St Thomas Bubble

I have a St Thomas Bubble (Rhodactus) Mushroom. I told a friend here in town I wanted a peice of pink rock to get it started in my tank so the rock has a couple St Thomas and a very tiny Coco Worm. I was reading up on the care of th eMushroom and it say's t need's trace elements which I have that figured out but it also need's Iodine. Is Iodine in the marine snow and phyto and zoo or is something else I add? I have read alot about Iodine and am afraid to add it without learning more from here. When I search for it do I just look for straight Iodine? How do I use it in my tank? Is there a test kit for the Iodine level? Please tell me where to find this stuff and how to use it without messing up my tank once again? My tank is a 55 gallon. Is the Iodine straight or can I get a feeder food with it.?

 

Yeah, a lot of corals I buy online say they require iodine. As long as you do periodic water changes of some routine, your iodine level should be fine. It is a trace element that is supplied in the salts we use. I use Instant Ocean and I don't worry about Iodine.


But if you don't do Water Changes or just want to test, yes, there are tests for it and you should definitely test if you supplement it. Iodine supplements are their own thing (in their own bottle) but can also be bought as a bottle of assorted trace elements. I don't really like those.


Iodine is not something you 'dose' as a food - like marine snow. It's something you would dose as a parameter, like calcium. Personally, I think when the websites list iodine as being needed, it's like listing salt or calcium.

 

I just done a 50% water change and use Instant Ocean also...I do reg water changes so all is good thnx

 

50%? You should never change that much water. It's significantly stressful on your fish. I'd never recommend changing 50% in single water change, let alone in a week (and at that incrementally on a daily basis). That should only be done in an emergency. 10% once a week, or 20% once every two weeks depending on the size of your tank.

 

I don't see why not. The Ocean's reef's never see the same water, ever, it is constantly getting changed out every single minute. In reality, if your tank is mature enough you could do a 100% w/c but only if your comfortable enough to assume you may stress everything. I would personally never do it but people have before.

 

Tell you what, I'll outline the steps for a 100% water change, and see if _YOU_ the viewer can spot where it's going to go downhill fast.

step 1. First remove ALL the water from your fish tank

April fools was last week. I already posted an ID request for a cat in an aquarium, maybe you remember it?

 

I have no fish....

 

Since you don't have any fish or corals, and i assume your tank has finished cycleing, it is recommended to do a water change after cycle finished, 50% is ok if you had something like a anenome or sea apple die or used treatments, in you tank, i use instant ocean and i never test or dose iodine, i do 10% water changes every week to replenish trace elements, i don't dose photo, zoo, or marine snow either & everything is doing great.
Don't bother with the iodine, you will be ok, just do 10% water changes weekly or 20% fortnightly....

 

It's not the amount of water or movement of water, but the differenet parameters and composition of the water that you need to worry about. The ocean's water is relatively constant in composition, so it doesn't matter if it moves around. Your tank water will most likely be different than the new water your adding, hence the reason you want to do a water change.

As for the iodine issue, don't worry about. Peredhil gave good advice, remember though, don't dose anything you don't test for. Iodine is an antibacterial element, so if found in too great concentrations, it can reak havoc on your system.

 

ha your the same man that told that reefer to rent a truck to move live rock in right? I hope that was april fool to have funnnn