Iodine Overdose

[ladylinn]

Does anyone know what happens if you overdose a tank with lugos iodine

 

[geridoc]

The margin between a safe dose of Lugol's iodine and a toxic dose can be pretty thin - sometimes only a matter of a few drops difference. Iodine is not especially toxic to tissues, but is a potent irritant, so there would be eye irritation, digestive upset, etc. You might also worry about the antibacterial actions of iodine at high concentrations - it might kill the nitrifying bacteria that grew during the cycle break-in. My basic rule of thumb for water supplements - do not add supplement unless you have the appropriate test kit and can verify the levels. Otherwise, this becomes just another expensive way to kill fish.

 

[reefreak29]

why are u doseing iodine,its really not needed

 

[lazypinoy]

with that stuff. i ussually under dose. u kno 1 drop for every 50 gallons. i have a 125+20 gal sump so i jus dose 3 drops. directions say 1 for every 25. that stuff isnt something to mess with. u should just use the less concentrated version. i like to alternate. if u overdosed...well just use ur imagination.

 

[ladylinn]

well I was using iodine to help with some fish lymp and it well but instead of doing a drop at a time the whole drooper went besrek.The next day the water was way cloudy and my fish were in distress I did a 40% water change the ammonia was off the charts. Nitrites were 0 > now fish all dead in one day.Except for a zebra eel and lionfish that I cant see cause the tank is so cloudy.Dont know what else to do

 

[lazypinoy]

Originally Posted by ladylinn
well I was using iodine to help with some fish lymp and it well but instead of doing a drop at a time the whole drooper went besrek.The next day the water was way cloudy and my fish were in distress I did a 40% water change the ammonia was off the charts. Nitrites were 0 > now fish all dead in one day.Except for a zebra eel and lionfish that I cant see cause the tank is so cloudy.Dont know what else to do

use ammonia detox to break the iodine down.

 

[geridoc]

When in doubt, change more water. Also, add Amquel Plus to detoxify nitrogenous wastes. Some carbon filtration wouldn't hurt either. You probably are going to have to cycle again.

 

[tx reef]

Originally Posted by GeriDoc
do not add supplement unless you have the appropriate test kit and can verify the levels. Otherwise, this becomes just another expensive way to kill fish.