So as I understand it, Lugols is 2% iodine? I have a bottle of a tincture of iodine which is 7% iodine. So if I dilute it down to 2% can I use it the same as Lugols?
thanks,
Since no one has replied, I found out the following:
"Tincture of iodine is a disinfectant, usually 8% elemental iodine in ethanol."
Therefore, I assume that it has alcohol, I would normally assume that was bad, but I have been reading how people add vodka to the water for various positive effects, therefore I would not think that the small amount of alcohol would have any detrimental effects. Whatch think??
I also read here (
http://www.reefs.org/library/article/e_edelman2.html) that tincture of iodine can be used as a dip.
Plus I found a thread that said "Well, I use a saltwater iodine dip. 10 drops of 2% tincture of iodine to 8 oz of tank water for 15 to 20 minutes. I squirt the zoas periodically with a turkey baster to get the baddies loose.
Nudis will be stunned enough to fall off the zoas. I check for egg spirals when I remove the zoas from the dip.
If everything looks good, they go into a tank. A lot of times I put them into a breeder basket at the top of the tank where I can keep an eye on them for a week or so.
The zoas seem less stressed with the sw dip compared to fw. They open up a lot sooner... within the hour even.
Btw, that recipe is my general purpose strong iodine coral dip. It's been good for knocking monti nudis and acro eating flatworms on their butts... er tails. I'm going to play around with povidone/betadine for dipping. Sounds like it can be more effective than the I2 KI combination."
So I am going to try it......