Iodine for Anemones?

[PRoss]

I purchased a LTA several days ago and was told I needed to add supplemental Iodine to the tank. Since I have a variety of shrimp it seemed like a good idea anyway.

My question is does the iodine help with anemone health?

I've read many many posts here and do no recall seeing any posting on it.

And please....forgive my "noobish" question. I am new here and and have not mastered the navigation and searching routines but I am working on it!

 

[reefnetworth]

iodide is good not iodine. two seperate chemicals. goto the "reef chemistry forum" under 'Randy's articles' and pull the sites for chemicals. there are pages and pages of chemicals. how to make some, how to dose all, and what consumes it. REEF-ON!!!

 

[PRoss]

I prob should have mentioned I have Lugol's Soultion from Kent Marine but count on me to go have a look at the Chemistry section here.

Thanks for the reply!

 

[PRoss]

Pardon my spelling of Solution lol!

 

[reefnetworth]

no problem. i think youll love reef chemistry its really cool. REEF-ON!!!

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

I don't use any supplements in my reef aquarium. I've kept (reproducing) anemones for over a decade. See pics in my gallery.
Feed anemones appropriate foods and provide them with the correct lighting.

 

[PRoss]

That's good to hear....my goal is to not use supplements unless absolutely necessary. I do however add Ca and it has done wonders for coraline growth and my LR has nearly 100% coverage.

My setup is a 55g and I do weekly water changes of aprox 10g and my water chemistry has so far been nearly perfect. Recently I've developed an interest in anemones/clown and the recent addition of the LTA is my first foray into anemone keeping.

Thanks for the reply!

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7791334#post7791334 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by PRoss
That's good to hear....my goal is to not use supplements unless absolutely necessary. I do however add Ca and it has done wonders for coraline growth and my LR has nearly 100% coverage.

My setup is a 55g and I do weekly water changes of aprox 10g and my water chemistry has so far been nearly perfect. Recently I've developed an interest in anemones/clown and the recent addition of the LTA is my first foray into anemone keeping.

Thanks for the reply!

You're welcome. In an aquarium containing an anemone make sure to maintain alkalinity as well as calcium levels. Anemones do not require calcium, but they do require the alkalinity to be maintained... and you need to keep calcium and alkalinity in balance- thus the need to maintain both.
There are at least two different anemone species commonly called "LTA".
The RC anemone FAQ (located at the top of this forum) shows pictures of anemones to aid in their identification and proper care.

 

[PRoss]

I have looked at the various photos of anemones but am not confident I have the correct ID.

I was successful in uploading a small pict here in my photo gallerly but I have no idea how to get it to show up in this post.

I'm really new at all this but I am learning all the time and I do spend time reviewing the FAQ's but this website if bigger than me!

See if this works (finger's crossed)

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=105576&thumb=1

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

Good enough. I found the pic of your anemone.

IMO from your pic it appears to be a Macrodactyla doreensis LTA.

Does the underside of it's oral disc have these warty bumps?

 

[PRoss]

It does have bumps on the underside of the oral disc. Generally it is rose colored with the tips of the tenticles a light green. The tips glow a soft green under blue lighting.

I've had it for several days and it had previously attached it's self along the wall of my LR but this morning it's on the sand bed near the base of the LR. I'm not sure how long it takes to attach permanently but it appears to be ok and the mouth is closed. It does however swell up and deflate mostly at night. The tentacles are sticky if I pass a feeding stick near them.

It refused a piece of frozen shrimp yesterday but I'll be off to find some silversides today at the lfs.

Can I assume all is well so far?

I suspected it was a Macrodactyla doreensis. Now I can research properly to create as close a match for it's natural habitat as possible.