Dirt4dinner
Home Growin' SUSHI!
I come to you all in desperation. I made a horrific beginner mistake with my 80 gallon tank. I used brass fittings rather than plastic fittings on some equipment. Once I realized what I had done, I began the LONG process of removing the copper from my tank, rocks, and sand.
This is what I have done so far. I removed all my rocks and placed them in rubbermaid tubs with fresh saltwater, powerheads, poly filters, toxic metal sponges, and activated carbon. I then did the same thing in my main tank (with the filters and carbon). It has been 2 months now, and I still have copper that is toxic to any soft fleshed critters.
I am getting desperate to fix this problem. This is what I am thinking now. I am thinking about throwing out all my sand, and taking my rocks and tank down and bleaching them. I could also take the rocks to the car wash and blast them off with the power sprayer. Then I would only have to replace the sand with new stuff.
I would like your opinions. And please don't tell me to throw out my $500 worth of rock because if I do that I will be out of the hobby for a long time, because I can't afford to buy more LR.
Thanks so much for the advice. I hope to be back up and running within a resonable amout of time....especially since I am going to have to re-cure my rocks some how. Geez.
This is what I have done so far. I removed all my rocks and placed them in rubbermaid tubs with fresh saltwater, powerheads, poly filters, toxic metal sponges, and activated carbon. I then did the same thing in my main tank (with the filters and carbon). It has been 2 months now, and I still have copper that is toxic to any soft fleshed critters.
I am getting desperate to fix this problem. This is what I am thinking now. I am thinking about throwing out all my sand, and taking my rocks and tank down and bleaching them. I could also take the rocks to the car wash and blast them off with the power sprayer. Then I would only have to replace the sand with new stuff.
I would like your opinions. And please don't tell me to throw out my $500 worth of rock because if I do that I will be out of the hobby for a long time, because I can't afford to buy more LR.
Thanks so much for the advice. I hope to be back up and running within a resonable amout of time....especially since I am going to have to re-cure my rocks some how. Geez.