125 gallon treated with copper - Page 2 - Aquarium Advice

**roka64** · 04-25-2008, 09:13 AM

You can try the barter and trade or the classifieds section. Can you return him to your LFS?

land locked · 04-28-2008, 05:07 PM

Thanks for all your help! Our only LFS is PETCO

. We made some calls to Denver and talked with a few guys who maintain tanks and one said he may be able to find it a home in a 200+ tank. He is even going to drive up and get it. I sure he will turn around and sell it but I don't care as long as he is in a bigger tank. I just felt bad for the thing, even though I did not like him. Once we have him gone our plan is to put the surviving puffer and hermit crab in a spare tank while we clean the rock and the sand. Then we are going to get the products suggested by Roka and run the tank for awhile to get as much of the copper out. I think we are going to put some supper covered LR ( like that expensive Florida stuff) to hopefully, eventually (years) get it to spread and make the tank not look so barren. I think we will also not put so much rock in. There was so much rock it looked crowded to me. Then we will put the puffer and the crab in. Does this sound reasonable?
I asked her to test for copper but she said she did not have a kit for it so guess what I ordered? I finally got the last test kits I ordered a while ago, its rough living in BUFU.
Will I need to cycle the tank like I did for my reef tank? Sorry I have not had time to read yet. The semester is almost over

**melosu58** · 04-28-2008, 09:05 PM

I cant find it but there is some stuff called cuprisorb I think it`s called that, helps to take copper out of the system. Does anyone know what I`m talking about?

tawolcott · 04-28-2008, 09:20 PM

CupriSorb by Sea Chem

Seachem - CupriSorb 250ml

land locked · 04-28-2008, 11:41 PM

Thanks, I will let you know how it works.

**melosu58** · 04-29-2008, 09:01 AM

Thanks Tawolcott

**roka64** · 04-29-2008, 09:48 AM

I think the polyfilter might work as well (I've never used them) but they claim to remove heavy metals.

tawolcott · 04-29-2008, 09:54 AM

Nice thing about polyfilter is that is shows color if it finds heavy metals (I don't remember if there are diffierent colors for diff metals or if the blue indicates Cu or just heavy metals in general). I would run the Cuprisorb then the poly and see if the poly changes color (or before and after). I think the Cupri is more for an 'accident' recovery, as in it works faster and holds more. Probably better safe than sorry though. I'd use both as a double check especially if you have a canister laying around to load up and let run

cmor1701d · 04-29-2008, 12:18 PM

Here's the color code for the Poly filters:
Blue Copper
Red Iron
Green Free Copper ions
Brown Normal organic load
Black Heavy organic load

04-25-2008, 09:13 AM	#11 (permalink)
roka64 Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,628 Images: 12	You can try the barter and trade or the classifieds section. Can you return him to your LFS? __________________ Uh-oh, I just overloaded my Bioload! Vote for AA Good reading about: Nitrogen Cycle Fishless Cycling Need more help? Articles Acronym List --Scott

04-28-2008, 05:07 PM	#12 (permalink)
land locked Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Wyoming Posts: 174	Thanks for all your help! Our only LFS is PETCO. We made some calls to Denver and talked with a few guys who maintain tanks and one said he may be able to find it a home in a 200+ tank. He is even going to drive up and get it. I sure he will turn around and sell it but I don't care as long as he is in a bigger tank. I just felt bad for the thing, even though I did not like him. Once we have him gone our plan is to put the surviving puffer and hermit crab in a spare tank while we clean the rock and the sand. Then we are going to get the products suggested by Roka and run the tank for awhile to get as much of the copper out. I think we are going to put some supper covered LR ( like that expensive Florida stuff) to hopefully, eventually (years) get it to spread and make the tank not look so barren. I think we will also not put so much rock in. There was so much rock it looked crowded to me. Then we will put the puffer and the crab in. Does this sound reasonable? I asked her to test for copper but she said she did not have a kit for it so guess what I ordered? I finally got the last test kits I ordered a while ago, its rough living in BUFU. Will I need to cycle the tank like I did for my reef tank? Sorry I have not had time to read yet. The semester is almost over __________________ 72 gallon bow front, koralia 1 powerhead, approx 30 gallon sump and separate 20 gallon display refugium, Aqua C protein skimmer, Live rubble filteration, 80 # of LR, and a 4 inch sand bed.

04-28-2008, 09:05 PM	#13 (permalink)
melosu58 SW 10 yrs and over Community Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Richmond Va Posts: 11,468 Images: 73	I cant find it but there is some stuff called cuprisorb I think it`s called that, helps to take copper out of the system. Does anyone know what I`m talking about? __________________ View My Tanks Click here to Visit FantasyReef

04-28-2008, 11:41 PM	#15 (permalink)
land locked Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Wyoming Posts: 174	Thanks, I will let you know how it works. __________________ 72 gallon bow front, koralia 1 powerhead, approx 30 gallon sump and separate 20 gallon display refugium, Aqua C protein skimmer, Live rubble filteration, 80 # of LR, and a 4 inch sand bed.

04-29-2008, 09:01 AM	#16 (permalink)
melosu58 SW 10 yrs and over Community Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Richmond Va Posts: 11,468 Images: 73	Thanks Tawolcott __________________ View My Tanks Click here to Visit FantasyReef

04-28-2008, 09:20 PM	#14 (permalink)
tawolcott Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Tired of the mod power plays; gone to another forum Posts: 261	CupriSorb by Sea Chem Seachem - CupriSorb 250ml

04-29-2008, 09:48 AM	#17 (permalink)
roka64 Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,628 Images: 12	I think the polyfilter might work as well (I've never used them) but they claim to remove heavy metals. __________________ Uh-oh, I just overloaded my Bioload! Vote for AA Good reading about: Nitrogen Cycle Fishless Cycling Need more help? Articles Acronym List --Scott

04-29-2008, 09:54 AM	#18 (permalink)
tawolcott Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Tired of the mod power plays; gone to another forum Posts: 261	Nice thing about polyfilter is that is shows color if it finds heavy metals (I don't remember if there are diffierent colors for diff metals or if the blue indicates Cu or just heavy metals in general). I would run the Cuprisorb then the poly and see if the poly changes color (or before and after). I think the Cupri is more for an 'accident' recovery, as in it works faster and holds more. Probably better safe than sorry though. I'd use both as a double check especially if you have a canister laying around to load up and let run

04-29-2008, 12:18 PM	#19 (permalink)
cmor1701d Aquarium Advice Addict Community Mentor Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Belle Mead, NJ Posts: 3,562 Images: 43	Here's the color code for the Poly filters: Blue Copper Red Iron Green Free Copper ions Brown Normal organic load Black Heavy organic load __________________ Click here to Vote for Aquarium Advice on AquaRank . Vote EVERY day! Click Here for a list of commonly used acronyms and abbreviations. ____ Cmor

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