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ok so i talked to a lady at my lfs the other day, she told me that i should be dosing my lugols soltuion every few days, ive been doing it 2 drops every month and a half or so in my 70 gallon tank, ive briefly read articles on it and basically they all say how benneficial it is to the tank to dose the iodine. Is it safe to dose 2 drops every few days in the tank without overdosing? no i dont have an iodine test kit. |
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Iodine test kits are a real pain unless you want to pay serious money for them,ive never tested iodine for this reason.
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My LFS suggested 10 drops weekly in my 250. I add it to the sump every Monday as part of my routine. Once i started you could notice a difference in the corals. |
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humm well im in the process of doing that right now, 2 drops every 3 days or so in my 70 gallon |
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I used to dose.....ive found out it really doesnt make a difference in my tank. I do a water change every two weeks......after I do that.......I dont need the addition of anything. |
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dont you do a 2 part Kh and Ca fishboy???? the home made version |
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not any more im running a calcium reactor, and its made a HUGE difference in my tank. |
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white collar fihsboy: Nah im too good for that i just bought the whole calcium reactor!
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haha, I still have my 2 part cause you never know when you may need it. Puff, have you considered using a solar tube over your tank? it would cut your energy bill in half. :) |
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solar tube?? explain |
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Its a lot easier in the long run. IF your tank is in a permanent place and you dont mind cutting a whole in your cieling and roof.....its a perfect idea! Think about this.......If you have a 6 foot tank your running 3 250 halides....thats 750 watts an hour your running on your tank. Thats a LOT. Thats like running your AC almost. SO you install solar tubes over your tank.....space them every two feet and they will cover that effectively just like a halide. Difference is......its sunlight what corals really love......no timers.......no bulbs........no ballasts.........no heat transfer.....no energy sucking out of your house. It would pay for itself within a year or two.
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BTW.....ive been doing a LOT of research.....I have to give a presentation in my local reef club of 50+ about green reefing this upcoming year. |
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Blue not sur the homo sexual part is right.
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dude! i got rid of my red slime algae and now ive got brown stringy algae all over everything ... wtf........ i guess im gunna have to get a PO4 test kit , see if anything is goin wrong there and bump my clean up crew a little bit, ne thoughts? |
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What are you feeding how often and how much? My advice to you is.......no matter how much algae your snails eat......they still poop. Poop in turn creates algae.....just producing the same problem you added them for in the first place. |
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