Zoo Dip

i have no lugols or other iodine yet as i've been unable to locate any locally - will just the plain RO freshwater also work, or is the iodine essential to kill the nudi's? I mean to order some iodine but don't have it yet and I just bought a new zoo colony tonight, not in the tank yet.
 
You can't get iodine locally? That's surprising, any drugstore should carry it in the first aid section. Ask for tincture of iodine. I just picked up some up tonight at a local drugstore.

I have one colony that I think had some eggs on it. I've never seen the nudibranchs, but one colony has been closed up for several days now and had the eggs visible. It may be too late for that colony, but I'm watching the others now.
 
i just got iodine tincture from rite aid. the active ingredients are: iodine 2%, sodium iodide 2.4%, and alcohol 47%. will this work? just want to know just in case its harmful. thanks.
 
Any idea if this will help with sea spiders. I had a small zoo colony that had 2 small ones lately that I picked out, but I dont know if any more are hiding -- and definitely dont want to deal with them in the future
 
i got a question for you guys who have the PH meters, as I dont have one (at least not anymore :lol: )

anyways, i dont really have a pH test kit either, never saw the use for one really now that i'm used to keeping a reef.

but, what i want to know, is in order to prepare this zoa dip (which i have done before, so i'm not a total newb at this), when you have to get the pH set to 8.2.

what chemical are you adding to the RO/DI water to get the pH raised up to 8.2?

and, how much of this chemical are you adding per gallon of RO/DI to get the pH up to 8.2?

the reason i ask, is again, b/c i have no pH testing equipment. so i'm hoping someone can point me in the right direction on this.

if i had a pH meter, trust me, being a chemistry nerd i'd just figure it out myself :lol:
 
From a previous post by Blide:

Baking Soda = Sodium Bicarbonate
Baking soda (raises Alk/lowers pH)
Baked baking soda (raises Alk/raises pH)
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You can use baking soda in RO/DI water, but, as a minimum, you should use pH paper to get pH of the solution close to the tank pH. The dipping solution should be toxic to pests, but should not damage the corals with a sudden pH or temperature change.

There are also additives you can buy at a pet supply store that will raise the pH.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7559494#post7559494 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by FLIPbmw
Can I use Kent Iodine at the recommended 1-2 drops per Gal?
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Lugols is a 5% Iodine and 10% potassium iodide solution in DI water. Kent does make a Lugol's coral dip, but I believe that the Kent Iodine product is sold only as an iodine supplement.
 
yeah....i know all of this. the prob with baking soda, is once you reach a pH of 8.2, your hardness is off the scale.

i will never use pH paper, it is the most unreliable pH testing method out there. (this is coming from someone who works in a biochemistry lab)

maybe my question is better suited in the chemistry forum, as all i'm looking for is the raw chemical name of a buffering salt, and its amount to raise the pH of 1g of water to 8.2.

i refuse to go out and buy any commerical additives for inc/dec pH, alkalinity etc. waaaaay over priced when you can just buy the raw chemical form for pennies.
 
What is Saliferts Flatworm Exit? So when you dip corals? you use Lugols in DI water? raising the pH is by using a baking soda at super markets right?
 
Flatworm Exit is pretty much what it sounds like...it's a solution that is supposed to kill flatworms.
 
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