Iron supplement

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Randy Holmes-Farley said:
If it does not have undesirable excipients in the table, it will be fine. :)
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The tablets finally arrived. Ingredients are bulking agents (dicalcium phosphate, cellulose), ferrous fumerate, anticaking agent (magnesium stearate). Do you think these will be OK?

Thanks in advance
 
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mort said:
The tablets finally arrived. Ingredients are bulking agents (dicalcium phosphate, cellulose), ferrous fumerate, anticaking agent (magnesium stearate). Do you think these will be OK?

Thanks in advance
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I'd prefer ones without the phosphate, but the amount added is likely low and it may not dissolve much in the fresh water anyway.
 
I'll try a test with the water I draw off mixed with a little salt to bring it up to levels where my phosphate kit works, to see if there is much left in the solution.
 
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Randy Holmes-Farley said:
If you do not have an algae problem, it may not be and concern. Some folks intentionally dose phosphate. :)
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I don't really have any undesirable algae but I like to know what i'm adding just so I don't encourage it.
 
Randy Holmes-Farley said:
I would suggest trying iron and see if it helps. Here's a DIY recipe:

Buy Fergon iron tablets from the drug store.
Put one pill in about 25 mL fresh water (volume is not that important since dose is not that important for iron). Let it soak for a while or overnight until the tablet breaks apart.

Swirl it to mix. Let is settle overnight. Then use the clear greenish liquid.

Dose about 1 mL per 100 gallons once a week (dose is not critical).
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Hi Randy (@Randy Holmes-Farley )

Since Fergon iron tabs are not avaialble in our country, will an over-the-counter generic ferrous sulfate tabs be used instead?

Thanks!
 
bing_ph said:
Hi Randy (@Randy Holmes-Farley )

Since Fergon iron tabs are not avaialble in our country, will an over-the-counter generic ferrous sulfate tabs be used instead?

Thanks!
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Probably yes. A form complexed to an organic such as ferrous gluconate may remain in solution longer, however.
 
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Sorry to bring this old thread up. Can't get Fergon here. Found some iron locally that contain these ingredients:

Ingredients
Cellulose, Dicalcium Phosphate, recycling Ferrous Fumarate, Maltodextrin, Hydroxypropylmethylcellulose, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide, Colours (Titanium Dioxide, Iron Oxide), Glycerol.

Any good?
 
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Bph said:
Hi Randy would 21st Century Ferrous Sulfate 65mg be ok to use following your suggestions?
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Ferrous sulfate is OK, but not as good as a chelated iron (e.g., ferrous gluconate that I recommend) that may stay is solution longer.
 
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I actually do throw nails in my tank. They rust pretty fast. If you dive, you will notice the best, biggest and most corals grow in iron shipwrecks. This is an experiment like everything I do. If my tank crashes, I will still call it a success :p
 
Randy Holmes-Farley said:
I would suggest trying iron and see if it helps. Here's a DIY recipe:

Buy Fergon iron tablets from the drug store.
Put one pill in about 25 mL fresh water (volume is not that important since dose is not that important for iron). Let it soak for a while or overnight until the tablet breaks apart.

Swirl it to mix. Let is settle overnight. Then use the clear greenish liquid.

Dose about 1 mL per 100 gallons once a week (dose is not critical).
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Is this the right pill? Lots of ingredients.

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