Does "activated Carbon" (API) remove copper?

[rice4lifelegit]

I've been reading different views on this everywhere. Some say that carbon will remove copper at a very slow rate others say that it won't have any effect on heavy metals . I have trace amounts of copper in my tap that I would like to remove with carbon. So what is the general consensus on the ability of carbon to remove copper??

 

[authmal]

Here's some potentially useful information.

http://theaquariumwiki.com/Copper

The part about running the water for a few minutes can be probably be tested if you have an appropriate test kit.

I also know that Seachem makes an adsorbent product called Cuprisorb to remove copper, and it's something you can use for a long time, if you regenerate it following their instructions, much like their Purigen product. It looks pretty fine, like Purigen, so you'll probably have to invest in a 180 micron bag. Seachem makes one creatively called "The Bag" that I know will survive the Purigen regenerating process, but I don't know if it'll survive the one for Cuprisorb.

 

[dbosman]

Are you planning on inverts?
If not, the copper may not matter.
If so, a RO unit properly run - NEVER - let the membrane dry out, will remove it.

The single best product I know for copper removal is PolyBio Marine's Poly Filter. The pad turns bluish when it's adsorbing copper.