Iodine for my closed zoa’s?

MERKEY · Jan 23, 2020

vetteguy53081 said:
Indicates " IMO". It is proven for many and many have different tank volumes and scenarios. I will only use Reef specific chemical (not household iodine, not bayer for dip, etc)

Gotcha!

Salt & Peper · Jan 23, 2020

Yes to iodide and may want to consider vitamin c as well

Nano Gabe · Jan 23, 2020

Salt & Peper said:
Yes to iodide and may want to consider vitamin c as well

Vitamin c?? I’ve never heard of this before

Randy Holmes-Farley · Jan 25, 2020

vetteguy53081 said:
Indicates " IMO". It is proven for many and many have different tank volumes and scenarios. I will only use Reef specific chemical (not household iodine, not bayer for dip, etc)

My statement is an opinion, but yours is proven. lol

There are many issues here.

Simplistically, whether others have seen benefits or not, anyone trying any iodine supplement should treat it as an experiment and judge whether it helps their tank, and not just dose because others do.

Second, there are different types of iodine supplements that may have effects totally unrelated to iodine itself. Folks think Lugols is just an iodine supplement, but it has I2 in it, and can impact many things unrelated to iodine. For example, it is a disinfectant and an oxidizer that might impact organic toxins and trace metal bioavailability. Other iodine supplements cannot have those effects. Some iodine supplements also contain trace elements.

So folks claiming a benefit need to be clear what was dosed and perhaps why it is useful which may not be due to iodine in it so may not extend to other iodine supplements.

Randy Holmes-Farley · Jan 25, 2020

Nano Gabe said:
Vitamin c?? I’ve never heard of this before

Fads come and go. lol

hllb · Jan 25, 2020

I dose 1 drop a week of pure iodine (nyos) in my 32g biocube (water volume around 26g)

Pure Iodine (50 ml) - NYOS Aquatics

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Randy Holmes-Farley · Jan 25, 2020

hllb said:
I dose 1 drop a week of pure iodine (nyos) in my 32g biocube (water volume around 26g)

Pure Iodine (50 ml) - NYOS Aquatics

Shop The Best Saltwater Aquarium Equipment & Supplies at Saltwater Aquarium. We Carry Everything you will Need for your Fish Tank.

www.saltwateraquarium.com

what a perfect example of what I am whining about. This products name is pure iodine and you may attribute the effects to iodine, but the manufacturer says it has loads of different things, some they don’t even tell you:

Contains iodine, fluorine, potassium, boron, molybdenum, among other things

hllb · Jan 25, 2020

Randy Holmes-Farley said:
what a perfect example of what I am whining about. This products name is pure iodine and you may attribute the effects to iodine, but the manufacturer says it has loads of different things, some they don’t even tell you:

Contains iodine, fluorine, potassium, boron, molybdenum, among other things

I admit I didn’t read the ingredients but it did seem to help my zoas (and perhaps helped my monti heal from bleaching).

Randy Holmes-Farley · Jan 25, 2020

hllb said:
I admit I didn’t read the ingredients but it did seem to help my zoas (and perhaps helped my monti heal from bleaching).

if it is helpful, it’s a fine thing to use. Just don’t tell folks you are sure you are seeing a benefit of iodine dosing .

hllb · Jan 25, 2020

Randy Holmes-Farley said:
if it is helpful, it’s a fine thing to use. Just don’t tell folks you are sure you are seeing a benefit of iodine dosing .

I didn’t. All I said was this is what I use.

Randy Holmes-Farley · Jan 25, 2020

hllb said:
I didn’t. All I said was this is what I use.

I know, I wasn’t suggesting you had.

MERKEY · Jan 25, 2020

@Randy Holmes-Farley

Thank you for chiming in, I didnt tag you as I didnt want to bother you. But then again that's what this site is for

Thanks again!

Terry Mattson · Jan 25, 2020

vetteguy53081 said:
Zoas always open, multiplying and high color

I am jealous. Great job.

Terry Mattson · Jan 25, 2020

I dose brightwell iodine. I test about every 3 to 4 months to make sure I do not over or under dose. I am dialed in. For my system, iodine was the missing link for zoas. My tank had .01ppm or 0 when tested. Zoas, about 100 were very unhappy. It took about 6 drops to move the needle. Zoas opened like a morning flower at sunrise. Now in addition to the very small water changes (1 gallon per day), I need 2 drops a week to maintain. .06 ppm iodine. I use the red sea pro iodine test kit. It has colors at 0, .03, .06 and .09. You will get slight shade variation but close enough to keep from overdose.

Caution,One drop goes a long way ....

I use fritz salt and decided to measure iodine level with the new batch. It wa between .03 and .06 ppm. Closer to .06 ppm. So perhaps. 05 it. 06 given testing margins...