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Lost a razor blade

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by Bud, Feb 19, 2011.

  1. Bud

    Bud Loves Bacon Website Team Board of Directors Leadership Team GIRS Member Vendor

    So I was fragging some Anthelia & Xenia the other day, and all of the sudden...my razor blade was no where to be seen.
    4 of us sitting there, and none of us saw it fall.  It is a gold-colored blade stamped "titanium coated" that I got at Home Depot or Lowes, the box-cutter style.
    So after we searched all the carpet and furniture, and everyone left, I proceeded to remove the light fixture, shut all the pumps and power heads off, and got my LED flashlight and began searching...and searching...
    I moved rocks and corals all around.  Nothing.
    Today I went in there after the DIY food meeting.  I used 1/2 of a kiddie fishing pole with a 1" x 1/2" x 1/4" magnet zip-tied on the end, and trolled all around the tank, everywhere I could.
    NOTHING.
    I am at a loss at this point.  I even dropped another razor blade in there several times to see where it might go.  They fall completely unpredictably.  It could be anywhere and it's totally freaking me out, especially since it's not my tank!!!
    I might need some help at some point in the next couple days.  I have a feeling that the only solution to this problem is to take all the corals and rock out of the tank until I find it.
    So unless anyone out there has any better ideas, I think that's what I'm going to have to do.  I'm not going to let a razor blade sit and rot away in this tank - no way.  But I think I'm going to need at least one extra set of hands.  I will probably do this first thing in the morning tomorrow (Sunday).
    I'll frag you a piece of anything in the tank if you help.  The tank is in Grimes (Des Moines area)
    [​IMG]
     
  2. Bela

    Bela Inactive User

    I have read of people dropping nails and stuff in there without and adverse effects. IMO you will add more stress by tearing things apart than just letting the thing corrode.
     
  3. Bud

    Bud Loves Bacon Website Team Board of Directors Leadership Team GIRS Member Vendor

    Tim @ seascapes said he thought it might be OK. Said to watch the softies and if they start to have issues, dig it out.
     
  4. Bud

    Bud Loves Bacon Website Team Board of Directors Leadership Team GIRS Member Vendor

    Do you like my magnet-on-a-stick though?
    [​IMG]
     
  5. Bela

    Bela Inactive User

    HAHA very nice!

    Are you running carbon? I think you will find that a thin piece of iron like that is going to disintegrate completely in no time at all.
     
  6. Guest

    Guest Guest

    it wont hurt any thing did you know that gfo is rust? thats why it looks like that rusty color when ya got to rise it
     
  7. AJ

    AJ Inactive User

    Necessity, who is the mother of invention.    -Plato
     
  8. Bud

    Bud Loves Bacon Website Team Board of Directors Leadership Team GIRS Member Vendor

    I thought of that. I guess I won't have to dose Iron for my algae screen for a while, eh?
     
  9. Guest

    Guest Guest

    ya need iron for your tank toss in a bolt and nut 2 times a week lolol
     
  10. FishBrain

    FishBrain Expert Reefkeeper

    It won't hurt anything except your hand when you forget it's there and slice the crap out of yourself sometime or gut a fish on it.
     
  11. Bud

    Bud Loves Bacon Website Team Board of Directors Leadership Team GIRS Member Vendor

    Thank you everyone for putting my mind at ease. I was totally stressing out about this. I guess it gives me a reason to stop in and check on everything a little more often this week.
     

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