Treatment with Cupramine and Maracyn-Two

I have a blueface angel, with what I believe to have a fungas, had slight case of ich, but believe it is currently cleaned up. I began treatment with the Maracyn-Two. Fish is in QT, but with live sand, rock and sea grape plants. Plants tips are white, have been checking water parameters, and keeping copper level at .5, question is does having the live sand, rock and plants affect the dosage of medication, does it absorb it, so it may not be working at full strength. It is a 29 gal. tank. Tomorrow is day five, still there, but not worse, possibly a bit better. Fish has not stopped eating since arrival about 4-5 weeks ago. My brother-in-law, thinks it is from scraping rock(says some if his fish have had the same, and cleared up on its own, freshwater cyclids, but it looked a bit fuzzy to me, so I did want to take any chances. Too nice of a fish, 5-6" adult. Did stop eating it favorite, frozen mysis the last few days, but pigs out on spirulina flakes, hikari freeze dried spirulina brine shrimp, spectrum pellets, etc.
 
You will need to test for Cu in order to determine the concentration as you are correct the sand, rock, etc. will absorb Cu.
 
Yes, I have been doing that, but how about the maracyn II, can't check that. The dose for the tank is 2 packs first day, 1.5 packs other 4 days. Do you think I should just bump it to 2 packs the last 4 days daily. Today with be the 5th dose, going to continue a 2nd treament for 5 more days. Has not gotten worse, possibly a slight improvement.
 
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