lugol's solution?

[andrew79]

i just received a devils hand leather yesterday, i accumilated it using the drip meathod for 2+ hours, this morning some of the fingers looks as if they are rotting away about to fall off, i contacted the company and they told me to use a drop of lugols for every 30 gallons for several days, after reading the back it seems as this product is a very strong iodine, i am very hesitant to add this to my display (where the leather is now) it also has a dip meathod i am not to sure if i sould do this or not, it says to add 40 drops to one gallon of tank water and leave the coral in for 10to15 min, if i do this wouldn't there be an exessive amount of iodine on the coral that when placed back in my display would contaminate my water, all the levals are fine with nitrates at 5ppm, if any ones has any experience with this product please help
thanks :?:

[Telco Guy]

Well, I have it. But, I don't recommend adding it without testing for Iodine. Especially in a smaller tank. What size tank do you have?

Also, what exactly do they look like? Is it possible that they are just not inflated fully? I've seen this when moving these before. Could just be shock. I'd give it a few days.

Just a thought, as for the dip, you could do a dip, then a rinse.

[mjc]

I used it but only as a dip, then rinsing the coral in a bucket of water from my tank before placing it in display tank. As TG suggests, test for Iodine levels first. Typical levels are in the .04 to .06 ppm -- However, I'd suggest doing the necessary research as to what acceptable levels you may want to maintain or have for your livestock and invertabrates. Iodine is used mainly by algae, sponges, worms, shrimp, and the xenia spp.

With respect to the leather "rotting", I have seen and experienced leathers shedding their outer layer when initially introduced in a tank. Assuming your water parameters are in fine and in line, the leather should bounce back.

I transferred a devils hand and yellow toadstool from my 125 to a 55 and they both had the peeling skin effect. WIthin a few days, they were backand, with my toadstool having 1/2" polyp extensions which it didn't in the 125.

[bmccune]

I use that stuff religiously... makes my corals perk right up, and keeps everyone healthy. It is good for your shrimp and inverts too.

I have never tested iodine levels, but I should...

-Brian

[andrew79]

i have a 55 with 120 lbs live rock, should i do 1 drop per week, the dip, or both, also how effective is the dip on stopping and preventing infections, to me one drop every day seems way too much
thanks

[Telco Guy]

Yeah, I think 1 a day is way too much unless you are testing for it and watching the levels.

[Condiman]

I agree because with lugols is a very stong solution I have it but I have only used it for dipin my corals before they go into the main tank. I have herd of people actually killing there hole tank by dosing to much Iodine.

[Charles Poole]

Check out these two article on Iodine in the reef tank By Randy Holmes-Farley. Really good information here:

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/mar2003/chem.htm

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/april2003/chem.htm

[paulsreef]

Since the discussion is about Lugol's, I thought you might find this article from this month's issue of Reefkeeping interesting:

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-12/eb/index.htm

Specifically look at Myth 9: Lugol's dips or other commercial dips are useful or prophylactic for treating coral ailments.

[Charles Poole]

Excellent article Paul. I can't believe I missed it.

[Macbeth417]

Okay off topic but I had to stick my thumb up for that article too,

Borneman's Mything the Point: Part One and Two are must reads!

The information concerning Caulerpa in Myth 13: The refugium concept, is invaluable.

-Erik

[paulsreef]

Totally agree Erik. Ditto on the Caulerpa Myth too. I wish I had listened to Borneman when he warned me about using Calerpa in my refugium. He told me to go with Chaetomorpha or some other less/non toxic species, but I didn't listen (or read the studies he sent me for that matter). I learned the hard way after it went sexual on me and then proceeded to die off en mass. I now have many species of macro... except Calerpa. Chalk it up to experience I guess. :-)