High Iodide

Beau is hosting the January Meeting this coming Saturday the 14th at 6PM.  It will be BYOB as well as a snack to share and raffle items are always welcome.  It has been requested that there be “NO SHOES” on the carpet due to it being a whitish color.

He doesn’t have a tank to view but we will have plenty to discuss in hopes that it will get the NEW YEAR off to a good start.  The annual membership fees are due, so now would be a good time to get them in to our Treasurer Stacey Hahn.   Fees are $20 per individual or $25 per family

Attendance was low at the election meeting in November and no votes were taken at December’s meeting so we have decided to take votes for anyone that didn’t get the opportunity in November and will be attending this meeting.  
We will add the votes to November’s ballots and the announcement will be made during the meeting so we can go forward.
NOMINATIONS:
President:  Jim & Nacho
V. President: Ed, Bo & Daniel Leigey
Treasurer: Stacey
Secretary: Carmen & Angie

Let’s hope the New Year brings new members, returning members and new ideas.  The club is always willing to take suggestions to get the most out of the hobby we all enjoy.

Please PM Nate C. by clicking here for directions if you are not a club member.  

Club members can click here to go to the club member only forum to get directions.

Hope to see you all there!

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[Zulreef]

I tested iodide and had a reading 0.02-0.03ppm, now it is 0.2ppm. How do I get the iodide level down?

[Rico]

Activated carbon will take it out of the water

Rick

[The Apprentice]

Zuls how are you testing for this and what promted you to test for this??I saw your post on RF and noticed your not adding any to your tank.
Does any of the members know what is a normal level and what is hi??

I tested iodide and had a reading 0.02-0.03ppm, now it is 0.2ppm. How do I get the iodide level down?

[Zulreef]

Activated carbon will take it out of the water

Rick

Rick,

Do I need to change water to get the iodide down? I adding activated carbon 5 cups. Is enough that?

[Rico]

Changing water sure won't hurt and will help to dilute the Iodine.  I saw your post on Reeffrontiers and because of the sudden appearance of excess Iodine, I would really suspect the test kit.  Does your kit have a standard to validate reading against?

I have a Salifert kit and possibly a SeaChem kit you are welcome to use for comparison.

My personal experience with excess Iodine is that it will only cause a problem with the shrimp & crabs by making them molt excessively.  Iodine will also slowly dissapear in the tank over time.  It didn't sound like you added any Iodine, so if it is truely there, I would be more concerned as to where it came from.  I certainly would test a new batch of saltwater.  

For what it is worth, several years ago there was a lot of debate as to the best salt on the market.  Several people who are professors at Universities did full bio-analyisis of the different salt mixes and found that Instant Ocean was the most consistant (between batches) and more closely replicated true ocean water than any other mix.  Also if you print the Internet price from PetsMart and take it into the Store, you can buy 150 gal bucket for $31.00.

I should be home this afternoon (after 3pm) if you want to test your water.

Rick

[Zulreef]

Changing water sure won't hurt and will help to dilute the Iodine.  I saw your post on Reeffrontiers and because of the sudden appearance of excess Iodine, I would really suspect the test kit.  Does your kit have a standard to validate reading against?

I have a Salifert kit and possibly a SeaChem kit you are welcome to use for comparison.

My personal experience with excess Iodine is that it will only cause a problem with the shrimp & crabs by making them molt excessively.  Iodine will also slowly dissapear in the tank over time.  It didn't sound like you added any Iodine, so if it is truely there, I would be more concerned as to where it came from.  I certainly would test a new batch of saltwater.  

For what it is worth, several years ago there was a lot of debate as to the best salt on the market.  Several people who are professors at Universities did full bio-analyisis of the different salt mixes and found that Instant Ocean was the most consistant (between batches) and more closely replicated true ocean water than any other mix.  Also if you print the Internet price from PetsMart and take it into the Store, you can buy 150 gal bucket for $31.00.

I should be home this afternoon (after 3pm) if you want to test your water.

Rick

Rick, I am playing volleyball this noon. Maybe I can bring water to test over tonight  or some night this week. Phil will call before we come over.