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Safety of Copper Pipes?
"Ken Russell" wrote in message u... Not sure about its safety for fish. But your criteria "I figure it safe for us to drink, it should be safe in the tank or pond for that matter." is not sound. Chlorinated water is safe for us to drink but deadly to fish :-( snip That's true, but I can treat for that, and the treatments are readily available. I have never seen DeCopper anywhere. LOL. BV. www.iheartmypond.com |
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Safety of Copper Pipes?
"RichToyBox" wrote in message news:lIVVb.264673$xy6.1336469@attbi_s02... Copper will oxidize, though slowly, and the oxide will enter the water. It is very toxic once it reaches a certain concentration. When I started with aquaria about 30 years ago, the only cure for many of the parasites was to put copper pennies in the water, and when the fish started to roll, do a major water change. If it almost killed the fish, it probably killed the parasites. snip So is it safe to assume the water 'standing' in normal household pipes is not a problem because it is changed so often? Back to the drawing board I guess. BV. www.iheartmypond.com |
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Safety of Copper Pipes?
"Ken Russell" wrote in message u... Not sure about its safety for fish. But your criteria "I figure it safe for us to drink, it should be safe in the tank or pond for that matter." is not sound. Chlorinated water is safe for us to drink but deadly to fish :-( snip That's true, but I can treat for that, and the treatments are readily available. I have never seen DeCopper anywhere. LOL. BV. www.iheartmypond.com |
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Safety of Copper Pipes?
"RichToyBox" wrote in message news:lIVVb.264673$xy6.1336469@attbi_s02... Copper will oxidize, though slowly, and the oxide will enter the water. It is very toxic once it reaches a certain concentration. When I started with aquaria about 30 years ago, the only cure for many of the parasites was to put copper pennies in the water, and when the fish started to roll, do a major water change. If it almost killed the fish, it probably killed the parasites. snip So is it safe to assume the water 'standing' in normal household pipes is not a problem because it is changed so often? Back to the drawing board I guess. BV. www.iheartmypond.com |
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Safety of Copper Pipes?
If your PH is 7.0 it will leech and be dissolved into the water column and
build up and affect your fish. If your PH is 7.0 it will precipitate out and not affect anything. I know this from treating acid mine drainage. Sam P.S. Most dechlorinators now a days are also heavy metal removers. "BenignVanilla" wrote in message ... I just replumbed my entire house with copper, and I have some left over. I am thinking about building a DIY filter for my aquarium, just for fun. Any thoughts on the safety of using copper in an aquaria environment? I figure it safe for us to drink, it should be safe in the tank or pond for that matter. Any thoughts? BV. www.iheartmypond.com |
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Safety of Copper Pipes?
If your PH is 7.0 it will leech and be dissolved into the water column and
build up and affect your fish. If your PH is 7.0 it will precipitate out and not affect anything. I know this from treating acid mine drainage. Sam P.S. Most dechlorinators now a days are also heavy metal removers. "BenignVanilla" wrote in message ... I just replumbed my entire house with copper, and I have some left over. I am thinking about building a DIY filter for my aquarium, just for fun. Any thoughts on the safety of using copper in an aquaria environment? I figure it safe for us to drink, it should be safe in the tank or pond for that matter. Any thoughts? BV. www.iheartmypond.com |
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Safety of Copper Pipes?
If your PH is 7.0 it will leech and be dissolved into the water column and
build up and affect your fish. If your PH is 7.0 it will precipitate out and not affect anything. I know this from treating acid mine drainage. Sam P.S. Most dechlorinators now a days are also heavy metal removers. "BenignVanilla" wrote in message ... I just replumbed my entire house with copper, and I have some left over. I am thinking about building a DIY filter for my aquarium, just for fun. Any thoughts on the safety of using copper in an aquaria environment? I figure it safe for us to drink, it should be safe in the tank or pond for that matter. Any thoughts? BV. www.iheartmypond.com |
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Safety of Copper Pipes?
