Coppersafe Reading!!!

[puccie1]

Has any ever get a false reading from a hanna checker, have 600 gallon tank 2 months ago use copper power decided to use copper safe due to paRASITE KEEPS COMING BACK. Days before adding copper safe I use sachem Clarity due to water cloudy, ran skimmer and uv and did a 30% water change before adding copper safe. Well added 1 bottle this morning which states for 367 gallons ran hanna test and reading came back 5.00. Very dark purple. anyone have any Ideas!

 

[gbroadbridge]

Has any ever get a false reading from a hanna checker, have 600 gallon tank 2 months ago use copper power decided to use copper safe due to paRASITE KEEPS COMING BACK. Days before adding copper safe I use sachem Clarity due to water cloudy, ran skimmer and uv and did a 30% water change before adding copper safe. Well added 1 bottle this morning which states for 367 gallons ran hanna test and reading came back 5.00. Very dark purple. anyone have any Ideas!

Given the history I think it's maybe time for you to bite the bullet and treat the fish in a tank without any rock/substrate and leave the DT fallow for 72 days.

Get rid of the problem once and for all.

Ich can hide in substrate and rocks, and treatment in the DT is quite hit and miss.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Has any ever get a false reading from a hanna checker, have 600 gallon tank 2 months ago use copper power decided to use copper safe due to paRASITE KEEPS COMING BACK. Days before adding copper safe I use sachem Clarity due to water cloudy, ran skimmer and uv and did a 30% water change before adding copper safe. Well added 1 bottle this morning which states for 367 gallons ran hanna test and reading came back 5.00. Very dark purple. anyone have any Ideas!

Use the test kit results. I have a sneaky feeling you may have overdosed
The clarifier may have dissolved the bonders in the copper causing number to rise.
we’ve seen others use recommended m/l or drops which was too much
Was this cupramine or coppersafe?
I have seen false results but it is rare

 

[puccie1]

Use the test kit results. I have a sneaky feeling you may have overdosed
The clarifier may have dissolved the binders in the copper causing number to rise.
we’ve seen others use recommended m/l or drops which was too much
Was this cupramine or coppersafe?

Coppersafe

 

[puccie1]

Coppersafe

Should I do a 20% water change or wait see if copper drops tomorrow

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Has any ever get a false reading from a hanna checker, have 600 gallon tank 2 months ago use copper power decided to use copper safe due to paRASITE KEEPS COMING BACK. Days before adding copper safe I use sachem Clarity due to water cloudy, ran skimmer and uv and did a 30% water change before adding copper safe. Well added 1 bottle this morning which states for 367 gallons ran hanna test and reading came back 5.00. Very dark purple. anyone have any Ideas!

Did you test the tank BEFORE adding the coppersafe? Copper Power is very long-lived in aquariums. If you dosed it 2 months ago, the level of it will have only dropped by the amount of water changes you have done since then (30%?) then, if you add that amount to the amount of coppersafe in a full dose, you will get an overdose situation: 2 ppm - 30% + 2.5 ppm coppersafe = 3.9 ppm

I looked up the SDS for Clarity. It is just a flocculating agent. As such, it should not affect copper medications like their Prime product will.

Jay

 

[puccie1]

Did you test the tank BEFORE adding the coppersafe? Copper Power is very long-lived in aquariums. If you dosed it 2 months ago, the level of it will have only dropped by the amount of water changes you have done since then (30%?) then, if you add that amount to the amount of coppersafe in a full dose, you will get an overdose situation: 2 ppm - 30% + 2.5 ppm coppersafe = 3.9 ppm

I looked up the SDS for Clarity. It is just a flocculating agent. As such, it should not affect copper medications like their Prime product will.

Jay

Four out of the copper safe it’s been about two months since I use copper power and I get to water changes about 2530%. I want to hear the conversation I’ll check for copper give me the reading in the time. Thank you for the information.

 

[MnFish1]

Four out of the copper safe it’s been about two months since I use copper power and I get to water changes about 2530%. I want to hear the conversation I’ll check for copper give me the reading in the time. Thank you for the information.

Also realize that having your skimmer on - may have lowered copper some as well. You are likely going to need more water changes. i.e. if the level is at 5, to get to 2.5 you will need to do a 50 % water change

 

[puccie1]

Also realize that having your skimmer on - may have lowered copper some as well. You are likely going to need more water changes. i.e. if the level is at 5, to get to 2.5 you will need to do a 50 % water change

This is weird I did a 120 gallon water change on my 600 tank last night when it read 5.00 just now did a recheck with Hanna and got 1.17. Docent make sense!

 

[vetteguy53081]

This is weird I did a 120 gallon water change on my 600 tank last night when it read 5.00 just now did a recheck with Hanna and got 1.17. Docent make sense!

Sounds like a previous false reading especially if copper was just added. What is expiration date for your reagents?

 

[puccie1]

Sounds like a previous false reading especially if copper was just added. What is expiration date for your reagents?

2027 want thank you for helping me with info on this, any suggestions on going forward. Thanks Carl

 

[vetteguy53081]

2027 want thank you for helping me with info on this, any suggestions on going forward. Thanks Carl

One suggestion: With mixed readings you've had, Take a water sample to a trusted LFS that does Not use Api copper test and have them test for you and see what they come up with and to compare with your readings.

 

[fishyjoes]

I had a high "false reading" with copper power just last week due to procedure error on my part.
I used a 10ml glass dropper to add some copper power, then used the same dropper to fill my hanna test cylinder.
There was residual copper inside the dropper which caused me to have a very high reading. After rinsing the dropper I got a more believable result