if your at week w/ copper, and everyone is clear except a few scars on the hippo, and they are all eating well.... keep the course, they will be fine
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if your at week w/ copper, and everyone is clear except a few scars on the hippo, and they are all eating well.... keep the course, they will be fine
Now you're moving on to complex math! Dose it state whether mg is microgram or milligram?
Sheesh they don't half make it complicated do they?!
How do you come up with that?
All I know is that, mathematically, what Steve posted earlier is correct leading to 3 doses of 25.55mg.
And then that mg convert at a rate of 1,000mg is equal to 1g which in turn is equal to 1ml.
Thus 25.55mg would be 0.02555ml.
That said, a quarter of a milliliter seems a tiny amount.
How do you come up with that?
All I know is that, mathematically, what Steve posted earlier is correct leading to 3 doses of 25.55mg.
And then that mg convert at a rate of 1,000mg is equal to 1g which in turn is equal to 1ml.
Thus 25.55mg would be 0.02555ml.
That said, a quarter of a milliliter seems a tiny amount.
my math.. on my fingers and toes...
I want to end up with HALF of their recommended dosage. 81 gal
81 gal = 306.6 L / 40 L = 7.665 their recommended dosage would be 7.665mL
cut that in half = 3.83
then i want to dose 3x to bring them up slowly x .33 = 1.264mL
1.264mL 3x should bring 81 gal to a reading of .25mg/L
where have i gone amuck?
I want to end up with HALF of their recommended dosage. 81 gal
81 gal = 306.6 L / 40 L = 7.665 their recommended dosage would be 7.665mL
cut that in half = 3.83
then i want to dose 3x to bring them up slowly x .33 = 1.264mL
1.264mL 3x should bring 81 gal to a reading of .25mg/L
where have i gone amuck?
Deinonych
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I use this handy formula when using Cupramine:
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2284605
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2284605
Hi Chris,
that page was my first stop. the main reason I am so nervous is that according to that formula, i would do 3 doses of 2.54mL for a total of 7.71 which is more than their dose @ .50 Mg/L ?
.381 x .25 x 81
.381 x .25 = .0952 x 81 = 7.715 ??
uggg...
Deinonych
New member
I'm not sure I follow you. First, 0.25 mg/L is below the therapeutic dosage. Minimum therapeutic dosage for Cupramine is 0.35 mg/L. I usually treat at 0.40 mg/L for four weeks, ramped up over 5 days. If I were doing this with your setup, I would would dose a total of 12.34 ml (0.381 * 0.4 * 81). Divided by 5, that gives 2.47 ml per day. I always test after each dosage to make sure I'm not overdosing.
1ml per 40l doesn't fit into a mg/l calculation... but yes, if they recommend that then you would be looking at 1.27ml for each dose.
reeferstace
I'm a little people
This is not true. mL is a volume measurement and mg is a mass measurement. This is the equivalent of saying that 1 gallon= 1 pound. FALSE!
what do you dose when you do water changes?
thanks steve,
i am so anal-retentive and pedantic when it comes to the tank and chemistry,
let alone medication that can be really bad if OD'd... and add that im not crystal clear on the math.
thanks again!!
Drew
Yes, I know. It's not false though. One can convert mass measurements into liquid measurements via a basic forumal of 1,000mg per ml. It's formed via displacement and is in no way similar to gallon/pound. One should know that liquids have variable weights - most especially in this hobby.
reeferstace
I'm a little people
First, weight does not equal mass. Grams are units for mass.
Also I believe that you are confusing mass with density. I stand by my comment that mL does not equal mg.
Also I believe that you are confusing mass with density. I stand by my comment that mL does not equal mg.
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