What does my copper read? PIC

[Reefahholic]

How am I suppose to know from this...too broad.

I need something more accurate. I should be at about .35ppm or between .30-.40 right.

This scale is not close enough. Or am I just not good at reading these things.

 

[HumbleFish]

Looks to me like you are somewhere between 0.10-0.25. How much have Cupramine have you added thus far? If the level isn't where you think it should be, then it's likely that your substrate is absorbing some of the copper.

 

[Reefahholic]

Looks to me like you are somewhere between 0.10-0.25. How much have Cupramine have you added thus far? If the level isn't where you think it should be, then it's likely that your substrate is absorbing some of the copper.

I've added roughly 6ML's. 1 ML per 10.5/g.

29 gallon QT.

Should I dose another 1 ML?

Running to LFS, be back in a bit.

 

[HumbleFish]

I've added roughly 6ML's. 1 ML per 10.5/g.

29 gallon QT.

Something is very wrong here. Adding 6 mL should actually have you over 0.5 by now. I have a hard time believing your substrate could absorb that much of it. Any rock in the tank?

 

[Reefahholic]

Something is very wrong here. Adding 6 mL should actually have you over 0.5 by now. I have a hard time believing your substrate could absorb that much of it. Any rock in the tank?

no rock

where do i want to be and how can you tell for sure where your at by the salifert test kit?

 

[HumbleFish]

no rock

where do i want to be and how can you tell for sure where your at by the salifert test kit?

What I would do is double check your copper test kit against either a friend's or LFS. If they get the same readings as yours, keeping dosing until it hits 0.5 (or just slightly less). But you will then need to test daily, and be ready to do WCs to lower it once the copper starts leaching back out of the substrate. I personally don't like to see it go over 0.6, even though I believe the "toxic level" is higher than that.

 

[Reefahholic]

OK...AWESOME..0.5 for 4 weeks. test daily!

 

[Reefahholic]

ok... added 1/2 ML. Check color..

 

[DjScRiBbLe]

I have that test kit and its only good for ball parking really or if you run exactly at .5.. However I run copper lower around .35 or .4 for longer. I have run qt for dozens of fish for around a year now and never test cu. I use this formula and a more accurate syringe for dosing and have been fine.

.381x(target dose)x(tank size)= how many ml to dose. Then ramp slowly

However seems like your good now.

 

[HumbleFish]

However seems like your good now.

+1 Just keep testing daily, preferably every night just before the lights go out.

 

[Reefahholic]

Roger that..