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12-12-2007, 12:57 PM

ron101

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I believe one of the issues with iron in a fish tank is that rust is ferric oxide. As in oxygen will leave the water column and bind to the iron. Given enough iron, small enough water volume, or inadequate air exchange and fish hypoxia could be a problem.

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