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Originally Posted by OCDP
i forgot , copper is really deadly... thanks danny. told you id be doomed.
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O.k you got me worried now.
Start here....
http://www.petsforum.com/personal/tr...cupramine.html
Even though this is for Cupramine by Seachem it has mainly the same principles. Also to search
www.reefcentral.com under the disease forum and read many posts about copper to get the general idea of effectiveness. You can Google " Coppersafe by Mardel Lab " for info on that copper. To answer your other Q, about test kit, you can also read on Reef Central people's experiences as well as fights with the companies directly on the accuracy of the test kits. In my own experience I have come found Seachem's test kit to be the most accurate and easy to follow for to use with Coppersafe even though made by different companies.
I'm not even going to go into the chemistry difference between the two coppers (chelated copper, etc). Please read and Google and you will see.
Copper needs extreme caution and understanding to treat your fish without killing them yourself.
My suggestion would be if Bob if offering to treat them for you, I would be more likely to suggest his offer. Not only would it save you some money but also maybe the headache. I would just hate for an overdose or spike to happen or not monitor the levels and result in lossing your fish.
Also as Danny mention (Good point Danny) you do not want to add any equipment from your main tank that you want to use again. So you would leave the skimmer on the main tank.
One more thing….I noticed you mentioned you are running a 404 Fluval canister filter on you 20gal. Am I correct to say that you only have 1 small filter sponge media in your canister, even though this canister has four long slots made for sponge media on the side panel in the canister??
