Iodine ?

[Muney Mun]

Can you use regular iodine that you have at your house or do you have to use aquarium iodine?

 

[Muney Mun]

The reason I'm asking is I noticed my flowerpot coral has some of the polyps looking brown and was wondering would a dip into a water and iodine solution could maybe help. I don't have any aquarium iodine but I have some household iodine.

 

[Muney Mun]

Bump no one

 

[KSzegi]

Lugols solution is proven and most commonly used, but tincture of iodine and povidine iodine should be fine. I've never used them but have seen references where both have been used safely and effectively - but do so at your own risk... and dosages may be different.

 

[dannyab84]

I read that it was not advised. I wanted to do this awhile back but, ended up going and buying a coral dip.