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Originally Posted by hillegom (Post 851603)

Oh, just the thermometers weights.
So the thermometer is still showing the temp?
If it was filled with alcohol then the liquid would have been red
If mercury, a metalic colour.

Ok so I can confirm its metal balls. I only foun 1 ball but I'm sure I can drag a magnet across the sand bed n grab the rest. For the glass I can't seem to find it. Hope my sand sifting fish didn't eat it!!! Do I still need to do a large water change if its just metal balls?

my tang broke mine and it had no ill effects

The balls are magnetic.. My guess it they're iron.. I dont think that would be a problem for your tank. Magnetic metals are iron, nickel, cobalt, gadolinium, neodymium and samarium (I googled it!), Nickel and the others are more expensive. Call it inadvertent iron dosing.