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Anyone Using Betadine as a Dip?
- Thread starter starrfish
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>managed to kill a couple of corals in my paranioa<
You know what they say.....'may destroy ya'
But I understand the paranoia. I suffered from some of it when I saw the Montipora nudis in my frag tank. Even though I never saw anything in my main tank I started to freak and dipped some monster colonies in the Betadine solution. Eventually I calmed down when I realized there were none in the main tank.
Lugols solution .... from Wikepedia:
It consists of 5% iodine (I2) and 10% potassium iodide (KI) in distilled water with total iodine content of 130 mg/mL. Potassium iodide is added to render the iodine water-soluble. This solution is also used as an indicator to test for the presence of starches in organic compounds (turns a dark-blue/black).
Povidone Iodine (I think Betadine is just a trade name) - my bottle says 10% - has citric acid (buffer to control pH), sodium citrate (more buffer), disodium phosphate (more buffer), glycerin (makes it slippery,
), and Tween 80 (a surfactant, or kind of like a detergent, makes the solution foam more than Lugols. When I started using the stuff I used the super scientific method of eye balling the usual 15 drops per liter Lugol's dip and adding enough of the Betadine until the water was about the same shade of brown!
You know what they say.....'may destroy ya'
But I understand the paranoia. I suffered from some of it when I saw the Montipora nudis in my frag tank. Even though I never saw anything in my main tank I started to freak and dipped some monster colonies in the Betadine solution. Eventually I calmed down when I realized there were none in the main tank.
Lugols solution .... from Wikepedia:
It consists of 5% iodine (I2) and 10% potassium iodide (KI) in distilled water with total iodine content of 130 mg/mL. Potassium iodide is added to render the iodine water-soluble. This solution is also used as an indicator to test for the presence of starches in organic compounds (turns a dark-blue/black).
Povidone Iodine (I think Betadine is just a trade name) - my bottle says 10% - has citric acid (buffer to control pH), sodium citrate (more buffer), disodium phosphate (more buffer), glycerin (makes it slippery,
), and Tween 80 (a surfactant, or kind of like a detergent, makes the solution foam more than Lugols. When I started using the stuff I used the super scientific method of eye balling the usual 15 drops per liter Lugol's dip and adding enough of the Betadine until the water was about the same shade of brown!
Ifferfish
Obsessed
So, am I to understand that you guys and gals do not have a regime for incomming corals that everyone agrees on for working. I have not added any new corals for at least a year, so I am trying to get a handle on what everyone thinks is the new routine. I think I am going to continue to be patient....and keep listening....
Shallowwaters
Non-member
I was kidding. As I said, it works well and similar to Seachem reef dip. Except that it seems stronger based on the directions Greg shared with me a while back. I'm specifically talking about using providone iodine from the pharmacy.
Moe_K
Stabbed by Foulke
Yeah, I agree. Seems there's no perfect perscription from the reef doctors right now.
maurod
Non-member
Here is my experience with Betadine.
http://www.bostonreefers.org/forums/showpost.php?p=302578&postcount=18
http://www.bostonreefers.org/forums/showpost.php?p=302578&postcount=18
