Fluorine and fluoride

[juboy27]

I just wanna ask a basic question is fluorine and fluoride the same I’ve got an ICP test back saying I am low very low on fluoride. I have got some fluorine here if are they basically the same? Thanks

 

[nautical_nathaniel]

They are definitely not the same. Are you sure you have Flourine? Is this an aquarium product of some sort?

The reason I ask is Flourine (F2) is a gas at room temp and pretty nasty stuff. My wife is a lab manager at a university and that stuff is kept behind lock and key inside her locked storeroom.

Flouride (F-) however is the form we get in toothpaste and such.

 

[ChrisfromBrick]

You may be referring to hydroflouric acid which is incredibly dangerous. You can buy fluorine for your reef. i have some to dose when icp showed a lack of.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

I’m sure you do not have fluorine, F2. It is a highly toxic gas.

Can you post a link or picture of it?

 

[KStatefan]

A number of the aquarium suppliers sell what they call Fluorine

 

[ReneReef]

A number of the aquarium suppliers sell what they call Fluorine

Fluorine is the name of the chemical element abbreviated with F.
Fluoride is the name of the fluorine-ion abbreviated with F-.
Fluorine is present in seawater in the form of fluoride.

The name used on the bottle is perfectly fine.

These suppliers sell a product to add fluorine to the water in a reef tank. The product contains fluorine in the form of fluoride. A fluoride salt dissolved in water. You could DIY this using sodium fluoride for instance.

 

[juboy27]

They are definitely not the same. Are you sure you have Flourine? Is this an aquarium product of some sort?

The reason I ask is Flourine (F2) is a gas at room temp and pretty nasty stuff. My wife is a lab manager at a university and that stuff is kept behind lock and key inside her locked storeroom.

Flouride (F-) however is the form we get in toothpaste and such.

I didn’t realise I’ve picked up fluorine not fluoride

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

It’s fluoride no matter what the bottle says. :)

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

I would not label those bottles fluorine. Might as well label table salt as chlorine. lol