[wayne sarah kernow]

I've slipped up and spilt my iodine supplement into the tank.
think my tanks is around 100 litres 4ft by 18inch by 20inch
bottle says dose 1ml for 80L and I think I've put in approx 10ml to 15ml
the bottle says Non-toxic safe iodine

what should I do? Large water change? watch and see if theres any negative affects?
I only have pulsing xenia and a mushroom type coral so no high value stuff and I believe it won't hurt fish or inverts?

a fast reasponse would be appreciated!!

[gturnbull]

Throw some carbon in a bag and get it in the tank/sump this may help, at least it won't do any harm.

Sorry thats all the advice I have,

turn your skimmer up full if you have 1, may also help

[SLAPPY]

Yes, I agree.

Carbon should absorb much of it, replace the carbon after say 2 days and carry on doing this for about a week.

[wayne sarah kernow]

Thanks but what if i havnt got any carbon? Will it be too late if i got some tomorrow?

[chriss]

At a guess I'd say your livestock will probably be ok but your filtration bacteria will probably take a hit. If you can't get any carbon tonight then make sure your skimmer is running well and that you have plenty of water movement to keep the O2 levels up and then do a water change asap. Get some carbon in the morning and next time fill your dropper away from the tank

Chris

[ben]

as above really. let us know how you get on

[HaTo]

For the next time, I recommend stopping iodine addition depending on the link below.

http://reefkeeping.c...hf/index.php#17

[Simon Garratt]

If its a standard commercially available suppliment I shouldnt worry too much. Most of these suppliments are so diluted that they factor in a very heavy margin of error (as much as a factor of 10 in some cases).

The only issue you may find is that algae have a bit of a growth spurt whilst levels are high.

im hazarding a guess that by the term 'safe' idine it is a predominant 'Iodide' solution rather than an Iodide/iodate mix.


Carbon and heavy skimming will help intially but id still me inclined to do a 25% water change to help stem any algal blooms etc.


As a side issue, youve allready said that you dont have that many corals present, so Id have to question why you are adding it seeing as most tanks iodide requirements are coverd quite admirably by normal feeding alone. To be fair though, youve probably fallen foul of advertising patter or general reefkeeping mythology which is quite common and certainly not a crime. A general rule of thumb i like to apply to apply to all addatives, is dont add it unless you know and can see through testing that you need it.


This page from my site my provide some insight.

Iodine In the reef Aquarium



Regards

Si.

[wayne sarah kernow]

Simon Garratt, on May 12 2008, 11:22 AM, said:

If its a standard commercially available suppliment I shouldnt worry too much. Most of these suppliments are so diluted that they factor in a very heavy margin of error (as much as a factor of 10 in some cases).

The only issue you may find is that algae have a bit of a growth spurt whilst levels are high.

im hazarding a guess that by the term 'safe' idine it is a predominant 'Iodide' solution rather than an Iodide/iodate mix.
Carbon and heavy skimming will help intially but id still me inclined to do a 25% water change to help stem any algal blooms etc.
As a side issue, youve allready said that you dont have that many corals present, so Id have to question why you are adding it seeing as most tanks iodide requirements are coverd quite admirably by normal feeding alone. To be fair though, youve probably fallen foul of advertising patter or general reefkeeping mythology which is quite common and certainly not a crime. A general rule of thumb i like to apply to apply to all addatives, is dont add it unless you know and can see through testing that you need it.
This page from my site my provide some insight.

Iodine In the reef Aquarium
Regards

Si.

Hi, thanks for your comments

The reason I dosed iodine is that my xenia growth had slowed right down and I wanted to start selling some bits of it to kinda make my tank pay for itself as was thinking I may have to shut it down due to the fact I can see what happens when you get really into corals!!! expensive!! The problem is I really want to make a full blown reef tank but think maybe they're really interesting while your building them but once you've filled it, you can lose interest. you see lots of beautiful tanks for sale which are fully developed and it make me think I don't want to get into that predicoment.
Anyways that was a bit in depth but I wonder if people agree/disagree?

The iodine had no adverse effects, I did a water change but no carbon. There maybe has been a slight increase in algae growth but not really noticable.
Xenia absolutely loved it! good boost in growth! so there maybe some truth!!!???

[chriss]

Glad things turned out ok, as for xenia, it's the marmite of corals.

Running a reef tank can be expensive there is no getting away from it. Obviously 'expensive' is relative to your personal circumstances, and it's perfectly possible to run one on a pretty modest budget. The expense need not be in the actual corals, thats what frags were invented for, the expense tends to be in the leccy and hardware costs all of which can be controlled by the size of tank.

Whilst it's very nice to have an 8 foot monster tank, a 2 foot cube done on an affordable budget can be just as rewarding and can look and 'be better' than a 6 foot tank done under-budget.

Come along to the next frag night and have a chat with the other guys .

Chis

[bigtrev1969]

wayne sarah kernow, on May 16 2008, 10:42 PM, said:

Hi, thanks for your comments

The reason I dosed iodine is that my xenia growth had slowed right down and I wanted to start selling some bits of it to kinda make my tank pay for itself as was thinking I may have to shut it down due to the fact I can see what happens when you get really into corals!!! expensive!! The problem is I really want to make a full blown reef tank but think maybe they're really interesting while your building them but once you've filled it, you can lose interest. you see lots of beautiful tanks for sale which are fully developed and it make me think I don't want to get into that predicoment.
Anyways that was a bit in depth but I wonder if people agree/disagree?

The iodine had no adverse effects, I did a water change but no carbon. There maybe has been a slight increase in algae growth but not really noticable.
Xenia absolutely loved it! good boost in growth! so there maybe some truth!!!???

Hi,

I take it the xenia is pulse your growing.If so these corals like a high alkalinity and i would take a look at what level your Kh is at as if levels drop it can effect the growth in pulse xenia.If this is the case i would raise your kh very slowly to 9 or even 10 and the pulse will grow like weeds.