Iodine

[fish-fiend]

I just recently got my first Softie Coral!!!

i was really happy but the lfs told me to dose my tank w/ iodine but otherwise it basically strived on light , it's mainly photosynthetic.. but i'm just curious how fast the coral will use up the iodine? they said it was very fast to spread and they were right i brought it home 2 days ago and it already grew a $0.25 inch i will post a picture tomorrow somethime but i just was curous about the iodine..

 

[sharkbait9]

if your doing regular water changes with a quality salt then no real need to worry. But on the other hand i do dose a half cap of iodine once a week, for all my hermits and other inhabitants that need I2. Always test before dosing any additive. any reading between 0.03-0.06 is good levels.

 

[fish-fiend]

ok thanks alot! i'm getting a test kit next time i go to the pet store but for now i will dose what the bottle says to.,

 

[alyssia]

As stated above, do not add anything to your tank that you are not testing for.