What do you guys think?
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jam.jo
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If you are looking for Formalin alone and not a mix of malachite green and formalin, you can find Formalin here https://www.petsolutions.com/C/External-Parasite-Ich-Fish-Medications/I/Formalin-MS.aspx
FishN00b83
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Where they all in the same QT? How long have you had them?
2 1/2 weeks in quarantine. They first got a treated with Prazipro everything looked good until recently.
Currently I'm feeding metro with focus and just added cupramine at 0.3 and increasing slowly to 0.5. Biofilter got hit with the copper. Might need to do a water change tonight.
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Currently I'm feeding metro with focus and just added cupramine at 0.3 and increasing slowly to 0.5. Biofilter got hit with the copper. Might need to do a water change tonight.
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jam.jo
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I am going to share a post with you from Seachem's website.
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03-03-2011, 09:54
Re: Cupramine and Prime?
Thanks for the post!
Depending on what type of test kit you are using, you are most likely getting a false high ammonia reading. Here is a quote from our FAQ page on Cupramine and ammonia:
Q: I'm using Cupramine™ and my ammonia test kit is showing ammonia off the scale. What is going on?
A: Ammonia test kits can not distinguish ammonia from the amine based complex present in Cupramine™ and will therefore give a false high reading for ammonia while using Cupramine™. Our Ammonia Alert™ and MultiTest: Free & Total Ammonia™ test kit do not suffer from this problem as they utilize a gas exchange technology that can distinguish ammonia from amines.
Because Prime, like all water conditioners, is a reducing agent, it has the potential to reduce the Cupramine from the safe Cu2+ form to a very toxic Cu+ form. The best option would be to add Stability to boost your biological filter and get a test kit that can distinguish between total and free ammonia. This will help you determine if the ammonia is indeed the toxic form, which I highly doubt it is, but it never hurts to get a second opinion.
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So you may be getting a false high reading, and like this post was saying, it will be a good idea to add Seachem Stability to your QT. I would still do a water change just to be safe and then add stability after water change. Are you using a sponge filter? Bulk reef supply sells awesome QT sponge filters.
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03-03-2011, 09:54
Re: Cupramine and Prime?
Thanks for the post!
Depending on what type of test kit you are using, you are most likely getting a false high ammonia reading. Here is a quote from our FAQ page on Cupramine and ammonia:
Q: I'm using Cupramine™ and my ammonia test kit is showing ammonia off the scale. What is going on?
A: Ammonia test kits can not distinguish ammonia from the amine based complex present in Cupramine™ and will therefore give a false high reading for ammonia while using Cupramine™. Our Ammonia Alert™ and MultiTest: Free & Total Ammonia™ test kit do not suffer from this problem as they utilize a gas exchange technology that can distinguish ammonia from amines.
Because Prime, like all water conditioners, is a reducing agent, it has the potential to reduce the Cupramine from the safe Cu2+ form to a very toxic Cu+ form. The best option would be to add Stability to boost your biological filter and get a test kit that can distinguish between total and free ammonia. This will help you determine if the ammonia is indeed the toxic form, which I highly doubt it is, but it never hurts to get a second opinion.
"So you may be getting a false high reading, and like this post was saying, it will be a good idea to add Seachem Stability to your QT. I would still do a water change just to be safe and then add stability after water change. Are you using a sponge filter? Bulk reef supply sells awesome QT sponge filters.
scooter31707
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It could be, but it's hard to tell from the pics. For as the Flame Angel it could also have been cyanide which use to very common in collecting Flames. I don't encourage the use of cooper, but IME Formalin and CP have been very effective against Brook and Velvet.
