iodine ?

[jadakiss]

yesterday when i checked mycal it was 420. today in the morning its 500 . how did that happen . my alk is 12 and its the same as yesterday.my sump has evaporated under the line i aways want it. all i did ad was kent marine concentrated iodine. i added a cap like they said . thats all i did. and i just checked my cal right now while the lights is off, does that throw it off a little?

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

Never dose anything you don't test for. Adding a cap to your tank is fine but only if your iodine readings are X if they are Y then that might be too little if they are A then it might be too much. So yes by adding that cap you could have thrown the tank out of whack.

 

[jadakiss]

ok

 

[EXPEDITION]

Stop adding stuff to your reef for a week or so,& see what it does.Then calculate the drop in parameters ie: ca,alk,mg.I said before,sometimes the best cure is no cure at all.

And FWIW,I never added iodine to anyone of my reefs,just CA,ALK,& MG supp.

 

[bigyankfan]

I was told by the LFS to add iodine because I have shrimp who need it for molting. Is this true or something to get people to buy more additives?

P.S. I have been adding a capful of Iodine every other week and my two shrimp are huge.

 

[KathyC]

Why did you add the iodine and what are all of your parameters?

 

[Dace]

I was told by the LFS to add iodine because I have shrimp who need it for molting. Is this true or something to get people to buy more additives?

P.S. I have been adding a cap full of Iodine every other week and my two shrimp are huge.

Iodine is very dangerous if overdosed in a reef tank. I hope it was not Kent lugol's solution you were using because that dosage would be overkill, I had a 360gal total system and only could add 14 drops of the solution. When it comes to iodine i would add no more then 2/3 of the recommended dosage...

 

[EXPEDITION]

My shrimp have no problem molting blue calw coral bandid,& cleaner.No iodine.

 

[qckwzrd]

You don't want your shrimp to molt too often, it'll shorten the life span of the shrimp. Don't some salt mixes containe iodine anyway?

 

[wilrock101]

just like expedition said stop adding so much stuff to your tank,let your tank rest jadakiss:fishhit:

 

[Vir]

no additives in my water please :tub:

 

[masterswimmer]

My shrimp molt regularly. Never added iodine, ever.

swimmer

 

[reefman]

what test r u using for ca?

 

[jadakiss]

ya what ever wilrock ur a brown tang