Ever used copper

[Zack]

Have you? if so, why amd did it hurt anything?[/quote]

[reefrunner]

I have used copper sulfate, copper citrate and "copper safe" to treat Cryptocarryon and Amyloodinium. Copper treatments will harm inverts that do not have a hard exoskeleton, copper is also adsorbed by the substrate and can be released back into the aquarium, so it is advisable to use it in a quarantine or hospital tank. Theraputic copper levels are .15 to .2 ppm, this needs to be maintained during the entire treatment, so a test kit is necessary. "CopperSafe" is a chelated form of copper and will require a chelated copper test kit to measure the copper level. I have never experienced it, but have read that copper can have adverse effects on biological filtration, so ammonia and nitrite levels should also be monitored closely during treatment.

[Zack]

thanks for the input! :wink: