Clown Monarch
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putting metal coins into a saltwater tank?
Would there be a problem with
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Bang Guy
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oh yes! Bad things man, bad things.
Clown Monarch
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Kidding, right BG?
Bang Guy
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No, really!
Metals like zinc and copper are common ingredients for coins and are toxic to many inverts.
Metals like zinc and copper are common ingredients for coins and are toxic to many inverts.
Clown Monarch
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Damn.
I want to put fake gold dubloons in my new tank I'm setting up...
I want to put fake gold dubloons in my new tank I'm setting up...
nguyen27
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You mean the real GOLD one?Clown Monarch said:
(24K assuming)quarryshark
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Check with your local fish stores. Maybe they will have some plastic ones you could use. Just make sure that they don't have any paint that could flake off or be toxic to your animals.
Bang Guy
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Real Gold should be just fine.
Where do you live by the way??
Where do you live by the way??
Clown Monarch
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nguyen27 said:You mean the real GOLD one?Clown Monarch said:
If they were authentic and 24k gold, I'm sure they'd be no problem. That's a little out of my range though.
I'm talking about something like this -
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=547&item=3948547013&rd=1
with some beaded necklaces, crosses, and maybe a torn piece of a Jolly Roger.
Clown Monarch
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Bang Guy said:Real Gold should be just fine.
Where do you live by the way??
I wish. Fake gold will have to do for me.
malkore
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at $25 for a bag of coins, I doubt there's any 24k plating..these are gonna be brass, bronze, or painted die-cast at best. absolutely do not put them in a salt tank.
BillyZ
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I'm gonna agree with malkor here. I would not trust my SW investment to anything like that. Also, keep in mind in a SW tank, anything like that will likely become covered in coraline rather quickly and you won't see the surface anymore anyway. Perhaps if you could find plastic ones with the same size you could try them out and see how they looked after covered with coraline... might work.
Clown Monarch
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That's true I guess. Once they're covered it won't matter what they're made of.
