hello to all i need help

[fishy_fish]

I bought lugols from brightwell im asking help how many drops i need for a dip for corals im thinking on diping an elegance a candy cane and a duncan ive never done that before any thoughts might help me. The candy has a little tissue loss. The elegance its opening fine but i saw something strange with the flesh got a little separated from the skelleton but opening fine and the duncans dont open any help i would be grateful . Lps are tolerant to iodine?

parameters:
cal.420ppm
alk.8dkh
nitrates.0
nitrites.0
amonia.0
ph.8.2
mag dont have
phos.0

 

[jlemoine2]

To create a coral dip with Lugol's, use 30 drops per gallon of RO/DI water (DIP ONLY). Submerge your corals in the solution for 10 minutes or so.

Coral dips are generally used before introducing the coral to your system. If your corals are in distress, subjecting them to a coral dip will probably make them worse. In the situation where you have multiple corals not looking right, then I would perform a series of larger water changes... even if you think your parameters are fine.

 

[Reef Pets]

30-40 drops of Lugols per one gallon of tank water for about 10 minutes, not RO/DI water. RO/DI water is fresh water which would most likely kill the coral in a 10 minute dip.

 

[jlemoine2]

30-40 drops of Lugols per one gallon of tank water for about 10 minutes, not RO/DI water. RO/DI water is fresh water which would most likely kill the coral in a 10 minute dip.

Good catch reefpets. I was just working on my RO/DI unit and had it on the brain. Yes, you'll definitely want to use saltwater when making a coral dip.