Copper Dosing

[Chad Balistreri]

New Here......Have my QT set up and running with my first fish. I’m reading that proper copper dosing for QT is 2.25-2.50 I’m using seachem cupramine which says not to go above .50? Is this because it is different form of copper VS other products like copper power?

Not sure what I need to hold my copper level at for QT?

 

[Redfoxtang]

New Here......Have my QT set up and running with my first fish. I’m reading that proper copper dosing for QT is 2.25-2.50 I’m using seachem cupramine which says not to go above .50? Is this because it is different form of copper VS other products like copper power?

Not sure what I need to hold my copper level at for QT?

If using cupramine .5 is where you wanna be for therapeutic levels. Copper power is 2.0 for therapeutic levels. 2 different types of copper. Most use Copper power as it’s less harsh on most copper sensitive fish. Also recommend getting a Hanna copper checker to ensure levels are maintained.

 

[Chad Balistreri]

Perfect thank you! I have a Hannah checker it’s reading .73 should I do a partial water change to get it at .50? Fish seem to be doing fine....

 

[Redfoxtang]

Yes I would do a water change and try and bring it down to the .5 range.

 

[Idoc]

Yes, different types of copper. Cupramine is ionic copper and CopperSafe is chelated copper. They have different therapeutic levels. Cupramine is 0.5ppm and Copper Safe is 2.00-2.50ppm.

 

[ShepherdReefer]

Something I have experienced with QT's, seams that copper would raise the ammonia levels which caused for water changes every other day.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

Yes, different types of copper. Cupramine is ionic copper and CopperSafe is chelated copper. They have different therapeutic levels. Cupramine is 0.5ppm and Copper Safe is 2.00-2.50ppm.

From a chemical perspective, The terms ionic vs chelated copper, especially as either might apply to cupramine, are not really chemically accurate and I suggest folks don’t use them.