Does Kent AB include iodine?

[Beychev]

Hi, all! As part of my CUC/Invert crew I purchased a pair of Coral Banded Shrimp and four Peppermint shrimp.

I have decided to dose with Kent AB for nanos (I have a JBJ 28g LED w/ kit skimmer) and my question is this: does anybody know if Kent AB has enough iodine in it to be suitable for shrimp? Or will I need to add extra iodine for molting, and if so how much and how often?

 

[nos2074]

Your normal water changes with quality salt will take care of the iodine you need.

 

[Beychev]

Oh. I heard from a friend that shrimp needed extra iodine to start the molting process.

 

[steved13]

Nope, mine molts about every 3rd week or so, never added iodine, other than with new water mix. I leave the molt in the tank and let nature do it's thing.

 

[chipmunkofdoom2]

If you had an entire tank full of cleaner shrimp you might need supplemental iodine but you'll be fine with regular water changes. Unless things have changed, an article I read a while ago said that most commercial salt mixes already contain many many times the amount of trace elements found in ocean water

 

[Beychev]

Right on! That takes care of that, thanks guys (and/or girls!)