Dosing Iodine

[stormystormy11]

I have two huge colonies of Xenia..one silver and one pom pom...they are isolated toward the front of the tank on their own rocks to keep them from spreading..but anyway, the stalks have always been thick and healthy. I used to dose Iodine but then read..not to dose without knowing what your iodine levels are at..it seems since I quit my silver looks really bad. the stalks are twisting and breaking off. (and shrinking)
I think I was over dosing Iodine because some of my green corals were turning pale and yellow..but the xenias looked awesome!
What is a safe dose and how much for a 75 that has quite a bit of a coral load?

 

[daugherty]

get a test for iodine. not shure what the levels should be usually water changes take care of that. xenia is one of those corals that thirive or they dont. i am finally getting rid of all my xenia.

 

[stormystormy11]

I would like to get rid of mine too..they are attached to very nice rocks and I don't know one other person that has this hobby and can't throw them in the trash...too cruel.

 

[daugherty]

oh if you get a xenia problem like i had and still kinda have you will think twice about throwing them in the trash. at one time they took up 75% of my tank i have been slowely getting rid of them.

 

[stormystormy11]

well so far I've managed to isolate them and find the break offs in time...but they are so time consuming! ..(all the trimming..it's worse than my vegetable garden).

 

[Bifferwine]

I agree with Daugherty. They became such terrible pests in an old tank of mine that I'd just put them down the garbage disposal.

 

[daugherty]

all mine go to the trash. just one is not worth the headach

 

[stormystormy11]

so loose the rock too..must be a thousand copapods and anthropods in them....:(

 

[daugherty]

just take the rock out and scrape it off but you gotta get all of it

 

[stormystormy11]

ohhh..I can't stand the thought yet..both colonies are a square foot..pumping and moving in the currant..so pretty.

 

[daugherty]

yea thats what i thought too until i had a huge problem and it took over my tank

 

[stormystormy11]

so far..it's been a year... no problem yet but it does seem like I'm watching a slow train wreck..lol..

 

[daugherty]

a train wreck is a understatment. good luck with them