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Reef Discussion => Water Chemistry => Topic started by: bkvreef on March 25, 2009, 11:30:48

Title: iodine vs iodide
Post by: bkvreef on March 25, 2009, 11:30:48

I had planned on dosing some iodine for my xenia.  However, I went to the store and noticed iodide and then I became confused (nothing new).
Is there a difference?
If I dose it will it affect my other levels?

Title: Re: iodine vs iodide
Post by: MechanicalEngineer on March 25, 2009, 17:17:46

This should get you started:

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

Title: Re: iodine vs iodide
Post by: bkvreef on March 26, 2009, 10:42:49

I skimmed through the article and have decided that things were much easier when I was a kid and people told me what to do  :).

Based on my skimming through the article I got the impression that it really is not a very certain thing to dose or not to dose.

Title: Re: iodine vs iodide
Post by: MechanicalEngineer on March 26, 2009, 20:39:51

Which is why I didn't tell you what to do.  :)

Title: Re: iodine vs iodide
Post by: bkvreef on March 26, 2009, 21:13:34

Good Point.
I tell my students that similar thing all the time and they hate it.  I guess it's revenge for all my students.
I hate it when that happens :)

Title: Re: iodine vs iodide
Post by: gregsayers2000 on March 29, 2009, 22:13:07

To dose or not to dose that is the question, sounds like I heard that somewhere before. Did some old dead guy write that like 500 yrs ago? Some things never change.