I was just curious if anyone is dosing potassium iodide to their systems. If you are, what are you dosing it for and what effects have you seen from dosing it.
I've never dosed potassium iodide to any of my tanks, but I noticed that Seachem sells it. Is this product Seachem's answer to Lugal's?
John,
You do need to keep your Iodide values close to (NSW) Natural Seawater Values: 0.060 mg/L.
Acceptable Range: 0.030 to 0.090 mg/L.
It is highly recommended to test before dosing.
Shell fish i.e. crabs and shrimps, needs Iodide to help them molt and benefits corals especially Pulsing Xenia like to have the Iodide values towards the high end of any Iodide chart.
Maintaining Iodide values is just part of the equation of keeping well balanced water chemistry.
If you keep the following stable and close to (NSW) your live stock will be happier:
Magnesium:
(NSW) Natural Seawater Values: 1280 mg/L
Acceptable range for saltwater aquariums: 1100 to 1400 mg/L
Iodide:
(NSW) Natural Seawater Values: 0.060 mg/L
Acceptable Range for saltwater aquariums: 0.030 to 0.090 mg/L
Strontium:
(NSW) Natural Seawater Values: 8.1 mg/L
Acceptable range for saltwater aquariums: 5.0 to 12.0 mg/L
Boron/ AKA Borate:
(NSW) Natural Seawater Values: 4.6 mg/L
Acceptable range for saltwater aquariums: 3.0 to 6.0 mg/L
Calcium:
(NSW) Natural Seawater Values: 400 mg/L
Acceptable range for saltwater aquariums: 350 to 450 mg/L
Potassium:
(NSW) Natural Seawater Values: 390 mg/L
Acceptable range for saltwater aquariums: 350 to 450 mg/L
Alkalinity:
(NSW) Natural Seawater Values: 2.5 mg/L
Acceptable range for saltwater aquariums: 2.5 to 5.0 meg/L
gettanked / Garry