Cupramine Question

[shorty53538]

I have ICH, there's no doubting that....
I have no fish in my tank now... in qt.....
I plan to treat the tank with Cupramine with no fish......
Has anyone doubled the dose to "speed" up the process??

 

[revstu]

I have used cupramine before with good success. It has to reach a certain level to be effective. Anything above that level does not make it more effective, but makes it dangerous.

 

[shorty53538]

I understand that it is dangerous to have it higher than it should be....
I dont plan to have any fish in the tank though....

 

[NiTr0x911]

if your treating the display tank with copper,why not leave your fish in it?

 

[shorty53538]

Im not treating my display tank... Im treating my fish only tank.... i consider it my hospital tank...

 

[Asureef]

Doubled the does will not speed up the process, it will only kill your fish.

 

[Chris27]

The parasite can only be killed during the free swimming stage - that said - adding more copper then necessary to the water column won't make the parasite lifecycle shorter. Good old patience is what's required right now - just dose it and verify with a good test kit that is designed for ionic copper (Seachem, Red Sea or Salifert). In about 1-2 weeks your fish will be good to go.

Good Luck