Bio wheel

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  1. artur

    artur Fire Shrimp

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    I have a quick question.I have 125 reef tank. I always keep Bio wheel in sump in case I need to set up QT. Last time I had to treat Afish with copper in my 30 gal. Hospital tank. I finish a treatment and shot down that tank. Since I used copper I can't put bio wheel in my sump again to seed bacteria, right? It will leach copper into my tank? Im pretty sure. I will need to buy new Bio wheel, right? Thanks.
     
    artur, Oct 6, 2013
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  2. Kevin_E

    Kevin_E Giant Squid

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    I wouldn't put it back in. I think some live rock rubble would do the trick for you too_Obviously you would want to dump that afterwards too.
     
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  3. sceia

    sceia Astrea Snail

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    Yep, it would leach copper...
     
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  4. barbianj

    barbianj Hammer Head Shark

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    The dilution of copper into the tank would be miniscule. I always simply rinse mine in tank water, discard that water, then put the biowheel back in the sump. Same with anything else used for a QT, rinse and then store. If you want to be extra cautious, by all means spend the money on new equipment.
     
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  5. Daniel072

    Daniel072 Giant Squid

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    IMO biowheels aren't that expensive so I wouldn't risk it. That's just me though.
     
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