- Stabilized potassium iodide source.
- Safe and easy to use.
- Important for soft tissue growth.
Overview:Iodide
is an important element required by invertebrates and many soft corals
(gorgonians, sarcophytons, etc). Reef Iodide is a concentrated (8,000
mg/L) stabilized potassium iodide source for reef aquaria that will
restore and maintain iodide levels to those found in natural sea water.
It is formulated to provide a safe source of iodide that will not
convert to toxic free iodine under storage or reef conditions. Iodine is
as toxic as chlorine and should never be used in a reef system.
However, iodide is as safe as chloride.
Most
iodine supplements on the market are simply potassium iodide or a
medicinal disinfectant commonly known as Lugol’s Solution. Lugol’s is a
highly concentrated iodine/iodide solution that is highly toxic and
intended for disinfection. Although such products are sold for use in
reef aquaria, we believe the risks vastly outweigh the potential minor
benefits.
Reef
Iodide is formulated to provide a safe source of iodide that will not
convert to toxic free iodine under storage or reef conditions.
Potassium
iodide only products are a safer alternative but not very effective
alone owing to the unstable nature of iodide in the aquarium
environment. When added to an aquarium environment, iodide becomes
unstable converting to elemental iodine (which is biocidal), iodate
(which is useless to corals, toxic at elevated levels, and can't be
tested for), and iodide which is the only form of iodine available to
corals for uptake. These products' inherent instability makes them
potentially dangerous to coral health. Unlike competing products, Reef
Iodide is complexed to a stabilizing compound in order to keep it in the
iodide form when added to the aquarium. All of the product remains
usable and fully bio-available.
Size: 250 mL