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But the QT tank has never had high iodine before. Wasn't a slow buildup either. I last tested QT about 2 months ago right before I started the FWS testing. Iodine was same level as main system.Also a qt tank probably wont use up iodine like a stocked reef tank will.
I believe FWS also has iodine in it. I had been doing some testing in QT, and after using it in a QT tank for the past few months, sent in an ICP test, and my Iodine came back quite high. Considering I change the QT water using old tank water from my main system, which has a "normal" Iodine reading, the only difference would be the FWS. It was 170 ug/l to be exact.
I do not have elevated moly. I wonder if the chaeto is the difference. I’m running an ATS so no macro algae.Hey @BoomCorals , that may be true however just fyi I've been using kz fws normal dose for 6+ months (as a health additive/preventative so cant comment on effectiveness against worms) and I actually have to dose iodine weekly to maintain nsw according to icp, so I dont think it has that much if it does.
Having said that, mine is on a 1 year old 90g reef and a 12g fuge always packed with fast growing chaeto so that may be offsetting it. I believe chaeto uses iodine but not sure. I haven't done a single water change in that time as well.
By any chance do you have elevated molybdenum in either system?
I cant believe you tasted kz flatworm stop lolI started treating my frag tank with a wormwood concoction. It tastes very similar to Flatworm Stop, but smells a bit different... FWS has something else in it. The acropora, clams, snails, lettuce nudibranch and urchin do not seem to notice at all (I do not have any fish), but I have no AEFW in this tank to see if it works on them or not. If anybody is battling these jerks and wants to give it a try, hollar and I can give you my recipe.
I was thinking the same thing LOLI cant believe you tasted kz flatworm stop lol
Taking one for the teamIt was for science.
Wormwood... hmmmm maybe start dosing Absinthe. Its the new rage instead of Vodka. Just kidding. I use KZ FWS on a daily basis. Dosing 1-2 times a day. Doesn't seem to harm any of my tanks. As for AEFW they're still there in a couple of my tanks. Not a big infestation but manageable. The FWS does seem to slow down their munching. I did an experiment with a colony which I moved to a QT tank. I strictly been performing a dip every 3-5 days with no KZ FWS added to the tank. Seems the AEFW have an increased appetite for Acros like a beaver does for trees. Anyhow I'm going to give UWCs new AEFW magic potion a try. I'd love to see an in tank treatment that makes the AEFW just fall off.I started treating my frag tank with a wormwood concoction. It tastes very similar to Flatworm Stop, but smells a bit different... FWS has something else in it. The acropora, clams, snails, lettuce nudibranch and urchin do not seem to notice at all (I do not have any fish), but I have no AEFW in this tank to see if it works on them or not. If anybody is battling these jerks and wants to give it a try, hollar and I can give you my recipe.
Ah, I think that should be "Tasting one for the team"!Taking one for the team