Quarantine tank

[Hilltopreef90]

Once you’ve used copper in your quarantine tank do you use charcoal to get rid of the copper and when do you add it ?
Is the Hanna checker really needed to check for copper and how long after introducing charcoal or another product to remove the excess copper is it best to check for copper.
I currently have the following Hanna checkers
Phosphate ULR
Nitrate HR
Alkalinity
Calcium
and I’m wondering which are the basic ones every reef owner should have ?
Should I add the one for PH and the one for copper ?

 

[Tamberav]

You do a water change and can use special pads made to absorb copper to remove it. Carbon/charcoal does a very poor job of removing copper so skip that.

Yes to Hannah. Otherwise you are just reading pink from slightly darker pink. If you are wrong the QT was a total waste of time or if the copper level was too high then the fish is stressed and dead. The Hannah copper kit is cheaper than a fish these days.

pH isn’t that important. I would never buy a fancy expensive kit for it. Hannah calcium isn’t super accurate but the other kits are good.

Magnesium is worth it for most to have around.

 

[Hilltopreef90]

You do a water change and can use special pads made to absorb copper to remove it. Carbon/charcoal does a very poor job of removing copper so skip that.

Yes to Hannah. Otherwise you are just reading pink from slightly darker pink. If you are wrong the QT was a total waste of time or if the copper level was too high then the fish is stressed and dead. The Hannah copper kit is cheaper than a fish these days.

pH isn’t that important. I would never buy a fancy expensive kit for it. Hannah calcium isn’t super accurate but the other kits are good.

Magnesium is worth it for most to have around.

Once you’ve used copper in your quarantine tank do you use charcoal to get rid of the copper and when do you add it ?
Is the Hanna checker really needed to check for copper and how long after introducing charcoal or another product to remove the excess copper is it best to check for copper.
I currently have the following Hanna checkers
Phosphate ULR
Nitrate HR
Alkalinity
Calcium
and I’m wondering which are the basic ones every reef owner should have ?
Should I add the one for PH and the one for copper ?

Does Hanna make a magnesium Checker ?
I do have a Red Sea test kit for magnesium I can use if there isn’t a checker

 

[Hilltopreef90]

Does Hanna make a magnesium Checker ?
I do have a Red Sea test kit for magnesium I can use if there isn’t a checker

I keep hoping maybe they’ll go on sale for Black Friday.
Any suggestions where I can buy the pads that can help remove copper ?

 

[Tamberav]

Does Hanna make a magnesium Checker ?
I do have a Red Sea test kit for magnesium I can use if there isn’t a checker

No mag checker.

Polyfiber pads remove chelated copper better, cuprisorb removes ionic copper better. Depending what type of copper you are using, you should be able to google and find those.