Corals dying fast - All parameters look good?? - Page 2

Timfish · 01/24/2018, 07:24 AM

Sorry to hear about your problems!

You'll probably need to do multiple big water changes and use polyfilters as mentioned above.

dougs280z · 01/27/2018, 02:18 PM

So it's definitely copper. Polyfilter pads turned blue overnight. How long should I leave the polyfilters in? Once they turn blue, are they done, or should I leave them in for a week before putting new ones in? I'm going to get some other copper absorber today and continue doing water changes but I first need to test to make sure my water changes aren't introducing the copper. Is it likely that the powerhead I found that was shocking me was most likely the culprit for the copper, or do you think it could be coming from something else?

Drix · 01/27/2018, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by dougs280z

So it's definitely copper. Polyfilter pads turned blue overnight. How long should I leave the polyfilters in? Once they turn blue, are they done, or should I leave them in for a week before putting new ones in? I'm going to get some other copper absorber today and continue doing water changes but I first need to test to make sure my water changes aren't introducing the copper. Is it likely that the powerhead I found that was shocking me was most likely the culprit for the copper, or do you think it could be coming from something else?

I think doing water changes is going to be more useful than running filter pads. I'd start by doing a 50% and get on a heavy schedule for the next few weeks- I've been out of the loop for a bit but I'd be doing at least bi-weekly 25% changes after that- should get you somewhere around a 90% water removal by week 2. Your LR is going to absorb and be leeching copper for a while probably- that's when the filter pads are really going to shine as opposed to free standing copper in the system. Kent Marine makes a heavy metal filter media you might consider running in a canister filter too, it may help.

Sorry to hear about your corals- I had something similar happen when a marineland stealth blew up in my tank, it was hell to deal with and I'm not sure I ever really got back out in front of it.

01/24/2018, 07:24 AM	#26
Timfish Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 1,985	Sorry to hear about your problems! You'll probably need to do multiple big water changes and use polyfilters as mentioned above. __________________ "Our crystal clear aquaria come nowhere close to the nutrient loads that swirl around natural reefs" Charles Delbeek

01/27/2018, 02:18 PM	#27
dougs280z Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Posts: 13	So it's definitely copper. Polyfilter pads turned blue overnight. How long should I leave the polyfilters in? Once they turn blue, are they done, or should I leave them in for a week before putting new ones in? I'm going to get some other copper absorber today and continue doing water changes but I first need to test to make sure my water changes aren't introducing the copper. Is it likely that the powerhead I found that was shocking me was most likely the culprit for the copper, or do you think it could be coming from something else?