How to Quarantine

cono · Jul 8, 2015

Humbelfish where did you get the cp from?

Humblefish · Jul 8, 2015

cono said:
Humbelfish where did you get the cp from?

Pharmacy. You'll need to get a vet to write you a prescription for it. You can obtain CP on ebay/online, but the quality may be dubious.

cono · Jul 8, 2015

So any pharmacy would have the 99% pure powder ?

cono · Jul 8, 2015

Posted this page and the other page on another reef club sight and they dont believe

Humblefish · Jul 8, 2015

cono said:
So any pharmacy would have the 99% pure powder ?

Pharmacy will have FDA regulated 99% pure CP that has to pass QC. Buying from some guy on ebay... who knows what you're really getting without doing a chemical analysis?

cono said:
Posted this page and the other page on another reef club sight and they dont believe

Everyone has their opinions on the matter and most hold strong beliefs about their particular QT protocol. FWIW; I am not advocating CP as the one & only solution for eradicating external parasites in SW fish. With ich, for example, there are 4 acceptable treatment options: copper, hyposalinity, tank transfer method and CP. One size does not fit all - you have to find and do what works best for you.

Iballhog · Jul 10, 2015

Drain most of the water first, then try and catch them

cono · Jul 11, 2015

So start without cp in water then add fish then medicate

Humblefish · Jul 11, 2015

cono said:
So start without cp in water then add fish then medicate

I always dose CP in the QT just before adding the fish. Just in case they have velvet.

cono · Jul 11, 2015

Ok still trying to get my hands on some pure cp

cono · Jul 13, 2015

Can't find it anywhere

Humblefish · Jul 13, 2015

My 29 gal "fishless" frag tank. I place all corals/inverts in here for 72 days before they go into my DT. Just cheap T5 lighting, Koralia powerhead, HOB powerfilter, heater, rock/sand and a frag rack gets the job done.

cono · Jul 13, 2015

Humblefish can you connect me to someone who sells cp

Humblefish · Jul 14, 2015

cono said:
Humblefish can you connect me to someone who sells cp

The only way to get 99% pure CP (i.e. the "good stuff") is to have your vet write you a prescription which can then be filled at a local pharmacy (compounding pharmacy is more likely to have it.)

Below are some online places that sell it, but quality/purity may be suspect. Caveat emptor.

http://www.fishchemical.com/FULL-PRODUCT-LIST-CHLOROQUINE-PHOSPHATE-22937.Item.html

http://store.nationalfishpharm.com/NFP-products-Chloroquine-Phosphate-59567.Item.html

http://fishremedies.com/chloroquinephosphate.aspx

cono · Jul 14, 2015

Called a few pharmacies and nothing pure only tablets

Humblefish · Jul 14, 2015

cono said:
Called a few pharmacies and nothing pure only tablets

They are being lazy. If you have a ℞ for it, then they can order the powder form from a reputable compounding pharmacy such as here: http://www.pccarx.com/

cono · Jul 14, 2015

Ok I will ask them again if they have an account with them

cono · Jul 14, 2015

And are the sights you sent me at $180 per kilo right ???and how long is the cp good for

Humblefish · Jul 14, 2015

cono said:
And are the sights you sent me at $180 per kilo right ???and how long is the cp good for

You'll never use a kilo, unless you have very large QTs or split the order with some other people. For example, every time I put a batch of fish in my 29 gal QT, I only use 1.2 grams of CP (at a dosage rate of 40mg/gal). So, National Fish Pharmacy's $45.05 for 25 grams is about right. 25 grams of CP would enable you to QT 20 batches of fish in a 29 gal QT. That breaks down to paying $2.25 for CP every time you QT fish.