Couple of Coppersafe treatment questions

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Lisha

New Member
Moving my fish to QT to treat for Ich. I have a hob filter. What should I use in it? Filter floss or pura-filtration pads, or both?
In my DT I have a hob filter with filter floss, carbon filter and a pura-filtration pad in it. After I remove my fish, leaving my live rock and sandsifter starfish, should I leave the old filters in or or put new ones in?
Should I add any other creatures to the DT to help clean up the parasites?
And... will Coppersafe hurt my scooter Blenny?

Thanks!
 
Kristin1234

Kristin1234

Active Member
Copper safe should not hurt your blenny. But keep in mind these meds do affect the fish'sauce diet sometimes.

Filter floss will be fine.

Just change your filters as normal. I wouldn't add anything to the tank, there isn't really any inverts that will help remove the ich from the fish less tank. Keep in mind you need to leave the tank fish less for 72 days.

Be sure to have a copper test kit as well.
 
lmforbis

lmforbis

Well-Known Member
I would also suggest you raise the levels slowly over a couple days so the fish can get used to it.
Be sure that when you do water changes you add more copper to keep the levels constant.
Do not add any ammonia detoxifiers like prime to your tank while it has copper in it.
 
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