Halide Light Cover Shattered

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  1. BaxterS80

    BaxterS80 Pajama Cardinal

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    Well, i woke up this morning to a big mess. We have 2 400w halides hanging over one of our tanks. The tempered glass cover shattered on one of them. Fortunately we have egg crate as a cover on this tank but still some small pieces fell into the tank. I think we got most of it out but my question is if it will harm any fish,especially the grazing tangs...Also, i am hoping that pieces did not fall into one of our LTA's
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    BaxterS80, Jun 17, 2010
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  2. 2in10

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    Do the best you can to find it and don't use the bulb until you replace the glass. Hopefully the fish won't accidentally consume the glass.
     
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  3. GuitarMan89

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    The only issue may be physical harm meaning the glass cut a corals or fish or a fish may try to eat a piece, especially a goby. Besides that, There is no harm from leaching chemical or anything like that, remember, our entire aquariums are made of glass.
     
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