Extra tank has trace of copper

SammieT · 12/28/2015, 11:59 PM

Is it possible to bleach it out or use vinegar?

I know once it's traced with copper, it's a hassle to take out

Is it possible for me to do it?

pyithar · 12/29/2015, 01:12 AM

cleaning with vinegar would work. i sometimes run carbon first.

SammieT · 01/04/2016, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by pyithar

cleaning with vinegar would work. i sometimes run carbon first.

Carbon would be best?

CStrickland · 01/05/2016, 12:23 AM

What makes you think the tank has a trace of copper?

SammieT · 01/05/2016, 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by CStrickland

What makes you think the tank has a trace of copper?

I dosed it with copper as a hospital tank and want to reuse it as a sump

billdogg · 01/05/2016, 09:38 AM

rinse it well and put it in service. Neither the glass or the silicone will absorb any amount of copper worth worrying about. If in doubt, fill it up, put in a power head and a piece of polyfilter. you'll know for sure soon enough.

pyithar · 01/05/2016, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by SammieT

I dosed it with copper as a hospital tank and want to reuse it as a sump

wipe down with vinegar and let the tank dry. repeat the process if you want to be safer.

CStrickland · 01/05/2016, 12:04 PM

Yeah, that's fine.
That type of exposure isn't really an issue. Copper gets into plastic and rocks and sand, glass and silicon is nbd.

12/28/2015, 11:59 PM	#1
SammieT Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: San Diego Posts: 301	Extra tank has trace of copper Is it possible to bleach it out or use vinegar? I know once it's traced with copper, it's a hassle to take out Is it possible for me to do it?

12/29/2015, 01:12 AM	#2
pyithar Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: yangon,burma(myanmar) Posts: 1,786	cleaning with vinegar would work. i sometimes run carbon first. __________________ take it easy, pyithar Current Tank Info: 150G display, 50G sump, mixed reef

01/05/2016, 12:23 AM	#4
CStrickland Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: New England, U.S. Posts: 4,595	What makes you think the tank has a trace of copper? __________________ If you're havin tank problems I feel bad for you, son. I got 99 problems but a fish ain't one Current Tank Info: 3/2016 upgrade to 120g. Chalk bass, melanurus, firefish, starry blenny, canary blenny, lyretail anthias, engineer gobys, kole tang. Softies / LPS / NPS. <3 noob4life <3

01/05/2016, 09:38 AM	#6
billdogg Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Grove City, Ohio Posts: 10,806	rinse it well and put it in service. Neither the glass or the silicone will absorb any amount of copper worth worrying about. If in doubt, fill it up, put in a power head and a piece of polyfilter. you'll know for sure soon enough. __________________ I'll try to be nice if you try to be smarter! I can't help that I grow older, but you can't make me grow up! Current Tank Info: 120 mixed reef with 40b sump, RO 150 skimmer, AI Sol Blue x 2, and a 60g Frag Tank with 100g rubbermaid sump. 2 x Kessil A360w lights, BM curve 5 skimmer

01/05/2016, 12:04 PM	#8
CStrickland Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: New England, U.S. Posts: 4,595	Yeah, that's fine. That type of exposure isn't really an issue. Copper gets into plastic and rocks and sand, glass and silicon is nbd. __________________ If you're havin tank problems I feel bad for you, son. I got 99 problems but a fish ain't one Current Tank Info: 3/2016 upgrade to 120g. Chalk bass, melanurus, firefish, starry blenny, canary blenny, lyretail anthias, engineer gobys, kole tang. Softies / LPS / NPS. <3 noob4life <3