Cupramine contains 10 000 mg l of copper and 100 ml treats over 500 gallons.
Copper test kit for cupramine.
When used as an algaecide the copper is absorbed by the algae then released when it dies.
By then most all of the copper should be removed from your system.
After doing some geometry i figured that i actually had 9 5g of water in there so i added 19 drops on day one.
I was really skeptical about the effectiveness of this test kit in conjunction with cupramine copper treatment after reading lots of mixed reviews about the overall quality of the test misleading amount of tests in the kit etc.
Do not use with snails and invertebrates.
The instructions are based on gallons 1 ml per 10 5 gallons.
Also make sure to monitor your fish for increased signs of stress.
Test for copper with our multtest.
Then i tested for copper the next morni.
In case anyone else thought that their api copper test didnt work with cupramine i thought id share this.
Some kits measure only ionic copper and others measure both ionic and chelated copper.
This kit uses a highly sensitive catalytic compleximetric based procedure to measure all types of copper to less than 0 01 mg l in marine or freshwater.
This test kit works awesome.
If you use cupramine since it is copper based i would make sure to have some copper test kit on hand.
It does not damage the filter bed.
I was really skeptical about the effectiveness of this test kit in conjunction with cupramine copper treatment after reading lots of mixed reviews about the overall quality of the test misleading amount of tests in the kit etc.
Do not use in reef aquariums and note.
Marine or freshwater use.
I have also used cupramine in fact i am using it now not in home aquarium and i have not noticed it stressing my fish out.
Do not use in conjuction with paraguard.
Im using cupramine on my 10g qt tank.
This test kit works awesome.
Considering that you have already added cupramine to your reef aquarium i would definitely follow the instructions 2 doses 2 days apart.
Always have a copper test kit on hand.
Multitest copper performs over 75 tests and contains a reference sample for validation.