overdosing lugols solution?

by **blueshoes2208** » Sun Oct 11, 2009 4:42 pm

ok so i talked to a lady at my lfs the other day, she told me that i should be dosing my lugols soltuion every few days, ive been doing it 2 drops every month and a half or so in my 70 gallon tank, ive briefly read articles on it and basically they all say how benneficial it is to the tank to dose the iodine. Is it safe to dose 2 drops every few days in the tank without overdosing? no i dont have an iodine test kit.

by **Barnsey9276** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 9:19 am

Iodine test kits are a real pain unless you want to pay serious money for them,ive never tested iodine for this reason.
I dose my top off water with 6 ml of iodine each week,this is for a 550 ltr tank including sump.Iodine is used by all corals to a certain extent but you will notice a good difference mainly in soft corals by regular iodine dosing.
I used to add 6 ml to the sump once a week so you adding a couple of drops twice a week will be fine,depending on your tank size of course.

by **Gldntrmite8894** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 8:57 pm

My LFS suggested 10 drops weekly in my 250. I add it to the sump every Monday as part of my routine. Once i started you could notice a difference in the corals.

by **blueshoes2208** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 9:34 pm

humm well im in the process of doing that right now, 2 drops every 3 days or so in my 70 gallon

by **fihsboy** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 11:50 pm

I used to dose.....ive found out it really doesnt make a difference in my tank. I do a water change every two weeks......after I do that.......I dont need the addition of anything.

by **puffedupseagull** » Thu Oct 22, 2009 7:42 am

dont you do a 2 part Kh and Ca fishboy???? the home made version

by **fihsboy** » Thu Oct 22, 2009 11:56 am

not any more im running a calcium reactor, and its made a HUGE difference in my tank.

by **blueshoes2208** » Thu Oct 22, 2009 3:47 pm

white collar fihsboy: Nah im too good for that i just bought the whole calcium reactor!

poor bluecollar worker blueshoes: (running out of cheap liquid calcium)

rich homosexual puff that lives in paradise: shoot i just take from the worlds disappearing reefs what i need!

lol.....

by **fihsboy** » Thu Oct 22, 2009 4:18 pm

haha, I still have my 2 part cause you never know when you may need it. Puff, have you considered using a solar tube over your tank? it would cut your energy bill in half. :)

by **blueshoes2208** » Thu Oct 22, 2009 4:46 pm

solar tube?? explain

overdosing lugols solution?

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