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06/12/2011, 02:24 PM
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aluminum foil fell in tank
a small piece of heavy duty renyolds aluminum foil fell into my tank and i cant get to it, is this going to be a problem? it is a 3x3 in piece and i have a 75 gal mixed reef. help please.
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75 gal, 4.5mo, Sump: 15 gal, Skimmer: aquarium sys 150, nitrate:0 amm:0, temp:80, Water: ro/di, Salinity: 1.025, Alk: 8.2 ,Lts 2x 250 w mh, 4 pc act, Cal: 400, Mag: 1300, Current Tank Info: 75 gal reef |
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06/12/2011, 03:02 PM
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Shouldn't cause a problem, but I would still try to get it out.
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06/12/2011, 03:17 PM
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I would try and get it out. Try bending a clothes hanger... poke through the foil and pull it out.
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06/12/2011, 03:31 PM
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+1 for the close hanger...
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06/12/2011, 03:37 PM
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blow it out of rockwork with a powerhead
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06/12/2011, 09:01 PM
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bottom line.....will everything die?
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75 gal, 4.5mo, Sump: 15 gal, Skimmer: aquarium sys 150, nitrate:0 amm:0, temp:80, Water: ro/di, Salinity: 1.025, Alk: 8.2 ,Lts 2x 250 w mh, 4 pc act, Cal: 400, Mag: 1300, Current Tank Info: 75 gal reef |
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06/12/2011, 09:08 PM
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you'll be fine for at least a while. I had an aluminium rod in my tank for few months.
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06/12/2011, 09:13 PM
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Quote:
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06/12/2011, 09:58 PM
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Disc 1. Thank you for that info. Sometimes when I am mixing my fish food cocktail some alluminum gets in the mix. I did not know that some phosphate removers are made of alluminum. Again thanks for the info.
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06/12/2011, 11:14 PM
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People that keep soft corals have seen bad effects using the aluminum phosphate binders. So I wouldn't say there is nothing to worry about but it likely won't kill fish.
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