Mardel's Coppersafe ok for Live rock and Puffers ?

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cichlidgirl

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Will mardel's coppersafe harm my Live rock and coraline algae ? I cant find where to look it up. Packaging just says not safe for inverts with no hard shells such as anemones etc. Only invert i have is anemone that i all ready moved to another safe tank. Also removed my macro algae except for what im feeding. Any body got info on if its harmful to saltwater puffers like dogfish or burrfish ? Thinking of using it but the tank is not bare. Dont want to risk any ick in the main tank surviving if i pull out the one fish that shows signs of the ick (its been in there for a couple days all ready). Added benefit is i have not treated any of the fish for parasites since none showed signs of external parasites so this treatment cant hurt in that regard as well. Just worried about the LR and any sensitivity for the two puffers. Thanks in advance.
Sue
 
I decided to err on the side of caution. I could remove all fish to a QT tank or remove the LR. SInce i would have to remove the LR to catch the little buggers i decided to just remove the LR for safe keeping to another tank. I also took out my macro algae and the 3 anemone (i knew anemones had to be moved). Figured better safe than sorry since the LR is getting some nice coraline algae and regular algae growth finally. Was a good decision anyway, found a dead fish stuck under a rock polluting the tank and was able to really clean my main tank. Plus i have decided to make a new tank with my anemones and their clowns, maybe add in some nice inverts and corals for a medium sized reef setup. This will give me the reason to start that project now LOL.
BTW: the puffers have not reacted at all to the coppersafe. They act, swim and feed same as before i had added in the meds. I have watched closely for 14 hours, ready to remove them at first sign of distress but all seems well.
 
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