F*&% Up of epic proportion!!!

[bling_bling466]

One guy at the LFS around here told me that the silicon would even absorb copper. Just like live rock and release it slowly back into the tank. I dojlno if it's true or not hope it helps.

[rynoe]

The fitting ended up in the system in january and everything was fine for a while and then suddenly evrything went. So timeline was around 3 months.

[msjboy]

don't forget to rid of the rocks for good... its no good for anyone in the future especially if it recirculates to us reefers unknowingly.

msjboy

[rynoe]

Ya and depending what you read it basically looks like the whole sytem is garbage not just the rocks.

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by rynoe

Ya and depending what you read it basically looks like the whole sytem is garbage not just the rocks.

The tank can be resealed and washed with acid to remove copper. Theoretically the rock could also be bathed in acid and stripped of copper, but it's a lot of work. Any equipment can also be cleaned. Crappy situation all around...

[rynoe]

I had read that washing the rock with acid might work. At this point time and effort doesnt really matter. to me it beats throwing out $500 of rock if i can save it.

[troni]

Originally Posted by rynoe

I had read that washing the rock with acid might work. At this point time and effort doesnt really matter. to me it beats throwing out $500 of rock if i can save it.

unless it costs more to clean

[rynoe]

Acid is cheap just depends how much a person values there time I guess.

[troni]

sorry to hear that and thanks for the learning experience! good luck with future endevours