Rust

[alrha]

Anyone have a salifert copper testkit that I could borrow for 1 test?

i might have one too, i can check when i get home.
if i do, it may also be like 2 yrs old, i dont know what the shelf life is on the kit, you'd have to ask habib when you get the batch#'s to double check.

 

[jackson6745]

Thanks Albert

 

[jhale]

I have a 6 month old seachem copper test kit.

I don't know when I could get it to you, mailing it might be faster.

 

[jackson6745]

Thanks Jon

I actually just got my hands on an Aquarium Pharmecutical copper testkit and my tank water has .25 copper (my ro/di is 0). So there is copper in my aquarium, not a lot, but enough to do some damage. This is really discouraging. I had a better survival rate in my 65gal with bare bone equipment

 

[House of Laughter]

Mang in there skimmer man! Yoiu know we got your back -

Simple = better, I agree

House

 

[Tonyscoots84]

it leached out.. that sucks.... i guess big water change is in effect...
would a poly filter take any of that crapola from the rust out...

 

[spykes]

i feel kinda happy my system is a bare bone system. very simple.

 

[jackson6745]

it leached out.. that sucks.... i guess big water change is in effect...
would a poly filter take any of that crapola from the rust out...

Yep

Dave it's kind of hard to go barebones on a larger tank......I would if I could.

 

[jhale]

rich, good luck.

you should not be having these problems, sorry.

 

[House of Laughter]

I agree with Jackson , it's tough to go bare bones when your topping off 55 gallons of RO a week -

Keep the faith Rich

House

 

[jackson6745]

Thanks for the condolences

 

[Pedro]

Rich,

Tunze sells an adapter, not sure if you've heard of it, that allowas you to use the pump of your choice. Ask Roger about that, i forgot the price, maybe in the $40's. But it's an alternative.

 

[ShaunW]

Thanks Jon

I actually just got my hands on an Aquarium Pharmecutical copper testkit and my tank water has .25 copper (my ro/di is 0). So there is copper in my aquarium, not a lot, but enough to do some damage. This is really discouraging. I had a better survival rate in my 65gal with bare bone equipment

WOW Rich! Your lucky you caught it. You were a fraction away from a completely tank melt down with that copper reading. VERY CLOSE CALL!

You should do multiple water changes over the next week or two, and get some polyfilter in that tank ASAP!

 

[jackson6745]

Thanks Pedro! I'll ask Roger about that. I didn't know that there was an adapter

Shaun I have a polyfilter in there now and I'm about to do a 30% WC. I gained some experience with that last mag pump so I knew what to look for this time, thanks to you.

 

[DevIouS]

That blows....:irked:

Good to hear that you caught it in time.
Good luck with it.

 

[dreko]

Rich,
sorry to hear about the copper. Good to hear that you've caught the problem in time and your corals all survived...
Dre

 

[masterswimmer]

Rich sorry to hear about the rust issues. Not sorry to hear that you caught it in time! Good catch. That's how I see the best reefs kept, by the reefer 'knowing' his system better than tests. You knew something was going on, however minor it was, and you caught it. That shows an experienced reefer to me.

What kind of screws is everyone switching to on their mag drives?

Thanks,
Russ

 

[jackson6745]

Thanks Guys.
Russ I actually did have the same experience before thats how i was able to identify it. Whenever I see some different from the norm behavior from my SPS I check everything possible..... water paramaters, parasites, electrical current, and from now on, pumps.

 

[jhale]

.25 copper? damn Rich:bigeyes2:

how did the pump leech out copper?
what part would tunze of all companies use that did this?

 

[jackson6745]

Dude I have no idea. I cut into the pump motor and it is oil filled....is this normal?