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Hi all I need some help with my tank about a year ago I bought a fish that had ich
And it wiped out my whole tank I used this ich treatment called copper power and it wiped out all my inverts I wanted to know if it killed my live rock and live sand also and would I be able to get the natural life and good bacteria again
 

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Yeah you done did it. Toss the rock, sand etc. It's all junk now.

+1 unfortunately.

Copper Power is to be used only in a QT tank.
Sand & rock absorb copper like a sponge and yours will never be able to support inverts or coral, it needs to be totally replaced.

Depending on how long you had the copper power in the tank or if you happened to have left the water containing the copper in the tank after everything died, some will tell you that you cannot even use the tank itself again due to the possibility that the silicone absorbed the copper as well. I would empty the tank, clean it very well and place 1 invert in there and see if he lives (this is without your sand or rock!).
 

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