qwik said:I cant say what affect it will have on your system but any metals are bad.
Can you get one of those mechanic magnets. The little ones on the telescoping rod(like an antenna) and probe around the area . I believe they are magnetic and should be the only thing to stick to it. Just make sure it is clean,new ones usually pack in a lite grease/silicon covering . A quick soap/viniger bath followed by a fresh water wash should clean all the baddies off it.
JerseyWendy said:I personally don't think it's gonna harm anything. If it were my tank I wouldn't start ripping my hair out over it. You tried and find it, right? You don't want to rip up your well-established tank over 1/8" staple, right? Sorry if I'm sounding naive,....but that's what I would do (or lack thereof). :-[
Hawkeye said:i've got iron in my sand....was told by dr. ron it wasn't a problem.
Hawkeye said:try dropping a tunze 6200 magnet in your sand. You have black sand too right?