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12/08/2010, 10:10 AM
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Please help!!!!!need input asap!!!!
found a penny in my sump this morning...What do I do and whats to come of my LR and sand?Penny looks as if its been there a while.I lost a pagoda cup and some of my zoas are closing....Snails are OK
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12/08/2010, 10:11 AM
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Water changes and carbon are the only thing that come to mind IMO... The penny is now gone, leaching of copper I am sure can happen, I would re-post on the chemistry forum. May get Randy to chime in with some help.
GL
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12/08/2010, 10:14 AM
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Seachem CupriSorb will help.
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12/08/2010, 10:28 AM
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I have had this happen too. I don't know how these things end up in our tanks.
In my case there was no ill effect. I guess just lucky. -E |
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12/08/2010, 10:33 AM
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You could get a ticket!!
 
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what size tank is it?
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12/08/2010, 10:38 AM
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Cuprisorb like Beaun said or a polyfilter will absorb copper as well.
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12/08/2010, 10:40 AM
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Most pennies in circulation are 98% zinc, 2% copper. You can tell by the date.
http://coins.about.com/od/uscoins/f/copper_to_zinc.htm |
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12/08/2010, 10:43 AM
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The outside is still 100% copper, the zinc is the "filler".
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12/08/2010, 10:52 AM
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Yes, still not good. 1 pre 82 Penney in tank contains the same amount of copper as 98 post '82 pennies.
Countermeasures required either way, but a recovery is much more likely if it's a newer Penney. |
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12/08/2010, 11:30 AM
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I found one in my sand while sifting through the sand. No telling how it got in there but I had no ill effect. The coin was fully encrusted though. Poly filter for sure to be safe but all of my inverts were thriving.
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12/08/2010, 11:44 AM
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12/08/2010, 12:18 PM
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I really appreciate the input...My tank is a 140 gal and the penny was 1963....Ill put 2 or 3 poly filters in...How can I tell if my LR or sand suffered
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12/08/2010, 12:33 PM
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What's at the core is irrelevant...Iagree with you there, Beaun.
At any rate, the OP has his answers. Could be interesting to explore this a little further though...maybe see what they think over in the chemistry forum. If for no other reason than to give myself a better understanding of the processes involved in copper contamination. Wikipedia had a litle more detail... 1793–1857 100% copper 1857–1864 88% copper, 12% nickel (also known as NS-12) 1864–1942 1946–1962 bronze (95% copper, 5% tin and zinc) 1943 zinc-coated steel (also known as steel penny) 1944–1946 brass (95% copper, 5% zinc) 1974 Experimental aluminum variety 1962–1982 brass (95% copper, 5% zinc) 1982–present* 97.5% zinc core, 2.5% copper plating |
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12/08/2010, 01:13 PM
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Already posted on chemistry forum THANK YOU LOTS
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