BryanJr
Harlequin Tusk
Started QT on my new addition, pintail fairy wrasse. Got him last weekend from Aqua hut.
Was a little surprised to see when I got home he had been in copper levels of 2.52. I knew he was in copper but figured it would be low levels. He, according to the arrival date on the tank, was only there 2 days. Hasn’t seemed to negatively affect him in any way. I decided to raise the copper level in the tank to 2.0 instead and put him in. Salinity was low(1.017) and I adjusted accordingly. Has been doing great and eating well. Have been following the schedule layout on the copper power calculator (listed on @Humblefish post for copper dosing) since starting.
Day 1- start with copper at 2.0
Day 2- raise copper to 2.25
Day 3- copper to 2.5 and add metro
Day 5- metro
Day 7- metro
Day 9- metro add Prazipro dose 1of 2
Day 11- metro
Day13- metro
Day 18- Prazipro dose 2 of 2
Day 19- move to observation tank or keep in copper for 30 days (would be day 32 finish)
@Humblefish does this look correct? Where if any would I need to change water? Im currently on day 7 and just added metro for the 3rd time. Also, what would be the best time and how should I raise the salinity to match my reef tank. There is very little evaporation as I keep a plexiglass lid on the tank.
For those interested here is the link to the post I got the copper calculator from. New recommendation for chelated copper
Was a little surprised to see when I got home he had been in copper levels of 2.52. I knew he was in copper but figured it would be low levels. He, according to the arrival date on the tank, was only there 2 days. Hasn’t seemed to negatively affect him in any way. I decided to raise the copper level in the tank to 2.0 instead and put him in. Salinity was low(1.017) and I adjusted accordingly. Has been doing great and eating well. Have been following the schedule layout on the copper power calculator (listed on @Humblefish post for copper dosing) since starting.
Day 1- start with copper at 2.0
Day 2- raise copper to 2.25
Day 3- copper to 2.5 and add metro
Day 5- metro
Day 7- metro
Day 9- metro add Prazipro dose 1of 2
Day 11- metro
Day13- metro
Day 18- Prazipro dose 2 of 2
Day 19- move to observation tank or keep in copper for 30 days (would be day 32 finish)
@Humblefish does this look correct? Where if any would I need to change water? Im currently on day 7 and just added metro for the 3rd time. Also, what would be the best time and how should I raise the salinity to match my reef tank. There is very little evaporation as I keep a plexiglass lid on the tank.
For those interested here is the link to the post I got the copper calculator from. New recommendation for chelated copper
Just be sure not to reuse anything from QT#1 to setup QT#2, and keep them 10 feet apart.