I apologize for my tardiness.
First of all, before reading any more on my experiment, know that this will cause death. No comforting statements about no animals were harmed will be made. In fact they will be documented.
In my brief few years keeping reef aquariums, I have seen many people use various types of treatments that are deemed "reef safe". I have seen many tanks crashed as well by people using these products for their intended purposes and doses, as well as for other uses. On the contrary, I have seen a tank or 2 that thrived even with the addition of copper and other unfriendly chemicals.
I would like to do my portion of a study on various medicines and treatments, to see what their effects are on various invertebrates. I will conduct this using small containers containing specimens treated with various medications and dosages. The containers will be partially submerged in a larger heated container to maintain temperature. An airstone will be placed in each to provide circulation. The setup will be lit with a spare PC fixture to sustain any corals. For each test, a control container will be used as well with the same setup used. I will observe and document various characteristics on the specimens such as mobility and general appearance, as well as the amount of time until death occurs if it does within the experiment time frame.
My hypothesis is that even copper medication will show little to no signs of harm in small quantities, which many "reef safe" products will prove to be deadly to various invertebrates. I also hope to show which products are truly reef safe.