ninjazx777
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i was just wondering if I run cupramine in my planted marine tank will it kill the plants? I have no corals or inverts in the tank just plants and fish.
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cupramine and marine plants
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ThRoewer
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It will kill them, most of the good bacteria and all the micro live in the tank. Basically your tank will be dead. And all the dying and decaying organism will crash your tank and the ammonia will kill your fish.
You may as well poor a bottle of bleach into it.
Copper - in whatever form - should only be administered in a bare-bottom hospital tank. There also should be no calcium containing rock or other material in the treatment tank as it binds copper
Copper in general should only be the last ditch effort as it is toxic to everything, including fish and if not dosed properly ineffective.
If you have ich - there are better treatments. TTM is the most reliable if done properly.
You may as well poor a bottle of bleach into it.
Copper - in whatever form - should only be administered in a bare-bottom hospital tank. There also should be no calcium containing rock or other material in the treatment tank as it binds copper
Copper in general should only be the last ditch effort as it is toxic to everything, including fish and if not dosed properly ineffective.
If you have ich - there are better treatments. TTM is the most reliable if done properly.
ninjazx777
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the problem is there is no way i can catch all the fish in the tank and treat them. so my only options are copper or hypo and i know hypo will kill the plants.
ThRoewer
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Copper is not a viable option either.
Medicating a reef tank is always a very bad idea, especially if using something lethal as copper. It will contaminate the rocks and sand and render all useless for a reef tank (plus you will have a hard time to maintain therapeutic copper levels - it is an outright stupid idea.
What fish do you have in there and how large is your tank?
What "plants" do you have in this tank?
What disease are you treating?
In general you can always catch all fish either by:
!. using a trap with either food or a mirror as "bait"
2. using a hook
3. letting nearly all the water out of the tank and pick them off
4. collecting them in their sleeping places at night
... check the sticky Catching an uncatchable fish for more options and ideas.
There is always a method (or a combination of several) to catch all fish out of a tank.
But if you are not able to catch all the fish and you don't want to break down/empty the tank to get all the fish out you have only one option left: just let the fish ride it out and see who survives.
Medicating a reef tank is always a very bad idea, especially if using something lethal as copper. It will contaminate the rocks and sand and render all useless for a reef tank (plus you will have a hard time to maintain therapeutic copper levels - it is an outright stupid idea.
What fish do you have in there and how large is your tank?
What "plants" do you have in this tank?
What disease are you treating?
In general you can always catch all fish either by:
!. using a trap with either food or a mirror as "bait"
2. using a hook
3. letting nearly all the water out of the tank and pick them off
4. collecting them in their sleeping places at night
... check the sticky Catching an uncatchable fish for more options and ideas.
There is always a method (or a combination of several) to catch all fish out of a tank.
But if you are not able to catch all the fish and you don't want to break down/empty the tank to get all the fish out you have only one option left: just let the fish ride it out and see who survives.
Deinonych
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This. Copper is adsorbed by the rock and will slowly leach back out to reach equilibrium over time. Key word is slowly. In other words, unless you want to render your rock and sand useless...don't do it.
