Moving Fish From "Copper" Tank To Reef Tank

dnsfpl · 05/13/2009, 11:31 AM

must i accumulate and quarantine the fish in a "copper free" holding tank for a few days before moving it into the main reef tank? is it necessary?

can i instead accumulate and transfer it to the main reef tank immediately?

thanks

daughertyja · 05/13/2009, 11:33 AM

i just net them and than put them in a tank of fresh salt water for a bit than to the display tank the new saltater step is to make shure that no copper gets into my display

IslandCrow · 05/13/2009, 12:17 PM

Agreed. I'm not a big fan of preemptive copper treatment, but as long as you don't add any of the copper treated water to your tank, you'll be fine adding the fish right away. Of course, I wouldn't be a good reef keeper if I didn't say that as a practice, you should still always quarantine any fish that you buy regardless of what the LFS did (or said they did).

dnsfpl · 05/13/2009, 07:45 PM

thanks for the input

i just want to play safe

by the way, how much copper is too much for a reef tank?

cheers

AJDuran · 05/13/2009, 09:39 PM

You don't want any copper in your reef tank.

dnsfpl · 05/13/2009, 10:13 PM

noted...thanks

IslandCrow · 05/14/2009, 12:18 PM

Quote:

how much copper is too much for a reef tank?

AJDuran is essentially correct. You want less than the normal hobby test kit is going to be able to detect. I don't know if there's been any actual research on the lethal dose for different invertebrates, but it doesn't take much.

AJDuran · 05/14/2009, 12:34 PM

I think I saw thread here once where somebody used cuprimine in his tank where he had cleaner shrimp with no I'll effects but I wouldn't try it

05/13/2009, 11:31 AM	#1
dnsfpl Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1,121	Moving Fish From "Copper" Tank To Reef Tank must i accumulate and quarantine the fish in a "copper free" holding tank for a few days before moving it into the main reef tank? is it necessary? can i instead accumulate and transfer it to the main reef tank immediately? thanks

05/13/2009, 12:17 PM	#3
IslandCrow Reef Monkey Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Rockledge, Fl Posts: 5,759	Agreed. I'm not a big fan of preemptive copper treatment, but as long as you don't add any of the copper treated water to your tank, you'll be fine adding the fish right away. Of course, I wouldn't be a good reef keeper if I didn't say that as a practice, you should still always quarantine any fish that you buy regardless of what the LFS did (or said they did). __________________ All opinions in the above message should be taken with 35 ppt salt. -Mike C. Current Tank Info: I have a reef screen saver on my phone, does that count?

05/13/2009, 09:39 PM	#5
AJDuran Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 846	You don't want any copper in your reef tank. __________________ -Ashby Current Tank Info: 30g currently being transferred to a 60 cube

05/13/2009, 10:13 PM	#6
dnsfpl Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1,121	noted...thanks __________________ Achilles Tang \| Bandit, 2 x False Shepardi Angelfish \| Cleaner, Flame & Mystery Wrasse

05/14/2009, 12:34 PM	#8
AJDuran Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 846	I think I saw thread here once where somebody used cuprimine in his tank where he had cleaner shrimp with no I'll effects but I wouldn't try it __________________ -Ashby Current Tank Info: 30g currently being transferred to a 60 cube

05/13/2009, 11:33 AM	#2
daughertyja Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Montana Posts: 93	i just net them and than put them in a tank of fresh salt water for a bit than to the display tank the new saltater step is to make shure that no copper gets into my display

05/13/2009, 07:45 PM	#4
dnsfpl Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1,121	thanks for the input i just want to play safe by the way, how much copper is too much for a reef tank? cheers