If your PH is 7.0 it will leech and be dissolved into the water column and
build up and affect your fish. If your PH is 7.0 it will precipitate out and not affect anything. I know this from treating acid mine drainage. Sam P.S. Most dechlorinators now a days are also heavy metal removers. "BenignVanilla" wrote in message ... I just replumbed my entire house with copper, and I have some left over. I am thinking about building a DIY filter for my aquarium, just for fun. Any thoughts on the safety of using copper in an aquaria environment? I figure it safe for us to drink, it should be safe in the tank or pond for that matter. Any thoughts? BV. www.iheartmypond.com |
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Safety of Copper Pipes?
If your PH is 7.0 it will leech and be dissolved into the water column and
build up and affect your fish. If your PH is 7.0 it will precipitate out and not affect anything. I know this from treating acid mine drainage. Sam P.S. Most dechlorinators now a days are also heavy metal removers. "BenignVanilla" wrote in message ... I just replumbed my entire house with copper, and I have some left over. I am thinking about building a DIY filter for my aquarium, just for fun. Any thoughts on the safety of using copper in an aquaria environment? I figure it safe for us to drink, it should be safe in the tank or pond for that matter. Any thoughts? BV. www.iheartmypond.com |
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Safety of Copper Pipes?
"Sam Hopkins" wrote in message .. . If your PH is 7.0 it will leech and be dissolved into the water column and build up and affect your fish. If your PH is 7.0 it will precipitate out and not affect anything. I know this from treating acid mine drainage. Sam P.S. Most dechlorinators now a days are also heavy metal removers. snip Sam...I'll take your word for it, but I think I'll go with PVC. It's cheap. BV. www.iheartmypond.com |
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Safety of Copper Pipes?
Yeah but then we'll never know. =)
"BenignVanilla" wrote in message ... "Sam Hopkins" wrote in message .. . If your PH is 7.0 it will leech and be dissolved into the water column and build up and affect your fish. If your PH is 7.0 it will precipitate out and not affect anything. I know this from treating acid mine drainage. Sam P.S. Most dechlorinators now a days are also heavy metal removers. snip Sam...I'll take your word for it, but I think I'll go with PVC. It's cheap. BV. www.iheartmypond.com |
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Safety of Copper Pipes?
"Sam Hopkins" wrote in message .. . Yeah but then we'll never know. =) snip LOL. BV. |
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Safety of Copper Pipes?
If you have plants in your aquarium, the copper will either stunt them or
kill them eventually. Stick with plastic or stainless steel. Dean "BenignVanilla" wrote in message ... I just replumbed my entire house with copper, and I have some left over. I am thinking about building a DIY filter for my aquarium, just for fun. Any thoughts on the safety of using copper in an aquaria environment? I figure it safe for us to drink, it should be safe in the tank or pond for that matter. Any thoughts? BV. www.iheartmypond.com |
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Safety of Copper Pipes?
If you have plants in your aquarium, the copper will either stunt them or
kill them eventually. Stick with plastic or stainless steel. Dean "BenignVanilla" wrote in message ... I just replumbed my entire house with copper, and I have some left over. I am thinking about building a DIY filter for my aquarium, just for fun. Any thoughts on the safety of using copper in an aquaria environment? I figure it safe for us to drink, it should be safe in the tank or pond for that matter. Any thoughts? BV. www.iheartmypond.com |
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Safety of Copper Pipes?
Copper will oxidize, though slowly, and the oxide will enter the water. It
is very toxic once it reaches a certain concentration. When I started with aquaria about 30 years ago, the only cure for many of the parasites was to put copper pennies in the water, and when the fish started to roll, do a major water change. If it almost killed the fish, it probably killed the parasites. -- RichToyBox http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html "BenignVanilla" wrote in message ... I just replumbed my entire house with copper, and I have some left over. I am thinking about building a DIY filter for my aquarium, just for fun. Any thoughts on the safety of using copper in an aquaria environment? I figure it safe for us to drink, it should be safe in the tank or pond for that matter. Any thoughts? BV. www.iheartmypond.com |
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