I've been Quarantining all my fish for over a year now. Still struggling with the small percentages that make it through. I have a dedicated QT/Treatment tank which is basically a full-time running 20gal tank, 5gal sump, small section for rubble/Marinepure bio balls, filter sock, skimmer, heater, chiller, ATO. It gets broken down and bleached after each fish then started back up and run 45-60+ days (sometimes 3-4 months) before adding the next fish
My Main protocol is observation only for a week. Then 45 days in copper (currently Brightwell Aquatics Cuprion) @ .20ppm tested daily with a Hanna Copper Checker. Weekly 20% water changes. During the last 14 days of copper I feed Metroplex/Focus treated food. After 45 days I run Carbon, Cuprisorb and poly filter to remove copper. Once levels reach 0.0 I do 2 rounds of PraziPro using the calculator on the MarineParasites.com. After the completion of Prazi I observe for another week prior to transferring into the tank.
I am getting my fish from a variety of places including LFS, Live Aquaria and Petco. I am losing most of my fish within the first few days to a week of starting copper which leads me to believe I am doing something wrong. Exp on copper is 2021. Fish seem to be eating fine prior to and during treatment. I am wondering if the copper is the issue or if its something in my process. I know there was a bunch of testing and talk about Coppersafe a couple years ago so what does everyone reccomend for Copper treatment now? @HotRocks @4FordFamily @Big G @Humblefish you guys have always been a huge help! Do you see anything wrong? Am I missing something?
My Main protocol is observation only for a week. Then 45 days in copper (currently Brightwell Aquatics Cuprion) @ .20ppm tested daily with a Hanna Copper Checker. Weekly 20% water changes. During the last 14 days of copper I feed Metroplex/Focus treated food. After 45 days I run Carbon, Cuprisorb and poly filter to remove copper. Once levels reach 0.0 I do 2 rounds of PraziPro using the calculator on the MarineParasites.com. After the completion of Prazi I observe for another week prior to transferring into the tank.
I am getting my fish from a variety of places including LFS, Live Aquaria and Petco. I am losing most of my fish within the first few days to a week of starting copper which leads me to believe I am doing something wrong. Exp on copper is 2021. Fish seem to be eating fine prior to and during treatment. I am wondering if the copper is the issue or if its something in my process. I know there was a bunch of testing and talk about Coppersafe a couple years ago so what does everyone reccomend for Copper treatment now? @HotRocks @4FordFamily @Big G @Humblefish you guys have always been a huge help! Do you see anything wrong? Am I missing something?