So disappointed-Dead flame angel

You can’t ever let the copper concentration fall below your target at any time, even for a few minutes.
Just a quick note: this is false and seems to be a commonly repeated myth. Copper dropping below 2 ppm for an hour or two, for example down to 1 ppm, shouldn't be an issue.

I asked Jay about this during his recent R2R live show because I keep seeing it repeated as fact, even though it doesn't really make sense scientifically (around 15 min mark):

 

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