Removing coppersafe

[Soccerdude]

Can coppersafe be removed with activated carbon? I made a really stupid mistake. When i saw a few spots of ick on my angel, without thinking I put a squirt of coppersafe in(deffenetly not even close to the full dose). Now i am wondering how big a mistake it really was. I am worried about my anemone and my snails.

I have a 46 gallon fowlr with one anemone, lots of snails ,a French angel, and a rock beauty. I have a wet dry filter along with a protein skimmer and activated carbon.

 

[paulace2372]

water change and carbon will remove it! take the nem out if u can.

 

[ccCapt]

Poly-filters will remove the copper. They turn blue as the copper is absorbed.
POLY FILTER AQUARIUM PADS BY POLY BIO MARINE

 

[Soccerdude]

Will the snails be ok

 

[paulace2372]

they are most likely effected already but take them out if you can.

 

[Soccerdude]

Soo, is .25 ppm a safe level of copper?

 

[AquaRick]

Any levels of copper are bad for your inverts. .25 is already a toxic level. Like the cap said, get those poly filters and get that copper out of your system.

 

[Soccerdude]

Got going rite now, thanks for the help! How fast do you think levels will drop.

 

[AquaRick]

Depends how much is in there, and how long it was allowed to settle in. Best bet is to get a copper test and check over time.

 

[Soccerdude]

Thanks!

 

[Soccerdude]

I've lost my anemone sadly, but my fish are ick free and copper levels are dropping from the carbon, and I have not lost one snail