copper levels

kennyb · 02-02-2007, 07:14 PM

ok i dont have a coral reef tank, i have a 75 gallon saltwater fish tank, today i desided to get a cleaner shrimp, and a emerald crab i thought she would be something different to look at. once we got her home and in the tank, i quickly remembered that i had once used copper to rid some parasites. i remember the fish guy telling me that i couldnt have any inverterbates in the tank while treating it. so i gave back the starfish i had and treated the tank. this was about 6 months ago. is my cleanerfish going to die cuz i had copper in there before? i tested the level and it was 0.2, but i dont really know if that is bad for the shrimp. can anyone help me?

Ice · 02-02-2007, 07:57 PM

Usually copper is bad for inverts. Did you clean the tank with white vinegar diluted with water before you even got your tank set up ? I think that sort of does help.

kennyb · 02-02-2007, 08:00 PM

yea, the tank has been good for like 6 months now, we've had it for a little over a year. i just want to know if this crab is going to survive, and how to bring down the copper level

**Scuba Kid** · 02-02-2007, 08:39 PM

I'm not exactly sure how to rid the system of copper, i would assume water changes, but in the future avoid copper medications. There are plenty of other medications on the market that can usually take the place of copper-based meds.

Puffer Pita · 02-03-2007, 09:24 AM

Or use the copper-containing medications but NOT in the main tank, only in a separate hospital tank. That's what most people I know of with SW tanks do.

Reefneck · 02-03-2007, 10:11 AM

Cuprasorb!! Removes Copper.

Ice · 02-03-2007, 09:35 PM

Reefneck to the Rescue !!! LOL !!

harif87 · 02-03-2007, 09:49 PM

I dont think water changes will help, reason being that the copper gets absorbed by the silicone during treatment and slowly leaches out months after the treatment is finished. I dont know much about removing it, but i would go with reefnecks suggestion.

**Scuba Kid** · 02-04-2007, 06:07 AM

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Originally Posted by harif87

I dont think water changes will help, reason being that the copper gets absorbed by the silicone during treatment and slowly leaches out months after the treatment is finished. I dont know much about removing it, but i would go with reefnecks suggestion.

Yeah, I wasn't really sure. I've never used copper based medications and I didn't know there was a product on the market to get rid of it. That's actually interesting.
How does it work Reefneck?

Reefneck · 02-04-2007, 06:58 AM

Just place it in the sump (or tank) and let it absorb the copper.

**Osiris** · 02-04-2007, 08:34 AM

Hmm offtopic, is that the new discovered SW catfish species Reefneck?

Reefneck · 02-04-2007, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Osiris

Hmm offtopic, is that the new discovered SW catfish species Reefneck?

It sure is Marty! I think I have one of the few available in captivity.

02-02-2007, 07:14 PM	#1
kennyb Fishy Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Age: 23 Posts: 14	copper levels ok i dont have a coral reef tank, i have a 75 gallon saltwater fish tank, today i desided to get a cleaner shrimp, and a emerald crab i thought she would be something different to look at. once we got her home and in the tank, i quickly remembered that i had once used copper to rid some parasites. i remember the fish guy telling me that i couldnt have any inverterbates in the tank while treating it. so i gave back the starfish i had and treated the tank. this was about 6 months ago. is my cleanerfish going to die cuz i had copper in there before? i tested the level and it was 0.2, but i dont really know if that is bad for the shrimp. can anyone help me? Last edited by kennyb; 02-02-2007 at 07:37 PM.

02-02-2007, 08:39 PM	#4
Scuba Kid Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: RI Age: 17 Posts: 4,165	I'm not exactly sure how to rid the system of copper, i would assume water changes, but in the future avoid copper medications. There are plenty of other medications on the market that can usually take the place of copper-based meds. __________________ Current setups: 1800 gallon koi pond, 10 gallon planted, 150 gallon reef, other FOWLR tanks

02-03-2007, 09:24 AM	#5
Puffer Pita Puffer Enthusiast Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,677	Or use the copper-containing medications but NOT in the main tank, only in a separate hospital tank. That's what most people I know of with SW tanks do. __________________ Tina Puffers: Auriglobus silus x2 Colomesus asellus x1 Tetraodon travancoricus x1 Tetraodon biocellatus x2 Tetraodon nigroviridis x1 Tetraodon baileyi x2 Tetraodon lineatus x1 Tetraodon palembangensis x1 The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way in which its animals are treated. - Mohandas Gandhi

02-03-2007, 10:11 AM	#6
Reefneck Senior Aquarist Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Near a Coral Reef Age: 47 Posts: 1,351	Cuprasorb!! Removes Copper. __________________ I wonder how much salt mix I would need to turn our in ground pool into a Reef.

02-03-2007, 09:49 PM	#8
harif87 Minor Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Age: 21 Posts: 992	I dont think water changes will help, reason being that the copper gets absorbed by the silicone during treatment and slowly leaches out months after the treatment is finished. I dont know much about removing it, but i would go with reefnecks suggestion. __________________ sorry for beating you senseless "The human torch was denied a bank loan"

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02-02-2007, 07:57 PM	#2
Ice Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Age: 43 Posts: 523	Usually copper is bad for inverts. Did you clean the tank with white vinegar diluted with water before you even got your tank set up ? I think that sort of does help.

02-02-2007, 08:00 PM	#3
kennyb Fishy Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Age: 23 Posts: 14	yea, the tank has been good for like 6 months now, we've had it for a little over a year. i just want to know if this crab is going to survive, and how to bring down the copper level

02-03-2007, 09:35 PM	#7
Ice Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Age: 43 Posts: 523	Reefneck to the Rescue !!! LOL !!

02-04-2007, 06:58 AM	#10
Reefneck Senior Aquarist Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Near a Coral Reef Age: 47 Posts: 1,351	Just place it in the sump (or tank) and let it absorb the copper. __________________ I wonder how much salt mix I would need to turn our in ground pool into a Reef.

02-04-2007, 08:34 AM	#11
Osiris Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Wisconsin Age: 25 Posts: 3,693	Hmm offtopic, is that the new discovered SW catfish species Reefneck? __________________ Reality is for people who can't handle Science-Fiction

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