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I used an 8x8x1 MarinePure plate in my QT. When I had to dose meds there was a tremendous bacterial bloom. I suspect it was because the plate doesn’t allow rapid water flow. Like matrix or biomax does in the HOB with the rapid water flowing through the filter. It turned into a big blob of green slime on one side. Big mess. Lesson learned.
So based on this, you could bleach, rinse for bio film and then soak in vinegar to precipitate any copper into a harmless form,
Doesn't work on rock; does work on some ceramic media like MarinePure, BioMax, Humblefish has had the same no absorbing on Seachem Matrix. I've done it myself on those two. Doesn't work on porous rock (coral rock). It absorbs the copper like a sponge and will not release it without lots and lots of work as 4Fordfamily can testify.What!? Does this mean I can clean up the CopperPower from the rock I nuked with beach and fresh water with just vinegar?
If so, I didn't know that!
Thanks!!
Doesn't work on rock; does work on some ceramic media like MarinePure, BioMax, Humblefish has had the same no absorbing on Seachem Matrix. I've done it myself on those two. Doesn't work on porous rock (coral rock). It absorbs the copper like a sponge and will not release it without lots and lots of work as 4Fordfamily can testify.
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/how-to-remove-copper-from-dt.326316/Ahhhh. I knew it couldn't be that easy. Nothing in this hobby is, LOL. Thanks for setting me straight. It's good to know the Marine Pure block will clean up easily though. They were expensive.
Hey, @4FordFamily do you have a thread about your experience cleaning up the copper in your rock? I'd love to check it out as I will be doing the same, soon. Thanks!
Do you still need a sponge when using matrix? Or can this take the place of it if you filled a HOB with all Matrix?
I've been SUPER busy the past few days, but did manage to take a Cu reading this morning (Day 24). Still no observable absorption.
HumbleFish,
Any thoughts about using Matrix in a hospital tank with Chloroquine phosphate? Do you think your tests with copper could be inferred to mean Matrix would not absorb CP? (Not sure I truly understand “absorption” of copper in the first place. Is it being pulled into the rock somehow like saturating a sponge or a chemical reaction with the rock that renders the medication ineffective?). Shame there is no test for CP concentration.
Thanks!
Mark