Uv and cupramine

[ajiisss]

I had to dose cupramine in my DT I am removing the copper and curreent level is .10 is it safe to start UV again?

 

[CasperOe]

Not quite yet. Bring your copper levels back down to zero before starting your UV. UV will "break" the bond of chelated copper treatments turning it into a lethal concentration of ionic copper - not a situation you want to bring yourself in.

Do you have any sand and/or rocks in your tank? You risk copper being absorbed in these and leach out at a later stage so keep that in mind.

Are you using a reliable copper test kit? :-)

 

[tzabor10]

How are you testing the copper levels?

 

[ajiisss]

How are you testing the copper levels?

Hannah copper checkerIs what I am using . I have rocks and its bare bottom

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Hannah copper checkerIs what I am using . I have rocks and its bare bottom

The Hannah is not apparently suitable for low level copper testing. A number of folks see false high readings.

 

[ajiisss]

The Hannah is not apparently suitable for low level copper testing. A number of folks see false high readings.

Yeah it gives a reading of .05 on freshly mixed water

 

[tzabor10]

The Hannah is not apparently suitable for low level copper testing. A number of folks see false high readings.

Yeah, I have one and it gives different readings for back to back tests