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It isn’t stronger per-se, it is just trickier to dose and is more toxic to certain fish. You’ll need an accurate low dose copper test kit and run it at 0.20 ppm for 21 days.Accidentally got ionic copper so im wondering how to dose this properly since its stronger and since its stronger do i only have to quarantine for 14 days?
Coppersafe is best dosed at 2.5 ppm for 30 days.Is copper safe also 21 days at .20 ppm?
In my experience it's getting the dosage correct.What’s tricky about the ionic copper?
Part of the problem with ionic copper is that it doesn’t mix well with other meds - best to do them separately.Since we’re here a question i have is can you feed general cure to the fish while you quarantine with copper so at the end of the 30 days you can put it straight in the DT without having to do a extra 14 days of internal parasite treatment?
I forgot to mention but im talking about coppersafePart of the problem with ionic copper is that it doesn’t mix well with other meds - best to do them separately.
To keep toxicity at a safe level. I think it was meant to be at 2.0Just curious. . .Why 0.20 instead of 0.25?
I beg to differ on the first statement. It has been doing a fine job checking my copper levels in QT for several years.The Hanna HR copper checker does not measure accurately at the required therapeutic dose.
The Hanna LR copper checker does not work at all in Saltwater.
The Hanna Low Range copper tester is incapable of accurately measuring 0.20ppm.I beg to differ on the first statement. It has been doing a fine job checking my copper levels in QT for several years.
To the OP You may want to think about slowing down and not trying to figure out shortcuts. QT is not where you want to cut corners IMO
My bad. I use copper power so it's fine for my purpose.The Hanna Low Range copper tester is incapable of accurately measuring 0.20ppm.
The measurement error at that level exceeds 30%.
It is fine for CopperPower at 2.5ppm, no good for ionic copper.
Just curious. . .Why 0.20 instead of 0.25?
Since we’re here a question i have is can you feed general cure to the fish while you quarantine with copper so at the end of the 30 days you can put it straight in the DT without having to do a extra 14 days of internal parasite treatment?
Thanks.There are actually a couple ionic copper products on the market. The OP was using copper sulfate and citric acid (Brightwell's Cuprion). the standard dose for that is .018 to 0.22 However, if they are using Cupramine, then the dose is 0.50
For copper/citric acid solutions, 0.25 will have a greater chance of showing toxicity in some fishes (like pygmy angels). Noga gives a dose of 0.15 to 0.20, but I think 0.15 is too low for some acute disease issues.
Jay