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pH 8.0 (I have had to add Kalkwasser once a day to keep it up. Does Cupramine lower pH?

April 26, 2017cupramine kalkwasser lower pH

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pH 8.0 (I have had to add Kalkwasser once a day to keep it up. Does Cupramine lower pH?

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– lab grade filtered natural seawater (I use nothing but in all my tanks with RO/DI for top off) All fish had a freshwater dip on their way to the hospital tank. Dip time depended on how each fish was tolerating it, minimum of 4 minutes, maximum of 8 minutes. I am treating the hospital tank with Cupramine (copper) and keeping it at a level of 0.5 and testing twice a day to be sure it stays there. These are the fish in the hospital tank and their condition: 6″ Copperband butterfly – Excellent, I’ve had this fish for years, raised it from a 1″ baby, she didn’t show any symptoms at any point. 5″ Golden butterfly – So this guy did have some powder on him, some blood streaks and rapid breathing. He’s much better now and is eating well. The freshwater dip really seemed to help him. There are still some very faint red streaks but his breathing is good and I don’t see any powder spots. He wasn’t eating much before the dip but his appetite is back to