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#1
02-25-2015, 11:28 PM
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I keep hearing people say if you use copper you can never have invertebrates in there again, and it will affect corals, etc. I started my first marine tank in 2005 and it was a fowler. For that tank it got Cupramine whenever needed, and needless to say, at first I didn't QT fish so that product was used multiple times. I then decided to get into LPS so ran a bit larger amounts of carbon for a few months, then added LPS, then a full clean up crew, then came the SPS. Some of the older guys on here may remember my old tank, as it carried many rare fish as well as lots of hard to keep SPS. The leaching of copper that is always talked about never happened. I have seen the same results from many reefers that I dealt with. Maybe we were all lucky I guess . . .
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02-25-2015, 11:43 PM
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 I've read it enough times to believe there's something to it, so I'll err on the side of caution.
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03-06-2015, 03:10 AM
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Okay guys sorry it's been a while since my last post but I've been really busy. Actually I've had a bit of a challenge trying to trap one fish in my tank(dam clown). It took a week so now I have all the fish in one tank they've been there for three days as of tomorrow morning and I will start my second TT tomorrow. Did I mention I decided to do that? Yeah I didn't think it was wise to do copper.
I've also started a quarantine tank three days ago and it is now cycling. Lesson learned two new hobbyists be sure to set up a quarantine tank. There's a lot of work involved in getting this all organized but I feel like I'm starting to make some headway. I also was able to get a 55 gallon plastic food barrel that I've now turned into a mixing station. One of the best ideas. I'm so happy I did this it works great and it makes the changing of water so much easier. I'm not going to do a UV sterilizer. As long as I have a quarantine tank then I will be able to protect my tank from various diseases. I'll post some pics of my new hospital station and quarantine tank as well as that 55 gallon.
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03-06-2015, 04:05 AM
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Last edited by sdeschutter; 02-07-2016 at 08:17 PM.
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03-06-2015, 04:06 AM
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Last edited by sdeschutter; 02-07-2016 at 08:17 PM.
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03-06-2015, 04:30 AM
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Last edited by sdeschutter; 02-07-2016 at 08:17 PM.
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03-06-2015, 06:39 PM
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Sorry to derail the thread a bit, but I saw you got the food grade big barrels. Are they from this:
http://vancouver.craigslist.ca/pml/grd/4912464449.html It says it used to house liquid sugar so I'm not sure if it's safe for mixing saltwater for tank use.
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