Lugol's Iodine or Potassium Iodide

[FuEl]

Don't even think about using Iodine Tincture. It IS iodine dissolved in aqueous ethanol.

Hmm..imagine drunken shrimp and drunken fish.

Anyway, an alternative is Seachem's Reef iodide. I'm using it. It's concentrated potassium iodide at 8,000 mg/L. I only dose maybe 0.5ml every 2-3 weeks. Sometimes I forget and doze it once a month? Scared of overdosing. NSW levels of iodate ions & iodide ions are very low. About 0.06ppm in total. That's why after 2 years the bottle is still 80% full?

Found a link that could be useful to others thinking of dosing iodide.

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/mar2003/chem.htm

[Gouldian]

Thanks Brother Fuel,

Your link very detailed and chim too. :-P

Cheers,

[xiggie]

wow all this fuss for iodine thats only few $ .....

[andysho]

where ti get ken marine lugols solution in singapore?>

[Gouldian]

SeaLife Balestier

[flubberina13]

I have a new bottle around $25.00 maybe cheaper. But can only know if I can release by 15 June. Do you wan?

[Gouldian]

I have a new bottle around $25.00 maybe cheaper. But can only know if I can release by 15 June. Do you wan?

$25 is cheap. Normally sellaround $28 ;-)

[Eniram]

Hmmmm something interesting to read about

[dnsfpl]

wah bro u keep digging thread recently ah lol

anyway im using tropic marin lugol's solution

2 drops daily, 1 morning, 1 night

cheers

[Eniram]

Is it beneficial to your corals?

Yea the more I dig the more interesting info I get.

[dnsfpl]

better coloration but not sure if its due to this

as i made a number of changes, lighting, water change regime etc etc

[FuEl]

Check out Iwarna's SPS tank next to the Marine Pond. Maintained using Fauna Marin Balling Salts, Ultra Trace B and Ultra Easy K. If you want to dose Potassium safely, it's best to use Ultra Easy K. All you need to do is to test your potassium level with FM's Potassium test kit ONCE, find out how much potassium you need and follow the instructions on Ultra Easy K to boost it up to the desired levels. No more dangerous & troublesome estimates with other potassium products and additional testing with potassium test kits!

[braincoral]

I start dosing with BW potassium..

can c sps colours better then ever too

but dose at at a small dosage