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Ahh. That sucks. have you tried a stronger magnet?
My “flipper” magnet is pretty strong, not sure what else I could try.
 
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My “flipper” magnet is pretty strong, not sure what else I could try.

Lol. All I can think of is the ones on the of the stick that mechanics use. Lol. I dropped my keys down an elevator shaft once and someone had one of those and was able to pick it up.
 
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I’m sure you’re not the only one that’s happened to. Makes me super happy I stopped using my glass one before it broke though. That never occurred to me.

Are there any threads where it’s happened to other people?
 
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I’m sure you’re not the only one that’s happened to. Makes me super happy I stopped using my glass one before it broke though. That never occurred to me.

Are there any threads where it’s happened to other people?
Not that I’ve seen :( lol.
 

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Not that I’ve seen :( lol.

Did a quick search. Only thing most people seem worried about is if mercury got in the tank. Or if you have bottom feeders and the glass. It’s not great to have the metal in there, but as you’ve noticed, isn’t the worst thing either. Some people do recommend changing all of your substrate as a precaution though.
 
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Did a quick search. Only thing most people seem worried about is if mercury got in the tank. Or if you have bottom feeders and the glass. It’s not great to have the metal in there, but as you’ve noticed, isn’t the worst thing either. Some people do recommend changing all of your substrate as a precaution though.
Sweet. Thanks for looking into it for me!
 

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Lol. I had a glass thermometer for awhile when I first set up the tank and it broke somehow. Over time they have mysteriously grown making it possible to remove them finally. They are only mildly magnetic so running a magnet over my sandbed never worked :( I’ve been picking them out with stainless steel tongs and they are lightly attracted to that, but the force is still to weak to remove them without picking them up individually.
Perhaps you could get a martyr watchmen goby. He will fortuitously eat all the rust balls.
 
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I guess I could make a simple electromagnet and insulate it inside pvc.

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If you had my tank(90) what fish would you add. I have room, I need more nutrients. Looking for a splash of bright color. Uniqueness is a plus along with personality. Potentially fine with adding more than 1 fish.

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My moyers is a maniac so keep that in mind.
 
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I like the black leopard wrasse, personally.
Lol those are the ones I already have. Looking to add a new one or two, or three.. Your dang foxface post earlier is what sparked this! Lol. That’s a nice lookin fish.
 
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Lol those are the ones I already have. Looking to add a new one or two, or three.. Your dang foxface post earlier is what sparked this! Lol. That’s a nice lookin fish.
Thanks lol
 

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Hey man, this thread has no rules midnight-5am pacific. You do you! ;)
I keep telling myself that I need to go to bed earlier but here I am at 3 am eating Hershey’s minis and watching reruns of the nfl preseason games I missed lol
 
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I keep telling myself that I need to go to bed earlier but here I am eating 4 Hershey’s minis and watching reruns of the nfl preseason games I missed lol
Sounds like a wild Friday night. Lol
 

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Lol those are the ones I already have. Looking to add a new one or two, or three.. Your dang foxface post earlier is what sparked this! Lol. That’s a nice lookin fish.
Maybe you should get a foxface then;Bored;Happy
 
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