I am not sure where you are getting your quarantine protocol from but the method you described does not line up with any of the medicated protocols I have seen. Specifically, Humblefish’s protocol is to drop fish straight into 2.00ppm copper and then ramp to 2.20-2.30 ppm. The official Reef2Reef quarantine protocol from Jay Hemdal is to ramp to therapeutic dose (considered to be 2.25-2.50 ppm) in first 24 hours via two doses of copper. You should really use one of the established protocols from the respected fish medics. It is not recommended to run your QT tank at 2.00ppm since that does not leave any room for fluctuation of copper levels downwards.
Note also I don’t believe Coral Beauty fish are particularly sensitive to copper. Not sure about Flame Angel or Clown Tangs since I never had to quarantine those.
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Note also I don’t believe Coral Beauty fish are particularly sensitive to copper. Not sure about Flame Angel or Clown Tangs since I never had to quarantine those.
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