Can copper be removed from a used tank

wjhuie · 02/01/2006, 06:30 AM

I am inthe process of upgrading my 75 to a 125 I am buying the tank used. The person that has the tank has it set up as a fowlr now. and It just accured to me what if he might have used copper to treat any illness that he might have encountered in the past/ Would this keep me from being able to keep a reef in that tank and is there any way to remove it if has been treated with copper in the past?

jamal-188 · 02/01/2006, 07:20 AM

I treated a 110g and a 44g multiple times with copper then used them for all out reef tanks. I even reused some of the rock and sand and had no problem keeping multiple LPS, SPS, clams etc.

Randy Holmes-Farley · 02/01/2006, 10:30 AM

I would clean it with acid (to remove CaCO3 deposits that might contain copper) and bleach (to remove organics that might contain copper) in washing different steps.

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02/01/2006, 06:30 AM	#1
wjhuie Moved On Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: dyersburg Tn Posts: 764	Can copper be removed from a used tank I am inthe process of upgrading my 75 to a 125 I am buying the tank used. The person that has the tank has it set up as a fowlr now. and It just accured to me what if he might have used copper to treat any illness that he might have encountered in the past/ Would this keep me from being able to keep a reef in that tank and is there any way to remove it if has been treated with copper in the past?

02/01/2006, 10:30 AM	#3
Randy Holmes-Farley Reef Chemist Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Arlington, Massachusetts Posts: 86,233	I would clean it with acid (to remove CaCO3 deposits that might contain copper) and bleach (to remove organics that might contain copper) in washing different steps. This thread has more discussion: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...00#post5686600 __________________ Randy Holmes-Farley Current Tank Info: 120 mixed reef

02/01/2006, 07:20 AM	#2
jamal-188 Moved On Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: PA Posts: 1,480	I treated a 110g and a 44g multiple times with copper then used them for all out reef tanks. I even reused some of the rock and sand and had no problem keeping multiple LPS, SPS, clams etc.