My Project ★ GENESIS ★ 110G (Miracle) SPS Dream Tank - (II) Build Thread

[sensei]

Sensei,

Beside QT tanks for Tank Transfer.
Here are my tools/meds for Copperband Hospitals, and DT he came from.

-> Tank Transfer Tanks
-> I have Copper Treatment (Cupramine) and Copper Test kit to do properly
-> I have Poly Lab Medic

Wally,

the only known cures for ich are TTM, copper and CP and TTM is the quickest cure.
if I recall correctly, you had ich in your kitchen tank in a powder brown and you kept all other fish inside, so ich is still there but may not be visible in the other fish. If you are not willing to go fallow for 72 days in that tank it is a gamble introducing any other fish in IMO, and worst delicate fish like the copper in that tank.

I you wish to start clean then you could leave the copper for the sps tank and qt all fish that go there before hand. not only the ones that show symptoms. you would need to do TTM and prazi to all incoming fish. if you go that route, you would also be able to use the Water Change Water in that tank to do TTM since that water should be clean of diseases.

hope this helps.

 

[Wally.B]

Good to hear! It's weird, my fish don't like Mastik.. but at the same time, when fish are new and not used to being fed they just seem to understand mastik on a clam shell is food, and they go for it.

It's really great for anything that picks bits of food in the wild (like a copperband).

Here is VIDEO Proof. (About a Minute). Shows CoperBand going For Food/Feeder FIRST TRY, and then Again after Refilling Feeder (HE is HOOKED, and eating all the food off....As much as I put on)

https://youtu.be/y-1WTTjsvPY

Whatever works to keep him Nourished, especially since I can make a couple of these feeders to move during Tank Transfer (CANOT BRING Contaminated Stuff over)

I can also mix in MED or Vitamins into the Masstick Pasty Type food.

 

[Wally.B]

Wally,

the only known cures for ich are TTM, copper and CP and TTM is the quickest cure.
if I recall correctly, you had ich in your kitchen tank in a powder brown and you kept all other fish inside, so ich is still there but may not be visible in the other fish. If you are not willing to go fallow for 72 days in that tank it is a gamble introducing any other fish in IMO, and worst delicate fish like the copper in that tank.

I you wish to start clean then you could leave the copper for the sps tank and qt all fish that go there before hand. not only the ones that show symptoms. you would need to do TTM and prazi to all incoming fish. if you go that route, you would also be able to use the Water Change Water in that tank to do TTM since that water should be clean of diseases.

hope this helps.

I have too much to do to tear down Kithchen tank to catch all fish, and then do 72day of Fallow. Maybe in summer.

So I'll cure this Copperband with TTM, and treat him in general.
Then he goes into my New 110G tank. NOT BACK INTO KITCHEN TANK.
Small risk is that tank is ICH FREE, and I have other fish in there.
So Copper TREAMENT in NEW tank as you say is option (since no Corals Yet).

 

[Wally.B]

TRANSFER HOSPITAL READY (for 2nd Tank Transfer [Friday] ) Maybe Treat Current Transfer Tank (65Gal) with Copper??

The Copperband Fish is Eating as mentioned before.

The Copperband Fish has no visible ICH anymore!!

Since I have to shut down the Current 65 Gal Tank, would it not be a good idea before I do transfer to Treat this Tank with Cupramine (COPPER)?

It would reduce the ICH population that is currently in the breeding stage, and threat any residual ich (I can't see) on the Coperband fish.

I see no harm.

Only thing would be a Waste of Cupramine Liquid Treatment.
As per quote from Curprmine Instructions:

Ich, velvet, and many other parasites spend a large portion of their life cycle as a cyst that is immune to medication and hiding in the substrate of your tank.
Remember that you need to finish the full treatment even if you can’t see parasites on the fish!


One OPTION, is I give the Copperband a short Copper Bath in a small container (AS Part of the Transfer step). It would also reduce the risk of bringing over ICH into the 2nd Transfer Tank.

 

[Wally.B]

I done some reading of the Cuprmine Instructions and I treated the 65 Gallon Tank with Cupramine (just Now)

I will also dose the 2nd Tank Transfer with Cupramine so that Copperband will get the Full 14 Day Treatment, This Tank, IN 2nd Transfer Tank, and 3rd.

Thus Copperband's Copper treatment will end Weds April 18th.

I am saving myself a few days starting now.

 

[Wally.B]

Cool Feeder Trick. CopperBand is eating Frozen Brine (Doesn't know it, but can taste the Frozen Food)

I made up some of the Masstick Food and mix it with Frozen Brine (in the Feeder Holes).
Food In layers. Masstik/BrineShrimp,/Mastick Covered on Hole Top.

Next Time I'll add a pellet and some Flake into the Mastik Mix.

Great way to train Copperband using the Feeder that he recognizes and Swims to right away.

 

[Wally.B]

Copper Treatment (Is Killing all the Bristle Star Worms) GOOD TO KNOW

Remember when I started up the New Tank, I caught about 50 Bristle Star Worms and put them into old 65 GAL Tank.

After Treating the 65 Gal tank with Copper, I right away noticed a few bristle stars floating loose. Now I see others DEAD.

Of course, the Bristle Star Worms are Invertabrates, and they are as Cupramine Instructions say (Extremely Sensitive to Copper).

Good to know since that mean I don't really want to Treat the New 110 Gallon tank, or else I'll wipe out the Bristle worms, and cause a large Die Off in Tank.

I would have to remove cleaner shrimp, hermits, etc. to treat the new Tank.
SO that option is OUT. Have other tanks to do my treatments in.

