Is something wrong with my fish?!

[Humblefish]

cuprion is a chelated copper so you will need the API test kit for that.

It's actually pure copper sulfate with a very low therapeutic level: 0.20 ppm.

You can sometimes read it using Seachem or Salifert; but it is recommended to use one of the "professional grade" test kits listed here: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/copper-test-kits.257924/

 

[melypr1985]

It's actually pure copper sulfate with a very low therapeutic level: 0.20 ppm.

You can sometimes read it using Seachem or Salifert; but it is recommended to use one of the "professional grade" test kits listed here: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/copper-test-kits.257924/

Oh shoot!! Great catch humble!!!! Let's chalk that up to a brain fart

 

[Humblefish]

Oh shoot!! Great catch humble!!!! Let's chalk that up to a brain fart

Cuprion isn't used much because:

1. It's difficult to read using a hobbyist grade test kit.
2. The therapeutic range is exactly 0.20 ppm. No wiggle room.

 

[Titan]

Cuprion isn't used much because:

1. It's difficult to read using a hobbyist grade test kit.
2. The therapeutic range is exactly 0.20 ppm. No wiggle room.

Yeah, bought the stuff awhile ago to have just incase I needed it, didn't realize it wasn't the best one to use. Going to be real hard to check my levels.

 

[Humblefish]

Yeah, bought the stuff awhile ago to have just incase I needed it, didn't realize it wasn't the best one to use. Going to be real hard to check my levels.

You might want to consider chelated copper instead i.e. Coppersafe or Copper Power. You'll also need an API copper test kit in order to measure it.

 

[Titan]

You might want to consider chelated copper instead i.e. Coppersafe or Copper Power. You'll also need an API copper test kit in order to measure it.

Am I ok to mix the two of them? Or would I need to do a water change?

 

[melypr1985]

Am I ok to mix the two of them? Or would I need to do a water change?

You'll want to do a water change and run carbon or a poly filter to pull out the cuprion before dosing the coppersafe.

 

[Humblefish]

You'll want to do a water change and run carbon or a poly filter to pull out the cuprion before dosing the coppersafe.

+1

 

[Titan]

You'll want to do a water change and run carbon or a poly filter to pull out the cuprion before dosing the coppersafe.

Ok I think I will just stay with the cuprion