Cupramine 100 ml

Cupramine effectively eradicates Oodinium, Cryptocaryon, Amyloodinium, Ichthyophthirius, and other external parasites of freshwater and marine fish. It is superior to copper Sulfate, chloride, and citrate: it is non-acidic, less toxic to fish, remains in solution, and does not contaminate the filter bed. It is superior to chelated compounds: it is fully charged (ionic), active at low concentrations, and can be removed using carbon.

Key features:

• Copper treatment for external parasites
• Active at low concentration (does not precipitate)
• Bound to amine so it is not toxic to fish
• It can be removed 100% using carbon or copper Sulfur

Instructions:
Before treatment
Remove all invertebrates - they are very sensitive to copper and will not tolerate treatment with a copper-based Medicine. Turn off UV filters, ozone filters, and remove chemical filtration such as Matrix Carbon and Purigen. Do not use with any other Medicines. Do not use any products containing reducing agents (conditioners, ammonia binders, etc.) while using Cupramine.

Treatment
If the bottle has a dropper cap, use 20 drops (1 ml) per 40 liters (10.5 US gallons) on the first day, wait 48 hours, then repeat. In bottles without a dropper, each inner ring is equivalent to 1 ml. In freshwater, use half the dose. The final copper concentration is 0.5 mg/L (0.25 mg/L in freshwater). Maintain this concentration for 14 days. Do not re-dose without testing. If the tank was previously treated with ionic copper (such as copper chloride, or Sulfate, or citrate), test the copper level after the initial dose. Although most fish tolerate Cupramine up to 0.8 mg/L, it is not recommended to exceed 0.6 mg/L of copper.

Complete the entire treatment
Ichthyophthirius, velvet, and many other parasites spend a significant part of their life cycle encysted and protected from Medicines, hiding in the substrate of your tank. Remember, you need to complete the entire treatment even if you can't see the parasites on the fish!

After treatment
Cupramine can be removed using carbon. Leave the copper-absorbing media in your tank for at least a week after the copper concentration reaches 0 to ensure all traces of the Medicines are completely removed.