Thread: What in my tank water would cause Sterling Silver to turn Bronze/Gold?
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Unread 03/13/2010, 08:52 AM   #5
Mastermind
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Originally Posted by Billybeau1 View Post
I suspect it was sodium.

I'd take my ring off from now on when putting my hand in the tank. Or where one of those armed length gloves.
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Originally Posted by HighlandReefer View Post
FWIW, silver is very toxic to many organisms in a reef tank. I would not put anything containing silver in the water.
Good to know about it being toxic. I was very unaware of that. The ring will come off from now on. Having my hand in the tank for 10 minutes with it on shouldn't have caused any problems though, right?


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