Treating / Ramp up with copper power

[Nem0]

I'm going to proactively treat my QT tank with copper power soon. Might be a dumb question, but copper power won't leave the tank unless I do a WC right? Also, I have a flasher wrasse, I read that the ramp up to the therapeutic level should take 5+ days. Should I just divide the amount I need to reach the level over 5 days? So if I needed ~10ml of copper power for my tank, just dose 2ml everyday?

 

[HotRocks]

Correct, copper won't leave the tank via evaporation. Only if you remove water.

Yes divide your total dosage up into daily amounts. Then I personally split that into am/pm doses.

 

[Nem0]

Correct, copper won't leave the tank via evaporation. Only if you remove water.

Yes divide your total dosage up into daily amounts. Then I personally split that into am/pm doses.

just read your copper power ratio post. Thank you!

 

[Nem0]

@HotRocks I just put in 1ml of copper power, API test came up with 0. in a 9gal AIO with 8ish gallons of actual water volume. any idea why?

 

[Nem0]

Bump- theres 2ml of copper power in there which should be registering .5ppm on the API test kit...but so far my test kit detects nothing. test kit works, i tried it by pouring copper power into the tube and adding a bit of water. very brown result

 

[Crabs McJones]

Also make sure that there isn't anything that can absorb copper in the system. Rock, sand, certain mechanical filtration media.

@HotRocks I just put in 1ml of copper power, API test came up with 0. in a 9gal AIO with 8ish gallons of actual water volume. any idea why?

What test kit are you using?

 

[Nem0]

Also make sure that there isn't anything that can absorb copper in the system. Rock, sand, certain mechanical filtration media.

What test kit are you using?

I'm using the API test kit. And ah...there is a bit of sand in the tank. its a 9 gallon tank, probably has less than 1/3lb of sand lol. do I need to take that out? also, what type of mechanical filtration media can absorb copper?

 

[Crabs McJones]

I'm using the API test kit. And ah...there is a bit of sand in the tank. its a 9 gallon tank, probably has less than 1/3lb of sand lol. do I need to take that out? also, what type of mechanical filtration media can absorb copper?

I can't remember exactly, I know @HotRocks and @4FordFamily found something that absorbed the copper in their system. I would take the sand out unless you're treating a wrasse or fish that needs it.

 

[HotRocks]

The API kit is very inaccurate. Would be very hard to detect that low of a level with the kit.

 

[rkpetersen]

Get the Hanna HR Copper checker.

Instead of dosing the whole thing over 5 days, you can immediately dose to 1.0, and then slowly bring that up to 2.0.

Another media that will aggressively absorb copper (and other metals) is GFO.

 

[Nem0]

I thought the API test kit was compatible with copper power? would i just need to dose more until the copper actually showed up? I'm at 2ml out of 10ml total of copper power that i need to reach

The API kit is very inaccurate. Would be very hard to detect that low of a level with the kit.

 

[4FordFamily]

Nothing with poly fiber/poly will remove copper.