Question reference copper power

[Carl Cardarelli]

I been treating my tank for ick tomorrow will be 30 days, should I extend it to 36 days or is 30 days okay been reading and have different opinions on time element.

Thanks for advice given!

 

[Brew12]

I been treating my tank for ick tomorrow will be 30 days, should I extend it to 36 days or is 30 days okay been reading and have different opinions on time element.

Thanks for advice given!

30 days is the standard recommended treatment. There are some very rare occurrences where it seems to have not been successful but it is impossible to conclude that additional time would have increased the chances of success.

 

[LAReefer4Life]

30 days is sufficient assuming the entire period was held at therapeutic levels. If it dropped below the clock would start over technically.

Are you experiencing any strange behavior of visuals?

 

[Carl Cardarelli]

30 days is the standard recommended treatment. There are some very rare occurrences where it seems to have not been successful but it is impossible to conclude that additional time would have increased the chances of success.

Appreciate the advice Thanks

30 days is sufficient assuming the entire period was held at therapeutic levels. If it dropped below the clock would start over technically.

Are you experiencing any strange behavior of visuals?

No everyone looks great eating etc is normal

 

[Frtdrmrose7]

As stated 30 days at therapeutic levels and you should be good. Your DT if exposed will need 76 days fallow though.

 

[Carl Cardarelli]

As stated 30 days at therapeutic levels and you should be good. Your DT if exposed will need 76 days fallow though.

What is DT new to this thanks

 

[Frtdrmrose7]

What is DT new to this thanks

Display Tank. If you had fish in a display and they got sick then you put them in a QT for copper treatment then the fish will need 30 days of copper but you need to wait 76 days to starve the ich out of your DT.

 

[Carl Cardarelli]

Lol Ok went brain dead, coppered whole DT for 30 days with copper power, Thanks for your time on this

 

[Frtdrmrose7]

Lol Ok went brain dead, coppered whole DT for 30 days with copper power, Thanks for your time on this

Quick question, do you have live rock in your DT?

 

[Carl Cardarelli]

yes

 

[Frtdrmrose7]

If you dosed copper with live rock in the tank then your rock will have absorbed copper and will leech it back out in the future. This could give you problems with inverts or coral.

 

[Carl Cardarelli]

going to do 30% water change and use polly filter along with charcoal, hoping to remove all one way or another so sharks can go back in along with eel, tank is 600 gallons, Again I really appreciate your advice really somewhat new to this. Thanks

 

[rkpetersen]

Carbon isn't always that great at removing copper.
Surprisingly, GFO (granular ferric oxide), although usually used for phosphate control, also removes copper quite well.

 

[Carl Cardarelli]

Thanks I'LL give it a try