aluminum foil safe in reef to kill HA?

Crush Coral · 04/24/2013, 08:50 PM

I wish to take sheets of aluminum foil and form it around live rock where i have ha a
nd leave other for a week to kill off the ha. Will it be safe in my reef?

disc1 · 04/24/2013, 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Crush Coral

I wish to take sheets of aluminum foil and form it around live rock where i have ha a
nd leave other for a week to kill off the ha. Will it be safe in my reef?

No. Aluminum can be toxic to your reef. The only metals that are completely safe in a reef tank are things like titanium or pure gold.

Crush Coral · 04/24/2013, 09:06 PM

Thanks for the warning. anyone have another idea for something to mold over live rocks to block out all light temporarily?

brandon429 · 04/24/2013, 09:16 PM

Other rocks, black trash bag squares

But that method wont work. Most would advise your delicately balance your phosphate and nitrate levels and starve it out. Not everyone does that, but most do. Light blockage is temporary.

04/24/2013, 08:50 PM	#1
Crush Coral Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Central Wisconsin Posts: 1,233	aluminum foil safe in reef to kill HA? I wish to take sheets of aluminum foil and form it around live rock where i have ha a nd leave other for a week to kill off the ha. Will it be safe in my reef?

04/24/2013, 09:06 PM	#3
Crush Coral Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Central Wisconsin Posts: 1,233	Thanks for the warning. anyone have another idea for something to mold over live rocks to block out all light temporarily?

04/24/2013, 09:16 PM	#4
brandon429 Registered Member. Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 3,460	Other rocks, black trash bag squares But that method wont work. Most would advise your delicately balance your phosphate and nitrate levels and starve it out. Not everyone does that, but most do. Light blockage is temporary.