I have 5 fish in quarantine right now, il be ending the 30 days of copper soon. Should I treat the 2 clowns for brook? They don't show any signs of illness
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I have 5 fish in quarantine right now, il be ending the 30 days of copper soon. Should I treat the 2 clowns for brook? They don't show any signs of illness
Do you keep this tank running all the time or only when you get fish?
It would be best to do a large WC before QT'ing more fish. You should also pickup a copper test kit so you can measure the amount of copper in the water. If you use Cupramine, then Seachem or Salifert copper test kit is what you want. Dropping a pinch of flake in every few days will maintain bacteria levels for your QT bio-filter.@Humblefish , thanks for all of your help. I just finished my 72 days of having my fish in qt, they went back in the DT 3 days ago and seem to be doing great. My next question is about my qt tank. Since I now have no fish in the qt (I want to keep it up because I plan on adding a few more fish next month), should I drop a bit of food in every few days to keep the bacteria fed? Also, since I used prazipro and copper in the qt, should I completely drain the water and start with new water so I don't risk over dosing copper when I add copper to the next fish.
Using Cupermine at what range do you risk killing your fish. I know you want to shoot for 0.5 but at what range is too high in case you accidentally add too much? These tests are very hard to read. They need to come up with easier tests.....perhaps digital....lol
Using Cupermine at what range do you risk killing your fish. I know you want to shoot for 0.5 but at what range is too high in case you accidentally add too much? These tests are very hard to read. They need to come up with easier tests.....perhaps digital....lol
As per Seachem, 0.8 mg/L is considered toxic. I know @4FordFamily has treated using Cupramine at higher dosages, so let's wait for him to chime in.
In the meantime, check this thread out: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/cupramine-and-angels-my-log.200465/
Second question....we have been going fallow and are almost done with this period. We haven't added anything during this time but I have found this beautiful favia coral I would like to add....how do I go about doing this without risking my DT? how do you ensure that you don't add ich when you add corals to your display
Does it depend on the type of fish?
Actually I could perhaps try hypo, though I was under the impression that it is now where near as effective as copper...?
How long do you treat with hyposalinity, I haven't heard much about this method until now? It seems like a good method for not using chemicals when someone isn't able to do TTM. Sometimes I would love to not use chemicals because they just seem harsh. Does hypo work as a replacement for prazipro too?It can be difficult to execute properly - the SG cannot tick up even slightly past 1.009. For this reason, it is advised to use a perfectly calibrated refractometer and auto top off when doing hypo.
Also, hypo resistant strains of ich have been proven to exist (study done by Yambot in 2003.)![]()
How long do you treat with hyposalinity, I haven't heard much about this method until now? It seems like a good method for not using chemicals when someone isn't able to do TTM. Sometimes I would love to not use chemicals because they just seem harsh. Does hypo work as a replacement for prazipro too?
I just read the article and from what I just read it seems like a great method. From the results in the Kollman study I don't understand why all LFS don't keep all there fish only systems at a Hyposalinity. It seems like the best option for the fish and the store since it is easy and cheap.30 days and it does actually eliminate some flukes (trematodes, I believe).
More info here: http://www.wetwebmedia.com/ca/volume_4/V4I4/hyposalinity/OST.htm