Big Mistake

[brendanstl]

Scored a large, five headed piece of purple torch today at my lfs, as well as a foxface. When I got home, I began the process of acclimating both the fish and the coral, without thinking about it, I placed both the fish and the torch in the same container, along with water from the fish bag, connected my accu drip to my DT and began the acclimation. About five to ten minutes later, I realized how stupid I was, my lfs (as well as most others) copper doses their fish display tanks. I immediately pulled the torch out of my acclimation container and set it in a container full of water from my DT, lfs params are pretty well close to those of my DT. I'm wondering if I should be planning on my torch not making it through, it currently looks OK, I wouldn't say full pe, but it's not totally sucked in. With the price of torch these days, I hate to see this one die over a stupid mistake, would be an expensive one at that.

 

[DSC reef]

We've all made mistakes before, it wont be the last. At this point all you can do is wait it out.

 

[sarcophytonIndy]

Scored a large, five headed piece of purple torch today at my lfs, as well as a foxface. When I got home, I began the process of acclimating both the fish and the coral, without thinking about it, I placed both the fish and the torch in the same container, along with water from the fish bag, connected my accu drip to my DT and began the acclimation. About five to ten minutes later, I realized how stupid I was, my lfs (as well as most others) copper doses their fish display tanks. I immediately pulled the torch out of my acclimation container and set it in a container full of water from my DT, lfs params are pretty well close to those of my DT. I'm wondering if I should be planning on my torch not making it through, it currently looks OK, I wouldn't say full pe, but it's not totally sucked in. With the price of torch these days, I hate to see this one die over a stupid mistake, would be an expensive one at that.

That short exposure probably wasn't enough to do any harm. Think of it as a dip.

 

[jordan10]

When I first got into reefing I didn't understand and didn't know my LFS used copper in there water. And I use to dump the water from bag right in tank thinking it has to be good water if it comes from fish store lol. But I never noticed anything ill happen from it I don't think it's a big amount u would get in the bag the fish store sends them home in. I think you will be fine

 

[brendanstl]

Looks like it's going to make... 12 hours in, lights just went on and the pe is already at about 50%

 

[DSC reef]

Glad to hear, that's a nice looking torch.

 

[Randy Shapiro]

I think youll be fine. I used to do the same thing as Jordan10 and luckily everything has survived. You caught the mistake quick and from the pictures you posted of it extended, you should be totally fine.