Copper In Fish Food...

[wld1783]

I've been using New Life SPECTRUM Marine Fish Formula and finally read the the ingrediants...Copper Sulfate...Ferrous Sulfate...Manganese Sulfate...ect

Will theses metals adversly effect my reef tank? Or are they non-toxic?

Bill

 

[billsreef]

Copper, and some other metals, are funny things. A little bit is needed for life, while too much is a problem. In the case of fish foods like Spectrum (I use it myself), there is not a problem with the amounts in them.

 

[Steven Pro]

You will notice that copper is listed as an ingredient in most every fish food. Tiny trace amounts are safe and in fact necessary.

 

[MCsaxmaster]

Agreed, it's one of those funny micronutrients: way too little will kill ya and way too much will kill ya too. The small amounts in food (especially since they should be chelated/bioavailable) should be fine, and in fact necessary.

 

[wld1783]

Thanks