Realized my clip has been rusting and leaving metal in my water

[sammiches]

How should I treat my tank? The metal rusting piece is likely aluminum and I just found it today when my new mexican turbo hasn’t been latching to anything. I just added chemipure elite today but is there anything else I can do?

 

[lapin]

You can add a Poly Bio pad like this

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[Jay Hemdal]

How should I treat my tank? The metal rusting piece is likely aluminum and I just found it today when my new mexican turbo hasn’t been latching to anything. I just added chemipure elite today but is there anything else I can do?

Water changes are always the best way to ensure that contaminants are being removed - proportional to the amount of change of course.
Aluminum doesn’t rust per-se, it sort makes a white oxidative powder. Iron and steel rust. Copper and zinc are the worst in terms of common toxic metals.
Jay