 

[Wally.B]

65 Gal (Copper Treatment Tank) Cu Level Test after 1st Dose

I did First Copper Dose (1ml / 10.5 Gal) so 7.5 ml for the 75 Gallon Setup.
After 2nd Dose (tomorrow) the Final Level should be 0.5ml/L. (And that will be the starting point for Transfer Tank 2)

Current test 1st Dose shows 0.34mg/L (so I'm getting there)

I didn't expect this New Tank Journey to include all this work.
Construction was so much easier.

 

[Rakie]

Wally, if you treat the 110g it can only be used as a QT from here on out, the rock is also trash at that point. Copper stays in the silicone, that's why sometimes people sell tanks and specify it has or hasn't had meds (copper)

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[Wally.B]

Wally, if you treat the 110g it can only be used as a QT from here on out, the rock is also trash at that point. Copper stays in the silicone, that's why sometimes people sell tanks and specify it has or hasn't had meds (copper)

I don't plan on treating the new 110G tank.

However your point about Copper gong into Silicone may be related to other Copper Products (not Cupramine)

See the product info:

Cupramine™ effectively eradicates Oodinium, Cryptocaryon, Amyloodinium, Ichthyophthirius, and other ectoparasites of both freshwater and marine fish. It is superior to copper sulfate, chloride & citrate: it is non-acidic, less toxic to fish, remains in solution, and does not contaminate the filter bed. It is superior to chelates: it is fully charged (ionic), active at low concentrations, and is removable with carbon.

 

[tenurepro]

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[tenurepro]

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[tenurepro]

My Project ★ GENESIS ★ 110G (Miracle) SPS Dream Tank - (II) Build Thread

Wally - you need to empty, wash and DRY your 65 gallon IF you plan on using it again for another transfer... the copper is not going to kill the ich that is encrusting in the tank, but if you empty and dry the tank for a good 24 to 48 h, you will kill any encrusted ich cyst via desiccation


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[Rakie]

Good, wally. I thought I read you say you didn't want to treat the 110, implying you might have to -- which made me worry lol

 

[Wally.B]

Wally - you need to empty, wash and DRY your 65 gallon IF you plan on using it again for another transfer... the copper is not going to kill the ich that is encrusting in the tank, but if you empty and dry the tank for a good 24 to 48 h, you will kill any encrusted ich cyst via desiccation

As per the Transfer Diagram I posted above.

Copper Leaves 65Gal, and will move to 2 different 10 Gallon Transfer Tanks.

The 65 Will be shut down for good, and delivered to your place . Can't wait to get it out of the way.

 

[Wally.B]

Copperband isn't happy since I killed all the Live Pods/Inverts in the 65 Gal.
The Copper Treatment did it. (The sacrifices/difficult choices we make....Or maybe it was a bad idea....Should have gone TTM only)

He used to pick everywhere, but now there is nothing to pick. Looking but not picking.
Due to lack of picking, he isn't picking the Masstick Feeder Either.

Could Eatting Halt be due to Copper in tank?

When I move him to next Transfer Tank, I'll re-establish some live life.
Making another Batch of PhytoFed Baby Brines.
And will add Tigger Pods.
And Masstick again.

Good news is he looks PERFECT (since yesterday). No Visible ICH AT ALL.

 

[Wally.B]

Rhyme (THERE WAS AND OLD LADY who Swallowed A FLY...) She didn't eat MASSTICK"

I got duped by the Copperband Butterfly, into ordering MASSTICK food.

As the rhyme goes..., She Swallowed a spider to catch the fly, Swallowed a bird to catch the spider.....

I THINK based on my observations now......The TINY Pods were on the MASTICK Feeder Feeding....and the Copperband found the concentration and was eating the Pods.

Now with Pods gone, Copperband isn't interested in the Masstick or Feeder.

Now the Copperband is searching everywhere to find some live food to eat.

He will get plenty in new QT. (Tigger Pods, and Live Brine Shrimps....(on the Masstick Feeder) )
I won't Copper the next QT Tank to let Inverts Live.

 

[Wally.B]

I got a LIVE CLAM from Fish Section in Local Grocery Store. $0.75

I am not a Seafood Person.....What do I do? (Crack it live. Freeze then Crack? how to Crack?)

(( I Red that it's good to Freeze first, to kill anything alive, and then Thaw to feed))

I found this video of a guy feeding clams to his Copperband

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xilh-P3bJso

Could add Clam the Copper Treated QT.....Or Wait (he will survive till tomorrow).

 

[sensei]

if it is fresh then it is better to give it fresh, it should be more juicy, more natural taste. lol.. Just open it with a knife, bit be careful

maybe you can find videos in youtube of how to open a clam with out cracking it.

 

[Wally.B]

if it is fresh then it is better to give it fresh, it should be more juicy, more natural taste. lol.. Just open it with a knife, bit be careful

maybe you can find videos in youtube of how to open a clam with out cracking it.

HERE IS A VIDEO how to open a live one. (Very Detailed, on where to cut and pry) REALLY EASY (YUCK)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3_-Pih6CgI

I'll freeze the one I have. Can get more fresh one later. (Some guy posted that he gave a fresh one, and something in it Killed all his fish...Maybe back luck)
I just called a LFS and they sell Medium/Large Live Brine shrimps.
I'll get some tomorrow, to stock up the new Transfer Tank #2, while my baby brines hatch for next Transfer Tank #3.
I also have the Tiger Copepod farm to add those too.
He will have lots of live food.

He ate last two days a lot, so will make it till tomorrow. Day 3 of Transfer.

Maybe the Copper Treatment suppressed his appetite (he stopped eating next day), but he is looking for food.

I guess I need to wait till day 3 (tomorrow) but less than 72 Hours before 2am.