gopens Posted November 19, 2006 Share Posted November 19, 2006 first i want to say that i am sorry for starting another about this. i just wanted to make sure that everybody read this thread because there has been a new twist added to my problem. well as most remember, i some how got a tiny bit of copper in my tank. i had to told my best bet is to brteak down my tank and replace all my sand and live rock. well i decided i would do just that. so today i started my long and expensive project. so i set up a 30 gallon tank for my live stock. when i set it up, i used my main tank water, sand , and live rock because my live stock would be used to this water. so after i got my 30 gallon up and running with the water, sand and live rock, i added my livestock. they are doing awesome. after i got that going, i ran by the lfs to say hi. before i left, i was thinking i should get a snail for giggles to see if it would survive in the 30 gallon. for those who have not ready my previous post, i could not keep snails alive. so i got home and added the snail. and you guessed it. its doing great and has been in there for 4 hours. before they would not last and hour in my main tank. but the kicker is, again, i used all my main tank stuff. nothing different. i am so confused now. man, what am i going to do... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronjunior Posted November 19, 2006 Share Posted November 19, 2006 Sounds like a round of Russian roulette or a crap shoot to me ...other than that.....it's anyone's guess! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyles Posted November 19, 2006 Share Posted November 19, 2006 Check the inside of your pumps to. I have seen rust develop, but I dont know if that causes a copper reading. I would go through everything with a fine tooth comb. You will find your answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronjunior Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 To ad to the mysterious copper: I was thumbing through a saltwater book from the library today, and they mention some water bureaus adding copper to their water in the summertime to keep down algae.:eek: If any do, guess it's one more reason to go ro/di...hopefully that small % that's not removed with ro/di units isn't copper! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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