Fish: Re: [tropical fish club] Re: Planted tank ?'s

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Donna

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> From: Cari <cahyman@yahoo.com>
>Re: Planted tank ?'s
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>Sure, please post pics!!
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>On Aug 30, 2012, at 10:48 PM, Bill Davies <wedavies@ptd.net> wrote:
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>I may be mistaken however I believe that muriatic acid is a dilute form
>of hydrogen chloride (hydrochloric acid). Copper in any form,
>hydrochloric or any other acid, is at best risky. I have been a fish
>keeper for over 40 years and have never had to resort to these extreme
>measures. Yes, I have washed out a few tanks in my day however I never
>regretted doing that. It was a new beginning. If any of you readers
>would like to see my handywork please mention it.
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>On 30-Aug-12 17:41, Tim Hills wrote:
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>> I have "recovered" a tank that had a Copper solution used in it and
>> stained the silicone blue. Afterwards ghost shrimp thrived in that tank.
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>> Muriatic (concentrated Hydrochloric) Acid, the kind used for etching
>> concrete will dissolve out the remaining Copper. Neutralize the tank
>> with strong Thiosulphate afterwards.
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>> I would NOT recommend anyone who isn't familiar with the safe handling
>> of strong acids to even think about it though. Cu Sulphates and Oxides
>> can also be reduced to Chlorides with standard bleach but plan on having
>> your tank sitting full of fixer for a week or so after.
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>> Tim Hills
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>> On 8/30/2012 15:02, Dawn Moneyhan wrote:
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>> > Just a quick warning about this stuff... not all fish can tolerate it
>> > either. Some fish, in particular scaleless (loaches, some kinds of
>> > catfish, etc) are very sensitive to anything with copper in it.
>> > Copper also leaves a residue in the silicone, so once it is used in a
>> > tank then there is very little chance of any inverts (shrimps, snails,
>> > etc) of any species to survive in that tank in the future. I wish
>> > these companies would put proper and complete warnings on these kinds
>> > of products.
>> >
>> > Dawn
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>> > Dawn Moneyhan
>> > Aquatics Specialist/Nutritionist
>> > To learn more about me go to
>> > http://www.helium.com/users/449334
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