Rescue Your Invertebrates From Copper Fast Copper is deadly to shrimp, snails and corals, and it can leach out of your substrate long after a treatment ends. When copper spikes, you need it gone now, not slowly. CupriSorb is a powerful adsorbent of copper and heavy metals that removes copper more rapidly and efficiently than carbon, making it ideal for emergency copper removal. It extracts all types of copper from the water and, in continuous use, from the gravel and substrate bed as well, letting you keep invertebrates in copper-treated tanks. Unlike competing cation exchange resins that fail in saltwater, CupriSorb is a true chelating product that works in both fresh and salt. CupriSorb is developed in-house by the chemists at Seachem Laboratories, the chemistry-driven company founded in 1979 in Madison, Georgia. That scientific expertise is why CupriSorb is a true chelating adsorbent with the high capacity to pull down up to 7,500 mg (12 ppm) of copper per 250 mL, working faster and more efficiently than carbon. Place CupriSorb in a filter media bag such as The Bag, positioned in high flow. Use 250 mL per 600 L (150 US gallons) to remove up to 7,500 mg (12 ppm) of copper. Keep it running at least 2 weeks after copper tests read zero, then discard or regenerate when the beads turn deep blue-black. Protect your inverts before it is too late. Add to cart. What It DoesCupriSorb is a powerful adsorbent of copper and heavy metals that removes copper more rapidly and efficiently than carbon, making it ideal for emergency copper removal. It extracts all types of copper from water and, in continuous use, from the gravel/substrate bed as well, allowing maintenance of invertebrates in copper-treated tanks by removing copper leaching from substrates. Unlike competing products that are merely cation exchange resins effective only in freshwater, CupriSorb is a chelating product that works in saltwater too. Exhaustion is indicated by a pronounced discoloration of the beads to a deep blue black color. DirectionsUse 250 mL for every 600 L (150 US gallons) to remove up to 7,500 mg (12 ppm) of copper. Use in filter media bag such as The Bag. For best results, CupriSorb should be placed so as to maximize the flow of water through it. To remove undetectable substrate leaching copper keep CupriSorb in use for at least 2 weeks after copper tests report no copper. Use in a canister filter, chemical filtration module, box filter, or any high flow area of a trickle filter. Use MultiTest: Copper to monitor copper. When exhausted, CupriSorb may be discarded or regenerated. REGENERATION: Soak in a non-metal container with 2 cups of water and 1/2 cup of muriatic acid (available with pool supplies: PAY HEED TO WARNINGS on acid container!). This is best done outside and away from children. Soak for 1 hour, rinse well. Repeat as required to restore the original color. Rinse well, add sodium bicarbonate until foaming stops, and rinse again. CupriSorb is now ready for reuse. If original color cannot be restored after several acid washes, proceed with rinses and bicarbonate step, then regenerate as HyperSorb or Purigen. Available Sizes100 mL, 250 mL, 500 mL, 4 L Why Seachem CupriSorb Fast emergency copper removal: it adsorbs copper and heavy metals more rapidly and efficiently than carbon, so it is ideal when a copper spike threatens invertebrates. Clears substrate-bound copper: in continuous use it pulls copper not only from the water but from the gravel and substrate bed, so lingering leaching does not keep harming inverts. High capacity and regenerable: 250 mL removes up to 7,500 mg (12 ppm) of copper, and when the beads turn deep blue-black it can be discarded or regenerated with a muriatic acid soak for reuse. Works in fresh and salt: as a true chelating product it functions in saltwater as well as freshwater, unlike cation exchange resins that only work in freshwater, and fits any high-flow filter in a bag such as The Bag. Best ForMarine, reef, and freshwater aquariums recovering from copper medication, or reef and invertebrate tanks where copper is leaching from substrate. Ideal for keepers who need to protect shrimp, snails, and corals by removing copper quickly and completely. FAQ How much copper does it remove, and can I regenerate it? Each 250 mL removes up to 7,500 mg (12 ppm) of copper per 600 L (150 US gallons). When the beads discolor to deep blue-black it is exhausted, and it can either be discarded or regenerated with a muriatic acid soak for reuse. Where does it go in my filter? Place it in a media bag such as The Bag in a canister filter, chemical filtration module, box filter, or any high-flow area of a trickle filter, positioned to maximize water flow through it. Freshwater or marine? Both. Because it is a chelating product rather than a simple cation exchange resin, it removes copper in saltwater as well as freshwater.
