ive read a few things, and want to get everyones thoughts on this.
i have a colony of 4 polyps that just arent staying open like my other colony is. my other colony is doing very well. in fact, i have the 2 colonies very close together to ensure that they are in the same environment for the sake of making sure flow/lighting is the same between.
anywho...i just got a mg and iodine test kit. i got the iodine test kit because i have read that coral, such as zoas, do well with iodine in the water, but i also know that iodine is one of those things that you dont want to have dozed too much of because it can kill everything. the iodine test kit is a salifert test kit, which now that i used it to test, found online that there are many out there that come back with no reading, for reasons such as iodine being something that is just too difficult to test due to the rapid changing environment/usage that it goes through.
ive read that people have used small amounts of iodine in their tank when zoas have closed, and it helped them open back up. due to the danger of too much iodine, would any of you recommend dosing iodide or trace elements at all?
p.s. all of my params are good for the coral, its been checked in another thread already. im just trying to find other avenues that might help it open up.
to add, i am running carbon and phosguard in my filter. would this possibly cause it?
i have a colony of 4 polyps that just arent staying open like my other colony is. my other colony is doing very well. in fact, i have the 2 colonies very close together to ensure that they are in the same environment for the sake of making sure flow/lighting is the same between.
anywho...i just got a mg and iodine test kit. i got the iodine test kit because i have read that coral, such as zoas, do well with iodine in the water, but i also know that iodine is one of those things that you dont want to have dozed too much of because it can kill everything. the iodine test kit is a salifert test kit, which now that i used it to test, found online that there are many out there that come back with no reading, for reasons such as iodine being something that is just too difficult to test due to the rapid changing environment/usage that it goes through.
ive read that people have used small amounts of iodine in their tank when zoas have closed, and it helped them open back up. due to the danger of too much iodine, would any of you recommend dosing iodide or trace elements at all?
p.s. all of my params are good for the coral, its been checked in another thread already. im just trying to find other avenues that might help it open up.
to add, i am running carbon and phosguard in my filter. would this possibly cause it?