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Old 11-05-2011, 03:52 PM
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Default Copper treatment tank can it be reused?
I have a 10 gl tank used to treat fish with copper. Is this tank useless now for anything else? I would like to try sps and thinking about setting up just a small tank. We are rearranging things around in the house so a small tank would work well in what is now the office but being moved.
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Old 11-05-2011, 05:24 PM
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You might want to replace the silicone though. Glass won't absorb copper but the silicone probably did.
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Old 11-06-2011, 12:27 AM
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silicone dosent realy absorb copper either just make sure youve cleaned the tank out well befor you use it.
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the ansewer is no......do not use the tank for a reef
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you can run CupriSorb if it's just the tank. If it's in the powerhead, any filters, plumbing, etc, I'd buy new. Not worth losing stuff over it.
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you can run CupriSorb if it's just the tank. If it's in the powerhead, any filters, plumbing, etc, I'd buy new. Not worth losing stuff over it.
and a new 10g tank is like $20.....
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and a new 10g tank is like $20.....
oh... I didn't even look at the tank size. Dude!! get a new one... no question about it.
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based on the relative low cost of glass tanks and the high cost of SPS, not worth the risk
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and a new 10g tank is like $20.....

have to agree with doug a new tank is only like 20 bucks top and def not worth the risk hell i wouldnt risk it if it was any tank for that matter
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Use it to store pennies.
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