Why Iodine?

Dilan Patel · Jun 1, 2017

So I have been dosing coral colors by Red sea for a couple months. I think I have seen a difference but not sure. Anywho i am concerned about my iodine levels. I was testing today with the red sea test kit and Iron was 0 which I expected because you have to test iro basically an hour after introducing to get a reading butmy iodine is at .09! but I do not know if i am using th ered sea test kit right? Can someone help me with this test kit. Will the longer my solutipn stay out the more the test becomes potent because I looked at my test results as soon as they were mixed because it looked like the standard was .06 and the vial next to it was .06 I turn my head and then I see .09. Any help appreciated. Also Why am I even doising Iodine besideds it is in the kit and it says to dose equal parts.

Randy Holmes-Farley · Jun 2, 2017

I don't consider iodine dosing useful for most people, and 0.09 ppm (if real) is not a problem.

I've not used the Red Sea iodide kit.

GoVols · Jun 2, 2017

Dilan Patel said:
So I have been dosing coral colors by Red sea for a couple months. I think I have seen a difference but not sure. Anywho i am concerned about my iodine levels. I was testing today with the red sea test kit and Iron was 0 which I expected because you have to test iro basically an hour after introducing to get a reading butmy iodine is at .09! but I do not know if i am using th ered sea test kit right? Can someone help me with this test kit. Will the longer my solutipn stay out the more the test becomes potent because I looked at my test results as soon as they were mixed because it looked like the standard was .06 and the vial next to it was .06 I turn my head and then I see .09. Any help appreciated. Also Why am I even doising Iodine besideds it is in the kit and it says to dose equal parts.

I use the Red Sea colors and dose them to my cal intake. I don't use the Red Sea "Colors" test kits.

If you dose to your cal intake like Red Sea says and shows, then your good to go.

To me it's like... Continual dosing some the trace elements (in between) water changes that is (already) in Red Sea's (or others) salt mixes.

Regards, GoVols