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60 gallon tank ick treatment

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Question
hi i have a 60g freshwater tank..i just treated it with mardel coppersafe with the dose it said on the bottle..but what they didnt mention was how often to add more or less..i lost alot of fish..died off wasnt ick at first..(lost 10 jap koi,many sharks & eel,angels)..how often do i use doses of the medication after i did this first one and how much,water changes,lenght of time for doses..I did use 1 day before that some kosher salt with the right directions

Answer
Jeff,
first thing you need to do is get rid of the copper.
You have scaleless fish and the copper simply killed them.'
You NEVER want to use copper in your main tank, always in a quarrentine situation.
You cannot get rid of the copper the only thing that will remove it is Cuprisorb. It gets into the gravel, the silicone etc.
Clean the tank up and use a prescribed ICH cure such as Jungle Ich guard or similar and you will be ok.
If you have further questions, just ask.