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Old 04-18-2012, 03:54 PM
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Originally Posted by sphelps View Post
I find it surprising that a brass fitting on the ATO line can have such an effect, it really actually makes no sense unless it was actually submerged in the tank somehow allowing it to corrode faster. People use tap water in there reefs for decades and their house lines are full of copper and brass fittings. Is there another source the copper may have come from?
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I can't see how a single fitting could suddenly produce toxic levels seemingly overnight.
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