Iodine and strontium question

oshanickreef · 07/14/2020, 04:04 PM

Hey everyone,

I recently got my ICP test results and turns out my iodine levels are very low at .01. I have a bottle of brightwell aquatics lugols solution which is iodine. It says to dose 10 drops per day after I did the calculation. Does this seem like too much?

Also I had strontium at 5.95 ppm. I don’t know a thing about strontium so any tips on keeping it all balanced??

Thanks

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outssider · 07/17/2020, 05:03 PM

get a test kit for iodine before you dose ....10 drops a day seems like a lot

Uncle99 · 07/17/2020, 05:33 PM

Strontium is 8ppm in NSW, so your 6ppm, not much of a flux but Salifert has a test and Seachem has the supplement.

Iodine, 10 drops, I don’t know your tank size, if small, likely will kill. If big, who knows.
Again, Salifert has the test, but if you do want to maintain, keep it at 0.03-0.06, again NSW level

I would never dose iodine to my DT, it can be unstable, build up, and kill.

I would dose iodide (Seachem) which is much safer.

As a reference only, I need to dose in my 65g, 2ml per day of each using Seachem, to maintain those values.

07/14/2020, 04:04 PM	#1
oshanickreef Registered Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Saint Louis, MO Posts: 2,367	Iodine and strontium question Hey everyone, I recently got my ICP test results and turns out my iodine levels are very low at .01. I have a bottle of brightwell aquatics lugols solution which is iodine. It says to dose 10 drops per day after I did the calculation. Does this seem like too much? Also I had strontium at 5.95 ppm. I don’t know a thing about strontium so any tips on keeping it all balanced?? Thanks Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ Mixed Peaceful Reef :) ~140 Gallons of Water Non-agro fish Instagram: Oshanickreef

07/17/2020, 05:03 PM	#2
outssider Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Reseda, Ca. Posts: 1,717	get a test kit for iodine before you dose ....10 drops a day seems like a lot __________________ Please don't feed the bears because the bears will become dependent on free handouts and forget how to take care of themselves …... Current Tank Info: 75 Gal. Mixed reef mostly sps

07/17/2020, 05:33 PM	#3
Uncle99 Crab Free Zone Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,906	Strontium is 8ppm in NSW, so your 6ppm, not much of a flux but Salifert has a test and Seachem has the supplement. Iodine, 10 drops, I don’t know your tank size, if small, likely will kill. If big, who knows. Again, Salifert has the test, but if you do want to maintain, keep it at 0.03-0.06, again NSW level I would never dose iodine to my DT, it can be unstable, build up, and kill. I would dose iodide (Seachem) which is much safer. As a reference only, I need to dose in my 65g, 2ml per day of each using Seachem, to maintain those values.