copper in a QT tank

iamquockie · 04/12/2006, 11:21 PM

So............................One of my fish got ich and I threw him in the QT tank and dosed it with a copper based liquid. Within a few days the ich was gone, and within the week, he was back in the main tank. My question is, is the water in my QT tank pretty much useless? I used to use that QT to frag corals and need to do so again.

QT tank is 10 gallon with HOB filter.

paulallen · 04/12/2006, 11:52 PM

Well the water is definately no good, and I wouldnt really trust the silicone or equipment. Depending on how much copper you used and for how long it could have soaked in.

iamquockie · 04/14/2006, 01:28 AM

I used it until the copper did its trick, about three days. so my sand, chloerpa and everything else is no good?

04/12/2006, 11:21 PM	#1
iamquockie Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: dfw Posts: 276	copper in a QT tank So............................One of my fish got ich and I threw him in the QT tank and dosed it with a copper based liquid. Within a few days the ich was gone, and within the week, he was back in the main tank. My question is, is the water in my QT tank pretty much useless? I used to use that QT to frag corals and need to do so again. QT tank is 10 gallon with HOB filter.

04/12/2006, 11:52 PM	#2
paulallen Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Milwaukee Posts: 344	Well the water is definately no good, and I wouldnt really trust the silicone or equipment. Depending on how much copper you used and for how long it could have soaked in.

04/14/2006, 01:28 AM	#3
iamquockie Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: dfw Posts: 276	I used it until the copper did its trick, about three days. so my sand, chloerpa and everything else is no good?