frag help please (2 Viewers)

[Guest]

I can get one of these units pretty easy I spoke to the guy and he did treat the tank with copper and why I was away my father used a few drops of this in the tank to treat a fish i already notice a improvement int he corals since the water change a few are starting to come out i think with changing the water and getting all the copper out I should be okbecause of what I see since the water change im using filters I got from b&b which works very well ill look into the others you guys are a huge help

 

[Guest]

the sad thing is that im getting realy interested in corals and everyone I get dies...well not every one they jsut wont come out I know I have alot to learn but with if people stay as nice to me on this board as they have im sure ill be doing great with them in the future thanks again and im going to try these things and if they dont work ill be buggen you guys again =)

 

[cparka23]

Sorry to ask, but do you think you could use some punctuation marks next time? I was trying to read your post and offer some advice, but it's hard to go through a line without having to re-read a few words. I think it would help everyone get a better picture of what's going on in your tank if things were easier to read.

Sorry, I know this is nitpicking. Just throw in a period every now and then. By the way, I hope your corals turn out fine. It sounds like you're on your way to getting things under control. Let us know how they're doing if those corals survive.

 

[Guest]

Could be a lot of things. I know your lighting is only NO right now - that shouldn't matter much with anthellia and GSP's, but you will definitely need to get those VHO ballasts we talked about before you start trying anything else.

Your tank is still pretty new, so you might just need for things to settle down first. The tap water could be an issue as well - our tap water tests > 400ppm TDS, so there's no way I would put that in my tank.

The copper could be an issue. It can be hard to test for - I don't know of any single copper test kit that will detect every variation of it. I have 2 different copper test kits I use for my hospital tank. I originally bought a Salifert test and it wasn't detecting the type of copper I was using, so I switched to a Red Sea kit and that worked. You're welcome to try them both to see if they detect anything.

 

[Guest]

thanks mike however im sure there is copper in the tank im starting the water changes to get all the copper out and im starting them all with new water so i can solve all these issues at once the gsp seem to be doing much better now I think they will be ok and come out once I get more water changes done I think that I have a good idea of ways now to solve some of my mistakes that I have made thanks to you guys

 

[ShaneV]

Im not sure water changes will get all the cooper out, Do you have live rock? I have no experience in this, but I have read that cooper is nearly impossible to get out of Live Rock.

 

[AggieBrandon]

Yean and nearly impossible to get out of a tank in general. It leeches into the silicone etc.

Brandon

 

[Guest]

well it was a few days ago it hasnt had time for that I dont think however I went and changed 5 gallons to distilled today

 

[Cakepro]

I have to (vehemently) disagree with the myth that copper poisons a glass aquarium. Anyone is welcome to come see my two reef tanks, in which copper was used to treat fish-only at one time.

However, if you nuked your live rock with copper, about the only thing it's good for now is landscaping rock....in your yard. Unless it's going to be a fish-only tank, and even then you'd still probably want some invertebrates eventually.

Do not use distilled water!!! That water is absolutely stripped of all minerals and is probably quite acidic.

 

[AggieBrandon]

I used distilled water for the longest before I purchased my ro/di and my tank was perfectly fine. When you use an ro/di machine you are essentially stripping the water of all other minerals as well. That is one reason why it is not recommended to drink water that has been run through a DI resin bed.

Brandon

 

[Cakepro]

LOL duh. I must have had a stroke.

 

[Guest]

ok heres what I did I took 5 gallons of distilled and 3 of just some pure drinking water and used them they ran out of distilled and my tank needed more and I was not going to touch the tap water again I hope this was ok I had no choice otherwise the wet/dry wouldnt run

 

[ShaneV]

Drinking water is bad too, way too many minerals in it. They actually add stuff into drinking water for the taste.

 

[AggieBrandon]

LOL...pure mountain spring drinking water is also full of impurities. It is probably a lot safer to use than tap water but still not recommended. Try to find a grocery store that has a water machine that you can take the empty jugs you just aquired to and fill them up. Most larger chain grocery stores have some sort of water machine in or near them.

Brandon

 

[pernelf]

Cameren, where are you located?

 

[ShaneV]

Heres an example of whats in ozarkas drinking water:

 

[Guest]

I got this out of the machine with my jug

 

[Guest]

nw houston

 

[Guest]

the water machine only didnt give me an option so i got what it gave me the other 5 gallons were distilled is the machine water safe? This was at randels

 

[Guest]

The store on Jones road will sell you RO/DI water...

They'll even sell you premixed salt RO/DI water..

Jay