Copper advice... tangs.

[Skynyrd Fish]

I have a 20 long set up as qt. I have 3 small yellow tangs and 1 small desjarian. I had them in for 2.5 weeks for observation. Found ich, maybe velvet. I started cupramine Friday. I have my dose at 18 drops on Friday, 18 drops on Saturday, and should do 18 today and tomorrow with copper test tomorrow. I just received copper power from amazon. I was thinking of a 100% water change and starting copper power. I have not had good results with cupramine with my beloved purple tang a year ago.

I need some advice or direction from people who have used these products. Thank you in advance.

 

[Skynyrd Fish]

All tangs we’re eating aggressively until I started cupramine, timid and not eating well.

 

[4FordFamily]

I have a 20 long set up as qt. I have 3 small yellow tangs and 1 small desjarian. I had them in for 2.5 weeks for observation. Found ich, maybe velvet. I started cupramine Friday. I have my dose at 18 drops on Friday, 18 drops on Saturday, and should do 18 today and tomorrow with copper test tomorrow. I just received copper power from amazon. I was thinking of a 100% water change and starting copper power. I have not had good results with cupramine with my beloved purple tang a year ago.

I need some advice or direction from people who have used these products. Thank you in advance.

Copper power is the better choice. A 100% water change and good rinse should be more than enough to switch. 1.75 measured with a Hanna copper checker is your best bet. That’s a lot of tangs in a small tank, be sure you have a lot of Biospira and some “sponge” material for it to colonize, preferably in a small HOB filter.

 

[Big G]

Copper power is the better choice. A 100% water change and good rinse should be more than enough to switch. 1.75 measured with a Hanna copper checker is your best bet. That’s a lot of tangs in a small tank, be sure you have a lot of Biospira and some “sponge” material for it to colonize, preferably in a small HOB filter.

+1 This ^^^ exactly. Consider adding a foam bubble filter thats had the foam soaking in BioSpira too.

 

[Skynyrd Fish]

Thnx. That’s what I’ll do. Tank cycled for a month and a half with live rock from my sump. I pulled the rock before treatment. I have an ammonia badge. I’m also using the aquarium experts Sumpless ATO. I’m really liking how well it works. I will put the few bioballs I have left in my main sump in there.

 

[4FordFamily]

Thnx. That’s what I’ll do. Tank cycled for a month and a half with live rock from my sump. I pulled the rock before treatment. I have an ammonia badge. I’m also using the aquarium experts Sumpless ATO. I’m really liking how well it works. I will put the few bioballs I have left in my main sump in there.

I’d add a HOB and remove the carbon cartridge and add some small “foam” in its’ place to give best chance of bacteria colonization.

 

[Skynyrd Fish]

I’d add a HOB and remove the carbon cartridge and add some small “foam” in its’ place to give best chance of bacteria colonization.

Will do. I’ll keep you posted on how they do. Can I soak food in prazipro and feed my reef? I have two anthias with white stringy poop. Thnx again. I’ve had them over a year. Hence now and forever I’m qt’ing all fish.

 

[Frtdrmrose7]

Will do. I’ll keep you posted on how they do. Can I soak food in prazipro and feed my reef? I have two anthias with white stringy poop. Thnx again. I’ve had them over a year. Hence now and forever I’m qt’ing all fish.

You’ll want to either use Metro or if you want the Prazi mixed in use GC (General Cure) and yes it’s reef safe as long as you don’t go overboard on the feedings.

 

[4FordFamily]

Will do. I’ll keep you posted on how they do. Can I soak food in prazipro and feed my reef? I have two anthias with white stringy poop. Thnx again. I’ve had them over a year. Hence now and forever I’m qt’ing all fish.

I’d use general cure soaked foods and seachem focus to bind it to the food. It treats a wider range of internal ailments.

 

[Skynyrd Fish]

Thanks guys. Water change complete, copper power going in. Should I half dose and ramp from there? Since I was at about half stregnth with cupramine. Or just bring it up to therapeutic levels? I’ll have to run out in the am for the filter sponge or floss. Fish ate ok before I pulled them out of the tank for the water change.

 

[Frtdrmrose7]

Thanks guys. Water change complete, copper power going in. Should I half dose and ramp from there? Since I was at about half stregnth with cupramine. Or just bring it up to therapeutic levels? I’ll have to run out in the am for the filter sponge or floss. Fish ate ok before I pulled them out of the tank for the water change.

I would start at 1.0ppm and ramp it up to 1.75 over the next 24 hours unless Velvet is running rampant through your fish. If it’s an emergency bring it up to 1.75 as needed.

 

[Billldg]

I consider this to be the best advice on QT and copper, provided and tested by @4FordFamily , @HotRocks , and @Humblefish .

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/my-current-qt-process.483371/

 

[HotRocks]

Copper power is the better choice. A 100% water change and good rinse should be more than enough to switch. 1.75 measured with a Hanna copper checker is your best bet. That’s a lot of tangs in a small tank, be sure you have a lot of Biospira and some “sponge” material for it to colonize, preferably in a small HOB filter.

My thoughts exactly ^^^

 

[Skynyrd Fish]

So I lost one yellow tang today. Just check copper with my sweet new Hanna. 1.49. I don’t know how my math did not work out but I should have been at 1.75. I’m wondering if any thing else nailed him. He also did not respond well to copper power. I do understand that some fish just don’t take any copper well. He has been breathing hard and not eating for three days. He was still a nice looking meaty little guy. So I added some copper power and got it up to 1.76.