QT Problem !!

Dieselraver · #1 07/14/2004, 12:42 AM

im currently treating my blue carribean tang for a mild case of ick (didnt want to wait till she developed white patches) shes been scratching i have her QT'ed in a 10 gallon with a treatment that contains some formalyn and that green stuff, there is NO copper in the treatment, my question is, if properly cleaned can the 10 gallon be reused in a reef system, also my eheim power head is in that tank now too, can that be cleaned and reused in my reef tank, i know with copper its a major no-no but im not sure about this type of ich treatment, im trying to feed "Dora" garlic, (my sister named her not me!) or soak some nori in garlic to get her to eat it but im wasting more garlic liquid than its worth, ive got a piece of romaine in there with her, i just want her to get better and with the QT tank im hoping it will work,

Navyblue · #2 07/14/2004, 04:12 AM

Personally I don't see a problem.

But let the experts speak

Randy Holmes-Farley · #3 07/14/2004, 06:16 AM

Yes, I agree. that tank and powerhead and be cleaned and reused in a reef.

Dieselraver · #4 07/14/2004, 07:08 AM

so why do they put out so many non-reef safe products such as the copper, do they work better? stronger? treat different types of infections?

Randy Holmes-Farley · #5 07/14/2004, 07:19 AM

For fish only tanks, where they are believed by many to be fine and have been used for many years.

Dieselraver · #6 07/14/2004, 07:41 AM

ahhh thanks yet again mr Randy Holmes-Farley, your an invaluable asset to this site

I greatly appreciate all your help!

Randy Holmes-Farley · #7 07/14/2004, 08:34 AM

Thanks.

Happy Reefing.

Hobster · #8 07/14/2004, 12:05 PM

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Originally posted by Dieselraver
so why do they put out so many non-reef safe products such as the copper, do they work better? stronger? treat different types of infections?

I do not understand the part of residual copper. If a power head or a tank is used in water that was treated with copper and was cleaned, is there still that much copper to be harmful to inverts? Does copper bind or bond to glass, plastic. Is there a way to neutralize it? I can understand it being absorbed into porous rock and sand but how does it stay on hard objects?

Hobster · #9 07/14/2004, 12:12 PM

oops!, just found this:
http://archive.reefcentral.com/forum...hreadid=402131

But of course if there is more, please share

Randy Holmes-Farley · #10 07/14/2004, 01:31 PM

Yes, copper sticks to glass and calcium carbonate, and in fact, copper is almost certainly bound to organics in solution, and those will stick to both glass and plastic (and most anything else). Hence the need to wash, and possibly acid and bleach wash.

Hobster · #11 07/14/2004, 03:13 PM

So using the triple wash should remove it or at least reduce it enough to be OK to use the tank or equipment? Thanks.

Randy Holmes-Farley · #12 07/14/2004, 03:18 PM

I think so, yes. You mighth search on copper in this forum as we've discussed the cleaning a number of times.

Rock and sand, however, can't be cleaned adequately, IMO.

Hobster · #13 07/15/2004, 11:06 AM

Ah yes," Behold the power of Search"

Seems it has been discussed a bit

Thanks