Treating Ick and confused

[gsiegel]

I have dosed with cupermine and then again 48 hrs later as per the directions. API test (yes I know not the favorite amongst the group but they have been fine so far for my FOWLR tank) is reading 0 copper! The water is that tinted blue from the cupermine. All fish seem ok and most of the ick on the fish is gone. (was not a lot to begin with and only on a few of them).

How could there be a 0 copper reading? Even if not getting a good reading I would think it would not be at 0. I certainly do not want to add more cupermine at the risk of hurting the fish, or worse. There is a sand bed so is it possible that it is absorbed in it?

Any thoughts? Suggestions?

Thanks

 

[Mrscribbled]

Yes any arragonite will absorb copper. API test kit works best with heavy cheated such as coppersafe. If you needed to copper treat a display, straight copper is best. It precipitates fast but isn't absorbed as easy. .15ppm is effective with straight copper.Posted from ReefCentral.com App for Android

 

[gsiegel]

Thanks! - now that the doses of cupermine are in the DT do you suggest I leave be (for how long do you suggest?) will it still be effective since the eggs would have in the sand? Any other suggestions in treating the DT at this point without taking all the fish out?

Live and learn by not starting out with a QT.

 

[Dmorty217]

I would get the seachem copper test kit. I too used cupramine per directions and tested the water with ATI test kit and copper read 0, so naturally I added more cupramine to my QT.... All fish sopped eating and my ammonia badge showed .05 "alert". Tested the water again for copper, test kit shows 0. I did a water change and everything is back to normal. Long story short the ATI test for copper was useless for cupramine and it was brand new. I would buy seachems copper test it measures down to .01 I think it is

 

[Mrscribbled]

Copper will not do anything to the cysts, only the free swimming stage is vulnerable. .35ppm cupramine is needed to be effective. You can either leave be for now and see how the fish do, or remove the sand and then treat. If you dose more you'll be way over the safe limit when the sand leaches the Cu out. Wh ich can happen at any given time and you'll poison the fish.


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[coral_lagoon]

I dosed my 125 fish only system at my business with Cupramine before. The tank has about 80lbs of Marco rock,and crushed coral for the substrate. CPR wet/dry filter sytem with the bio bale.. I didn't have any problems with the Cupramine getting "absorbed" in the substrate, or the Marco Rocks. Using the Seachem copper test. I was easily able to read + maintain the levels. After 14 days I did a %50 water change,and ran some good Bulk Reef Supply large particle carbon in the reactor. After about a weeks time wasn't able to detect ANY Cupramine in my system..

the Seachem test is easier to read. Plus these guys are the ones that make the Cupramine. So they go hand to hand IMO..