Question about Lugols

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BigSteve

I have a quick ? about iodine...Is "Lugols" iodine? or is it a special medication? I see about doing lugols dips on corals/frags, etc. and was wondering if any iodine would work. I have some Kent, but not lugols.
 
I just did a Lugol's dip about 20 minutes ago. The bottle only says "Iodine Supplement and Coral Dip" It does not have ingredients on the back or anything like that, so I would say it is probably just Iodine.

I hope there is something to it... It is quite a bit more expensive than Kent's Iodine.
 
Lugol's iodine, also known as Lugol's solution, first made in 1829, is a solution of iodine named after the French physician J.G.A. Lugol. It consists of 5% iodine (I2) and 10% potassium iodide (KI) in distilled water with a total iodine content of 130 mg/mL. Potassium iodide is added to render the iodine water-soluble.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lugol%27s_iodine

Lugol's Iodine is basically a specific concentration/mixture of Iodine/Iodide...

Kent's Iodine is probably much weaker than Lugol's, but I don't know for sure how much weaker...
 
Kent makes both a regular iodine and a lugals. I assume the large bottles that just say Iodine Supplement is a "watered" down iodine since you only use a couple of drops of the lugals. I personally buy the lugals just because the little bottle will last me at least a year to 2 years. Of course I just use it as a supplement, never as a dip.
 
Me too. I see much better growth in my softies with the Lugols. Couldn't tell much of a difference with the regular iodine.
 
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