.
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Old 04-23-2007, 04:24 PM   #3
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Actually it is breathing the mercury vapor that is harmful. So it was good not to let it stay on the floor. Take your trash out.
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Old 04-23-2007, 04:27 PM   #4
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K im kinda scared becauase it happened last night and i just found some more balls .
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Old 04-23-2007, 04:29 PM   #5
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about you or the fish? Is it a ventilated or unventilated room? Did you clean it last night or today?
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Old 04-23-2007, 04:30 PM   #6
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there so small you should be ok, i broke one in my tank before it had water in it and cleaned it up and i was fine.
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Old 04-23-2007, 04:31 PM   #7
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when I was young, I was home sick one day I stuck one of the thermometers that goes into your mouth into a boiling pot of soup that was on the stove ... It completely melted glass and all. I didn't tell my mom till we had ate some (I was like 4-5 years old) she of course freaked out and thought I poisoned us all. I avoid those types all together now!!! Hopefully it didn't get into your tank though.
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when I was young, I was home sick one day I stuck one of the thermometers that goes into your mouth into a boiling pot of soup that was on the stove ... It completely melted glass and all. I didn't tell my mom till we had ate some (I was like 4-5 years old) she of course freaked out and thought I poisoned us all. I avoid those types all together now!!! Hopefully it didn't get into your tank though.
WOW! If I were your mother you would have been in BIG trouble!
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Old 04-23-2007, 04:35 PM   #9
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WOW! If I were your mother you would have been in BIG trouble!
OHHH trust me I WAS!!! Thats why I remember it so well!
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Old 04-23-2007, 04:36 PM   #10
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aren't those little balls just lead, that are put down in the tip to weight it down, the mercury would not come out as little balls, but rather as one big metallic blob.

i don't think that having lead in your tank is good either.



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Old 04-23-2007, 04:36 PM   #11
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Well I cleaned some up last night and some up just now. I hope none got in my tank.
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nope it is mercury
how would it have gotten in your tank?
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Old 04-23-2007, 04:42 PM   #13
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o yea isnt mercury liquid
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Old 04-23-2007, 04:44 PM   #14
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well i had it on the top of my light fixture (i just put it there for a second i know it was stupid) and it slid of and onto my glass hood and it broke but the balls went flying everywhere and I have open parts in the back of the hood where all the inlets and outlets go into the tank.
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Mercury IS liquid
How are your fish? I am sure everything will be fine.
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