Addition elements I can add to calc or alk

[Lazys Coral House]

I currently dose alk, mag, and calcium via BRS dosing pumps. I would like to add potassium, strontium and iodine to one of the existing dosing containers. I was wondering which stock solution can handle these three additions.
For example, currently I dissolve 10 cups of alk in 5 gallons of rodi water. All 5 gallons dose over 5 weeks. If I determine my 5 week consumption of iodine, potassium and Stronium can I add it to the alk mix? Will any separate or sink to bottom dosing the entire 5 week of iodine over a couple days posioning the tank? Or will percipitation occur? I know all the big name manufactures do it such as esv, just not sure which solution it is safe to add it to

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

I'm personally not a fan of strontium dosing as I think it not important, but it can be mixed with the calcium part.

Potassium can be mixed into either part, assuming it is potassium chloride.

What iodine product? My concern is diluting iodide solutions will allow it to more readily oxidize to iodate. I'm not sure either is useful, and iodate is a natural form, but it is not as bioavailable as iodide.

 

[twilliard]

I currently dose alk, mag, and calcium via BRS dosing pumps. I would like to add potassium, strontium and iodine to one of the existing dosing containers. I was wondering which stock solution can handle these three additions.
For example, currently I dissolve 10 cups of alk in 5 gallons of rodi water. All 5 gallons dose over 5 weeks. If I determine my 5 week consumption of iodine, potassium and Stronium can I add it to the alk mix? Will any separate or sink to bottom dosing the entire 5 week of iodine over a couple days posioning the tank? Or will percipitation occur? I know all the big name manufactures do it such as esv, just not sure which solution it is safe to add it to

Time to move to triton!

 

[Lazys Coral House]

I'm personally not a fan of strontium dosing as I think it not important, but it can be mixed with the calcium part.

Potassium can be mixed into either part, assuming it is potassium chloride.

What iodine product? My concern is diluting iodide solutions will allow it to more readily oxidize to iodate. I'm not sure either is useful, and iodate is a natural form, but it is not as bioavailable as iodide.

Thanks RAndy. I believe you when you say Stronium is likely unessary. I have a pretty nice tank and the last triton test had Stronium at 2. I figured I would try to bring the level up and keep it there for 6 months to see if I notice any changes, although I suspect not. The iodine is lugols. Perhaps I should just add that manually weekly to keep it from oxidizing? Any concern with strontium or potassium sinking to bottom?

Time to move to triton!

It isn't economical based on the consumption rate. The tank chews through 60 gallons of each (ca and alk) a year. I wonder how much that would cost ? It is about 300$ annually from BRS.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

No, the potassium and strontium will stay fully mixed.

The Lugols may change form (by oxidizing the I- in it) and might penetrate plastic tubing (the I2 part of it), but may be Ok to dose this way.