Agreed. I have a volt meter. I’ll look up the process and check it. As far as the bayer mistake, I would also assume it’s a non issue at this point. The copper treated water my wife dumped in was from a 5 gallon bucket that was treated to hold a .5 ppm dose per the seachem instructions. Luckily, there was only about a half gallon to a gallon in there. Would that be enough in a 75 gallon system to cause an issue? That was a while ago too, so there’s been tons of water changes. I’ve had some issue with corals bleaching. I don’t have much, but each frag I’ve had hasn’t done well.
Yeah. It’s not like I have a lot right now. But if i tear down and restart, everything would essentially be QT’d anyway. So it’d be like getting new fish and what not from a LFS. It’s the system itself that I’m worried about being the major issue. Losing that GDM was a big hit for me. Was by far my most loved addition to my tank.
Hey! Thanks for the links. That triton test is insanely expensive. Lol. Think I’ll go ahead and do an ATI one soon though. If I bleached the rocks, they have to cure again correct?
You need to order a test kit. When it comes in, you send a sample off. They give you a result and tell you which parameters aren't in what they consider an acceptable range.
I'm glad you are getting a test done. Unless you were planning on throwing all your old rock and sand away I feel it is important to test the water. Bleaching the rock and curing it won't remove heavy metals and other contaminants if that is what your problem is.
Well keep us all in the loop and update us with what you do.
The more and more I thought about it, the more overwhelming it all became. I really think I should just discard all the sand and rock and start fresh, since I don't have too much right now anyway. I won't be able to do that for some time though. Kids take up too much money and all.
Discard sand yes great idea.. don't toss away the rock it would be cheaper to bleach it and then rinse it like crazy and De chlorine it. The rock will be white but over time it'll start to look like live rock again... just watch a YouTube video of bleaching live rock and you'll be good 1 gallon of bleach is far less expensive the 7 bucks per pound for live rock.The more and more I thought about it, the more overwhelming it all became. I really think I should just discard all the sand and rock and start fresh, since I don't have too much right now anyway. I won't be able to do that for some time though. Kids take up too much money and all.
Edit: Add wives to that excuse too. LOL
I'll look into that as well! Thanks
