[thefatman]

how long did you acclimated the inverts for?

 

[thefatman]

copper=death.. i'll attest to that. and yes inverts should be acclimated longer than anything else. 2 hours or more is best.

i jsut recently lost 18 out of 20 snails. a button polyp colony, an anthelia colony, and an anemone,. all within days of adding them.

tested for copper and sure enough there it was. this tank had been fw once upon a time, and was treated for ich...7 YEARS AGO!

hence the reason i am now in the process of buying and setting up a 75gal. and have to replace everything. all the rock substrate and pumps.

 

[thefatman]

based on the news i was given early htis wek. no there is no way to get rid of the copper. which is why i have to replace everything.

but iwould go get a test kit. our responses are based on the obvious. it could jsut be that you didnt acclimate long enough (1/2 is way to short)

or it could be somethign else and not copper.

i wouldnt trust the color changing filter.. go get a test kit, or justtake your water to the lfs for a testing... if it is copper, i'm so sorry..

if it's not copepr, and hoepfully it isnt, the folks here will be able to ask some other questions to help determine the problem.

 

[thefatman]

well ammonia jumps out at me. that should be at zero, especially since your nitrites are zero. something is out of whack for some reason. but i dont know that .5 is enough to kill the inverts.

i'll leave a more thorough discection for the more experienced.