Will chaeto absorb and decrease copper in my qt

[Makubex]

I dont care about leeching it out later as i wont have snails or inverts, is a 125 and daily water changes would be a problem, my nitrates went up because of sand nitrate factory when i removed it

 

[Big G]

Copper will kill the chaeto.

 

[AydenLincoln]

No!

 

[Makubex]

No!

No!

No as in what

 

[AydenLincoln]

No as in what

It’s the answer to your title. Cooper will kill chaeto as well! You are better off doing a complete reset/100% water change and cleaning of the quarantine tank if you don’t need/want cooper in the tank. Cooper may help but it won’t get rid of it. There’s also cooper absorption products you can buy. Like this one: https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/cuprisorb-copper-remover-resin-seachem.html?dfw_tracker=43788-213150&ab_version=B&utm_term=&utm_campaign=EL+|+ACQ_Smart_Shopping+|+ROAS+|+All+Products&utm_source=adwords&utm_medium=ppc&hsa_acc=7373341438&hsa_cam=17740353356&hsa_grp=&hsa_ad=&hsa_src=x&hsa_tgt=&hsa_kw=&hsa_mt=&hsa_net=adwords&hsa_ver=3&gclid=Cj0KCQiA3eGfBhCeARIsACpJNU_OnRTCZ5zwv6GWqTiGaQM9-RgWjysjiCeQLuzzFnScgwIAuR5cmaAaAsM8EALw_wcB

 

[vetteguy53081]

I dont care about leeching it out later as i wont have snails or inverts, is a 125 and daily water changes would be a problem, my nitrates went up because of sand nitrate factory when i removed it

Chaeto is a known nitrate reducer as is Live phyto. Copper as stated as well as fluconasal, nopox and vibrant will take chaeto down and cause decay.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

FWIW, macroalgae do take up a small amount of copper in normal situations. I do not know how much copper it takes to kill macroalgae, or whether the uptake in high copper situations is increased to the point where it is a problem.