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    Posted: August 27 2014 at 4:48pm
Hey guys I just have a quick question. I've got a 40 breeder I've once used for a QT tank and I was considering selling it. I did however treat it with copper.

I know you're not suppose to use a tank treated with coper when considering growing coral in it but what about fresh water. Is it FW safe?

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They would be perfectly safe for any kind of aquarium. The copper in beds into the sand and the rock and not so much the tank it self.

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The miniscule amount of copper on the surfaces is not a problem. It's copper that sticks to the sand and rock that creates problems.
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Agreed, tank is fine
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Ok good, I thought once a tank had copper in it, it was doomed to a life of a QT tank.

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