Dosed Copper..can i have corals now?

i have been set up for about a year.. about 8-9 months ago i had an outbreak of ICK. i treated it with a medicine that included copper. at this time i had no coral in my tank. since then i have done tons of water changes, use skimmer and change filter media.

Can i still raise coral in this tank? how long will copper trace around in my water?

 

You might be alright.
I'd use a poly filter pad for a while. That's been known to remove some metals.

And pick up a copper test kit.

 

Poly Filter are GREAT I just wish they would tell you what the different colors mean when they are spent. sample=Brown is phosphate reddish is copper or metals etc...

 

where can i read up on the poly filters. my LFS does not carry them?

 

Cheapest place I have found is from dr foster and smith.
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produ...ode matchallany&Np=1&N=2004&Nty=1

 

Copper can leach into the sand bed and release slowly over time.
Did you have LR when you used a copper treatment?

When you get the poly filter I would stir things up a bite.  I mean move some of you rock around,  change the flow in your tank.  Copper will settle and buy moving things around you will have maximum removal.

J


Funny I never new poly filters anything more than just fancey filter floss

 

They have the same name as some filter floss but these absorb all kinds of impurities in the water.

 

i did have LR in my tank. every water change i clean the CC substrate anyway.

cool thanks Nautilus

 

You can use the "universal water stripper" carbon also to help remove copper. I would definitley test before dumping live stock in the tank. I also would stay away from medications if at all possible, especially using meds that will linger and affect livestock added later. Having a game plan for your tank will save you time, work, money and most important the lives of your tank.

 

nope.. tested and no trace of copper.. must be something else. i have some stuff called phosphegen i think. you put it in a waterfall filter in a bag to remove phosphates will this hurt livestock if i use it?