copper

Nascars · 08/05/2007, 07:59 PM

How do you get ride of it?

herkey1993 · 08/05/2007, 08:13 PM

Obviously the best way is to never get it into the tank to begin with. But if you know you have it, someone makes a copper-absorbing sponge that you can place into a canister filter or overflow. Can't remember the company who makes it but it is similar to a phosphate or nitrate sponge. I know some of the big online stores for supplies have them.

kkyyllee · 08/05/2007, 08:16 PM

how did it get in th tank? you will need to constantly use the spongea s the silicon seals in the tank absorb it and all sand liverock in the tank

scotmc · 08/05/2007, 08:24 PM

Are you sure it's not a false test?

herkey1993 · 08/05/2007, 08:28 PM

There are a couple products on this page that claim to absorb copper but they weren't the product I know I have seen before, maybe at my LFS or something.

PURA Filtration Pad and Poly Filter

bertoni · 08/05/2007, 08:34 PM

What is the situation at hand? Copper can be removed from a tank by tearing it down and cleaning it with a bit of vinegar. The same goes for most equipment. Sand should be pitched, and live rock is difficult to clean.

Nascars · 08/05/2007, 08:40 PM

does Poly Filter really work?

bertoni · 08/06/2007, 10:06 AM

Yes, but it can only remove copper from the water column.

Nascars · 08/06/2007, 06:14 PM

it wont get it out of the tank?

bertoni · 08/06/2007, 06:52 PM

Copper can be adsorbed onto most any surface, including live rock and sand. If a tank is treated with copper, it's best not to plan on keeping invertebrates with that live sand or copper, or in that tank, until it's broken down and cleaned. The problem is that the copper gets released now and then by various chemical events, and kills various organisms.

Sometimes, people get lucky and the tank is okay, at least for a while, though. Other people have lots of trouble.

Nascars · 08/06/2007, 07:04 PM

But can poly filter really remove all the copper?

bertoni · 08/06/2007, 07:49 PM

No.

08/05/2007, 07:59 PM	#1
Nascars Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 91	copper How do you get ride of it?

08/05/2007, 08:34 PM	#6
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	What is the situation at hand? Copper can be removed from a tank by tearing it down and cleaning it with a bit of vinegar. The same goes for most equipment. Sand should be pitched, and live rock is difficult to clean. __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

08/06/2007, 10:06 AM	#8
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	Yes, but it can only remove copper from the water column. __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

08/06/2007, 06:52 PM	#10
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	Copper can be adsorbed onto most any surface, including live rock and sand. If a tank is treated with copper, it's best not to plan on keeping invertebrates with that live sand or copper, or in that tank, until it's broken down and cleaned. The problem is that the copper gets released now and then by various chemical events, and kills various organisms. Sometimes, people get lucky and the tank is okay, at least for a while, though. Other people have lots of trouble. __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

08/06/2007, 07:49 PM	#12
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	No. __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

08/05/2007, 08:13 PM	#2
herkey1993 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Clive, Iowa Posts: 84	Obviously the best way is to never get it into the tank to begin with. But if you know you have it, someone makes a copper-absorbing sponge that you can place into a canister filter or overflow. Can't remember the company who makes it but it is similar to a phosphate or nitrate sponge. I know some of the big online stores for supplies have them.

08/05/2007, 08:16 PM	#3
kkyyllee Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: rescue ca Posts: 963	how did it get in th tank? you will need to constantly use the spongea s the silicon seals in the tank absorb it and all sand liverock in the tank

08/05/2007, 08:24 PM	#4
scotmc Moved On Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 765	Are you sure it's not a false test?

08/05/2007, 08:28 PM	#5
herkey1993 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Clive, Iowa Posts: 84	There are a couple products on this page that claim to absorb copper but they weren't the product I know I have seen before, maybe at my LFS or something. PURA Filtration Pad and Poly Filter

08/05/2007, 08:40 PM	#7
Nascars Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 91	does Poly Filter really work?

08/06/2007, 06:14 PM	#9
Nascars Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 91	it wont get it out of the tank?

08/06/2007, 07:04 PM	#11
Nascars Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 91	But can poly filter really remove all the copper?