well someone must have thought my tank was a wishing well and popped in a penny. my sps has had very little polyp ext lately. every thing was testing ok but I haven't tested for copper in a long time. well on my way to pick up a test kit. and will be doing a water change tomorrow...
found a penny in my tank
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Aquarist007
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Re: found a penny in my tank
how long do you figure it has been in there:eek2:
how long do you figure it has been in there:eek2:
Aquarist007
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I would be more worried about my inverts then the corals
kids, or somebody with real malice in his/her heart and a knowledge of chemistry.
If you possibly can get to an lfs that has polyfilter go get it and start running it. If not today, tomorrow. If none have it [use the phone] then see if you can get it express-shipped online.
Meanwhile run carbon: carbon can sop up some. Polyfilter is what can actually yank copper out of the water. If you have the option to delicately remove the contacting sand from the area where that rested, do.
And don't assume accident. This was not a nice thing to do.
If you possibly can get to an lfs that has polyfilter go get it and start running it. If not today, tomorrow. If none have it [use the phone] then see if you can get it express-shipped online.
Meanwhile run carbon: carbon can sop up some. Polyfilter is what can actually yank copper out of the water. If you have the option to delicately remove the contacting sand from the area where that rested, do.
And don't assume accident. This was not a nice thing to do.
hahnmeister
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One little penny wont do much except add trace levels... copper is a trace element in saltwater anyways.
Seachem Cuprizorb would be a good purchase just in case.
Then, for your other 'ailments', some Purigen & carbon in case there are any trace contaminants.
Seachem Cuprizorb would be a good purchase just in case.
Then, for your other 'ailments', some Purigen & carbon in case there are any trace contaminants.
Aquarist007
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you might be interested in this thread also:
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1321875
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1321875
mr pink floyd
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pennies after 1984 ate like 97% zinc.
a cool experiment is to file off one side of a penny so you see the zinc core, and drop it in some hydrochloric acid. the acid will react with the zinc, but not the copper, so in the end youll have a paper thin copper shell, a bunch of zinc chloride and hydrogen gas... cool stuff
a cool experiment is to file off one side of a penny so you see the zinc core, and drop it in some hydrochloric acid. the acid will react with the zinc, but not the copper, so in the end youll have a paper thin copper shell, a bunch of zinc chloride and hydrogen gas... cool stuff
Aquarist007
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11865313#post11865313 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mr pink floyd
^^^ pennies after 1984 ate like 97% zinc or something.
a cool experiment is to file off one side of a penny so you see the zinc core, and drop it in some hydrochloric acid. the acid will react with the zinc, but not the copper, so in the end youll have a paper thin copper shell, a bunch of zinc chloride and hydrogen gas... cool stuff
don't you guys have the law like us that you can't deface or destroy coins:lol:
Aquarist007
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largo--that's in florida isn't it I heard the same thing applies to getting your own live rock and sand from a reef.:lol:
strangerdejavu
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I saw this on Modern Marvels just the other day! Pretty cool experiment
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11865313#post11865313 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mr pink floyd
pennies after 1984 ate like 97% zinc.
a cool experiment is to file off one side of a penny so you see the zinc core, and drop it in some hydrochloric acid. the acid will react with the zinc, but not the copper, so in the end youll have a paper thin copper shell, a bunch of zinc chloride and hydrogen gas... cool stuff
Aquarist007
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there is a ban on that right?? I heard you can get fined pretty heavy if you get caught
You take a gobi out of the ocean and get fined---we take a gobi out a Lake Ontario and get thanked for it:lol:
