Hey guys looking for some help with this product. I had ich show up on one of my fish yesterday so i put them all in QT and my lfs sold me this, but it doesnt have much info on the bottle for how long to use it. I could not find much about it online either. If anyone has used this could you help me with some info so i know what to do. Thx! I did post this in fish treatment section but no response there.
Copper Power ich treatment
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google search indicates there is dosage info on the product. But it doesn't say what it is.
Do this: assuming you have the dosage info. Draw a 'fill line' on the glass representing the water line of the qt before dosing. The water must NEVER be above or below that line: somebody must attend to topping it off with fresh water about 4x daily, and try not to let evaporation screw it up. If the dosage wobbles due to evap or inaccurate topoff, it can kill your fish or help the ich survive. If you had an ATO (autotopoff) to devote to this tank you would be well off. Maintain that fill line rigidly and do not use a black or carbon filter on your tank: pure white only, no carbon fill: hospital cotton or pillow stuffing can work for it if you can't get a no-carbon filter. You do not re-dose: copper does not evaporate. The concentration will remain the same if that fill line is observed religiously for the treatment duration. When treatment is done, use carbon and a water change to remove the copper. And continue to observe the fish for a few weeks.
Do this: assuming you have the dosage info. Draw a 'fill line' on the glass representing the water line of the qt before dosing. The water must NEVER be above or below that line: somebody must attend to topping it off with fresh water about 4x daily, and try not to let evaporation screw it up. If the dosage wobbles due to evap or inaccurate topoff, it can kill your fish or help the ich survive. If you had an ATO (autotopoff) to devote to this tank you would be well off. Maintain that fill line rigidly and do not use a black or carbon filter on your tank: pure white only, no carbon fill: hospital cotton or pillow stuffing can work for it if you can't get a no-carbon filter. You do not re-dose: copper does not evaporate. The concentration will remain the same if that fill line is observed religiously for the treatment duration. When treatment is done, use carbon and a water change to remove the copper. And continue to observe the fish for a few weeks.
Thx Sk8r this is basically what I have been doing - the ATO. I dont have a spare right now but i been trying to keep the hospital tank topped off best i can. I bought a test kit so i can make sure the dosage is correct. The label stats 2.5ppm, 1 fluid ounce per 20 gals of water. It doesnt say how long the treatment should go on for. I was gonna do it for 1 month. Then observe until fallow period is up for DT.
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