Pods and tank question

hagar101 · 08/04/2011, 07:19 PM

hey! My tank has cycled and i have some damsels in atm, there seems to be brown spots on the sand bed, is this normal? And can i use copper medication if there are coperepods?

daplatapus · 08/04/2011, 07:27 PM

I'm new to this but...
Wouldn't the brown spots just be a small diatom bloom?
Why do you want to run copper in your display? Isn't that for ich?
Aren't copepods good for your tank as food for fish etc?

hollister · 08/04/2011, 07:27 PM

Dont start adding anything. In a new tank all you need are the basics. Water flow , LR , SB and water changes with ro water.
Are you missing anything?

MattyO · 08/04/2011, 07:31 PM

I think copper kills the bacteria on live rock but if DEF kills inverts like snails, crabs, shrimp, and CORALS!! Worse the copper will get soaked up into the silicone and you may never again be able to keep these critters in that tank as it slowly leaches out into the water.

msr224 · 08/04/2011, 07:39 PM

If you want a reef DO NOT add copper. You will not be able to get rid of it easily and if you ever want a clean up crew or corals you cannot have copper in there.....

Here's some stuff TO DO
1. Add some info about yourself and your tank to your signature on your profile.
2. Read the stickys in the newbie section.
3. Read other stuff in the newbie section.....
4. Do a water change with RO/DI.
5. Look at your damsel....see how pretty he is....nice fishy.....remember this time because you won't always feel that way...but THAT'S OK!!!!!
6. Go get something to eat.....
7. Read some more and wonder if all these things apply to your tank....forget most of what you've read.....most of it doesn't apply....yet.....
8. Check out nineballs canada build.... or Moshe' 450 gal pail....or D2mini's sweet cube tank!!!!! These three will take at least 2 weeks....you shul dprobably do a WC in there somewhere......

Enjoy.....

hagar101 · 08/04/2011, 07:43 PM

I do not have LR, LS, nor a CUC. I MIGHT (notice the word might) set up a QT. Then i will get a CUC and that good stuff. So i was just wondering if it would kill coperpods. will it? And would a picture of the sand bed help? is there any way to get rid of it?

pmrossetti · 08/04/2011, 07:50 PM

yes, it kills everything but fish. It'd even hard on some fish.

hagar101 · 08/04/2011, 07:56 PM

ok ty

mattGgator · 08/04/2011, 07:59 PM

You are seeing a diatom bloom. Don't ever dose copper in your display tank. It will kill all inverts and future inverts.

antimatter · 08/04/2011, 10:14 PM

huh, no live rock or live sand and it is cycled?

xCry0x · 08/05/2011, 09:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by antimatter

huh, no live rock or live sand and it is cycled?

+1

I really doubt this tank is cycled, it is probably PRE-cycle..everything tests great when you first throw water in an empty tank. If you are just now seeing diatomes and copepods and for whatever reason want to nuke your tank with copper, you need to do some serious reading.

08/04/2011, 07:19 PM	#1
hagar101 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Washington Posts: 339	Pods and tank question hey! My tank has cycled and i have some damsels in atm, there seems to be brown spots on the sand bed, is this normal? And can i use copper medication if there are coperepods?

08/04/2011, 07:39 PM	#5
msr224 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 540	If you want a reef DO NOT add copper. You will not be able to get rid of it easily and if you ever want a clean up crew or corals you cannot have copper in there..... Here's some stuff TO DO 1. Add some info about yourself and your tank to your signature on your profile. 2. Read the stickys in the newbie section. 3. Read other stuff in the newbie section..... 4. Do a water change with RO/DI. 5. Look at your damsel....see how pretty he is....nice fishy.....remember this time because you won't always feel that way...but THAT'S OK!!!!! 6. Go get something to eat..... 7. Read some more and wonder if all these things apply to your tank....forget most of what you've read.....most of it doesn't apply....yet..... 8. Check out nineballs canada build.... or Moshe' 450 gal pail....or D2mini's sweet cube tank!!!!! These three will take at least 2 weeks....you shul dprobably do a WC in there somewhere...... Enjoy..... __________________ The best thing a man can do for his children is to love their mother. Current Tank Info: Just a mixed reef tank.

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
quick change from biocube to 35g tank! question[s]!	mushroombreath	New to the Hobby	12	01/10/2011 12:38 PM
Need to setup a pod fuge tank to feed mandarin- HELP!	miserkris	Reef Discussion	7	10/06/2010 10:05 PM
FT:24G Aqua Pod f 48" T-5 Setup	GREEFMAN	Southern California Reefers	1	04/19/2010 09:44 AM
Starting up a new tank... question about pods	tephanis	New to the Hobby	2	09/27/2007 06:15 PM
Aqua Pod/JBJ Nano tank questions	doms1214	New to the Hobby	3	09/25/2006 11:22 PM

08/04/2011, 07:27 PM	#2
daplatapus Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Port Alberni, B.C., Canada Posts: 895	I'm new to this but... Wouldn't the brown spots just be a small diatom bloom? Why do you want to run copper in your display? Isn't that for ich? Aren't copepods good for your tank as food for fish etc?

08/04/2011, 07:27 PM	#3
hollister Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 2,037	Dont start adding anything. In a new tank all you need are the basics. Water flow , LR , SB and water changes with ro water. Are you missing anything?

08/04/2011, 07:31 PM	#4
MattyO Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Long Island Posts: 800	I think copper kills the bacteria on live rock but if DEF kills inverts like snails, crabs, shrimp, and CORALS!! Worse the copper will get soaked up into the silicone and you may never again be able to keep these critters in that tank as it slowly leaches out into the water.

08/04/2011, 07:43 PM	#6
hagar101 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Washington Posts: 339	I do not have LR, LS, nor a CUC. I MIGHT (notice the word might) set up a QT. Then i will get a CUC and that good stuff. So i was just wondering if it would kill coperpods. will it? And would a picture of the sand bed help? is there any way to get rid of it?

08/04/2011, 07:50 PM	#7
pmrossetti Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Cali. Posts: 3,199	yes, it kills everything but fish. It'd even hard on some fish.

08/04/2011, 07:56 PM	#8
hagar101 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Washington Posts: 339	ok ty

08/04/2011, 07:59 PM	#9
mattGgator Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Gainesville, Fl Posts: 87	You are seeing a diatom bloom. Don't ever dose copper in your display tank. It will kill all inverts and future inverts.

08/04/2011, 10:14 PM	#10
antimatter Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 100	huh, no live rock or live sand and it is cycled?