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11-09-2006, 01:12 PM
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| | Zoanthid
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: ontario, canada
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 |  Iodide
I have xenia frags and heard from someone that supplementing iodide helps them pulse? Should I get a good supplement for trace elements and if so do I test the trace elements....would adding kents coral accel be good? _________ 20g
25lbs LR
1 hydor koralia
rio nano skimmer FISH: blk/white clown, damsel, yellow watchman goby CORAL: grn open brain, acan, torch, rics, toadstool, zoo's
INVERT:[/u] hermits, nassarius, astrea, turbo's, nerites, crocea clam
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11-09-2006, 02:23 PM
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| | Eyelash Blennie
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There are two answers to that. Yes and No.
You will hear both from people who post here regularly.
My answer is, don't add it unless you need it 
Jim
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11-09-2006, 03:09 PM
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| | Ritteri Anemone
Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Naperville IL Age: 29
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And if you ever add any supplements always make sure to get a test kit as well so you don't overdose.
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11-09-2006, 03:59 PM
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| | Fire Worm
Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Outside of Seattle, WA
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I'll second what jtReef has said, if you choose to dose, test! I dose both with C-Balance and Iodine on a weekly basis.
I've been looking as an automatic dosing pump to move to a 2x daily bump vs. weekly. Quite spendy for a 100 gallon system.... | |
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11-09-2006, 04:57 PM
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| | 3reef Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Wethersfield, CT Age: 39
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With your coral load, water changes should provide enough of the supplements that you need for your corals. | |
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11-09-2006, 05:16 PM
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| | Zoanthid
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cool, thanks for the replys. If I chose to use something like coral acel should I test the trace elements? | |
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11-10-2006, 06:24 AM
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| | 3reef Moderator
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If you MUST add supplements, I would recommend Kent's Essential Elements. It has just about everything you need in there for corals, excluding calcium and buffer. If you add it sparingly, you shouldn't have to but tests for what the supplement is adding. For your tank, I would halve the recommended dosage that is recommended on the bottle. | |
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11-10-2006, 08:06 AM
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| | Zoanthid
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Thank you. I will look for the product. | |
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11-11-2006, 12:39 PM
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| | Spaghetti Worm
Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: London, ON, Canada
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I raise the pom pom xenia for resale through an LFS.
It pulses like crazy, and, I have never in my 13 years in the hobby, added Iodine or any of it's forms to my tanks. (that goes for other trace elements also) | |
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11-11-2006, 02:37 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: TN Age: 31
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Its always good to add iodine when when you propagate soft corals, it makes the healing process go a lot quicker. Iodine is in salt, but protein skimmers remove it along with trace elements etc. I dose twice a week kents marine essential element, plus xtra kents marine iodine and purple up. ammonia/nitrites/nitrates are always zero and my calcium stays at 450ppm | |
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