Copper in ray tank??

[yesjenks]

Part of the plubming from my return pump is copper. If I put rays in the tank will I have to remove the copper?

 

[turkeyboy85]

I will let someone with actual experiance answer but i have always heard NO to copper.

 

[Ray112]

you may be able too if you age the water it worked for me with my teacup

 

[twilight zone]

Copper is toxic to fishes. My first hand experience was weighting down an air line with a copper air valve as weight and the poor datnoids were spinning in circle. They eventual died. I thought it was a bad fish at first. After a couple of datnoids died, I switching to something else and the problem stopped. That was a long time ago when I did that. That was my first experience with heavy metal poisoning to my fish. Later on I've seen the same thing happen with older fountains and ponds with copper plumbing. No fishes can leave it.

 

[Chasintail]

How about house water plumbed through copper? How much copper can build up in the water thats in the pipes if it doesn't sit for real long. Family of 5..lots of water use.

 

[dookie]

I have tested water that has been sitting in copper pipes and it did test positive! Always run the water for a few seconds if it has been sitting overnight in your pipes.