DONT USE COPPER

[AFATCAT]

My pump adapter broke so I brought a new brass one from Home Depot. I thought only copper will kill stuff but I was wrong.brass is equally as lethal as copper. Couple days later my 3 kenya trees ($150 plus they are very juicy ones) started bleaching (losing skin) and day later they turned black and I ask ai and learned that brass is also bad for aquarium use. So please don’t use brass or copper. I going to do water changes now :(

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Yeah, metals like that will leach into your aquarium. It's why rust is harmful to our tanks.

 

[Paul B]

Brass is made from copper and zinc. Both poisonous metals for our purposes.

 

[tzabor10]

I have done this. Use Cuprisorb in a reactor. Do extensive water changes. 200-300%. And wait.

 

[AFATCAT]

Yeah, metals like that will leach into your aquarium. It's why rust is harmful to our tanks.

I know, but the plastic ones are out of stock, have to wait a a couple days. I didn’t know it will bleached that fast.

 

[AFATCAT]

RIP :(