after QT/Copper treatment

scarface70706 · 12/16/2011, 09:22 PM

so i was wondering now that my fish has been QT'ed and copper treated how should i go about putting him in my main tank without taking the copper with him. i dont want to introduce copper to my system. whats the best way to get this sucker in my main tank without ruinning my corals and what not. any tips would be great. thank you.

beastrx · 12/16/2011, 10:40 PM

I would either put it in a bag and float it and then just take the fish out and put it in your tank, or drip acclimate the fish and then net it out and put it in the tank. The amount of copper on/in the fish will be negligible in the entire system. If you are worried about the tiny amount of copper that will go into the tank run a polyfilter after you put the fish in. But its no where near enough to affect any corals or livestock in the DT.

scarface70706 · 12/17/2011, 01:41 AM

ok so when i net him just dump him in w/o leting the soaked net touch the tank water?

Paul B · 12/17/2011, 08:36 AM

Put the fish in a small container of water from your tank, then rinse the net and again net the fish from the container and put it in your tank

12/16/2011, 09:22 PM	#1
scarface70706 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 1,364	after QT/Copper treatment so i was wondering now that my fish has been QT'ed and copper treated how should i go about putting him in my main tank without taking the copper with him. i dont want to introduce copper to my system. whats the best way to get this sucker in my main tank without ruinning my corals and what not. any tips would be great. thank you.

12/16/2011, 10:40 PM	#2
beastrx Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: FL Posts: 131	I would either put it in a bag and float it and then just take the fish out and put it in your tank, or drip acclimate the fish and then net it out and put it in the tank. The amount of copper on/in the fish will be negligible in the entire system. If you are worried about the tiny amount of copper that will go into the tank run a polyfilter after you put the fish in. But its no where near enough to affect any corals or livestock in the DT. __________________ I'm Dragon Wrasse Current Tank Info: 72 Mixed Reef

12/17/2011, 08:36 AM	#4
Paul B Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 15,549	Put the fish in a small container of water from your tank, then rinse the net and again net the fish from the container and put it in your tank __________________ I used to get shocked when I put my hand in my tank. Then the electric eel went dead. Current Tank Info: 100 gal reef set up in 1971

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12/17/2011, 01:41 AM	#3
scarface70706 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 1,364	ok so when i net him just dump him in w/o leting the soaked net touch the tank water?