Broken Thermometer

rehmann · 02/16/2008, 05:29 PM

We had a clown trigger for several months and all was well. The fish was healthy and eating well. Earlier this week, a friend of my daughter was scraping the (20 gallon) tank with one of the magnetic scapers and busted the thermometer glass bulb and glass and the fluid entered the water. I was not home and by the time I discovered the issue, the clown trigger had died. Tank has tested well for nitrates and amonia and we had no issue up to this point. Is that fluid in the thermometer enough to kill the fish?

morphlingman · 02/16/2008, 05:44 PM

was the thermometer very old, old original thermometers contained mercury. Which would kill any fish fast

pjf · 02/16/2008, 08:17 PM

Red thermometer fluid may contain kerosene, anti-freeze or alcohol (http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasc...1/gen01583.htm).

02/16/2008, 05:29 PM	#1
rehmann Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 2	Broken Thermometer We had a clown trigger for several months and all was well. The fish was healthy and eating well. Earlier this week, a friend of my daughter was scraping the (20 gallon) tank with one of the magnetic scapers and busted the thermometer glass bulb and glass and the fluid entered the water. I was not home and by the time I discovered the issue, the clown trigger had died. Tank has tested well for nitrates and amonia and we had no issue up to this point. Is that fluid in the thermometer enough to kill the fish?

02/16/2008, 05:44 PM	#2
morphlingman Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 130	was the thermometer very old, old original thermometers contained mercury. Which would kill any fish fast

02/16/2008, 08:17 PM	#3
pjf Premium Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 2,954	Red thermometer fluid may contain kerosene, anti-freeze or alcohol (http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasc...1/gen01583.htm).