Copper??

reefreak29

reefreak29

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Originally Posted by wpayton34
Hey will a protien skimmer get rid of copper in the tank??
thanks
not to my knowledge , your best bet is running activated carbon and water changes
once its in there its very dificult to get it all out
 
hatessushi

hatessushi

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Originally Posted by reefreak29
not to my knowledge , your best bet is running activated carbon and water changes
once its in there its very dificult to get it all out
agree
 
wpayton34

wpayton34

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ok cool i just replaced both of my filters on my emperor 400 and all 4 are active carbon. I think i messed up by putting copper in the tank. my store told me to do it but i think i just killled all my lr
 
1journeyman

1journeyman

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Originally Posted by wpayton34
ok cool i just replaced both of my filters on my emperor 400 and all 4 are active carbon. I think i messed up by putting copper in the tank. my store told me to do it but i think i just killled all my lr

Copper will kill inverts, period.
How much live rock? I would be seriously demanding new rock from the store. The is also some concern that the copper will be absorbed in the rock and get leeched out at a later date to re-kill inverts.
 
wpayton34

wpayton34

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hmm i have about 80lbs. Hmm they turned like a brown color too. Damn I hope i didnt really mess up. Well what actully happend was my friend went to aquatica for me and got hte copper but he said he asked him if was ok to run it in my tank. I would guess he said ok.
 
reefreak29

reefreak29

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Originally Posted by wpayton34
hmm i have about 80lbs. Hmm they turned like a brown color too. Damn I hope i didnt really mess up. Well what actully happend was my friend went to aquatica for me and got hte copper but he said he asked him if was ok to run it in my tank. I would guess he said ok.
oh no
the liverock is trash
never add anything to your tank without being 100 percent sure
sorry for the loss
 
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