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[jones57742]

amf17:

I just flat do not know.


rbishop & blue:

Please bear with me as I am not trying to be argumentative but inquisitive as yall have "way more experience than I".


rbishop:

The concentration of iodine is of no concern.

just flat does not make sense to me.

A human on a salt free diet (ie. only ingesting trace amounts of iodine from sources other than table salt) will experience stress when consuming significant quantities (for this human) of iodine via a "serious non salt free diet with significant table salt (and hence iodine) consumed" for a minimal period.

Am I missing something here?

Blue:

A controversial salt is iodized table salt. Many people go mad when somebody suggests using table salt. "The anti-caking agents destroy the gills," they say, "or the iodine is poison to the fish." Both have been shown to be false. Table salt is probably no more dangerous than any other salt, and is much safer than bottled ich medications which can cause gill burns if over-dosed.

As you are aware I agree with the assertions concerning medications but I believe that the operative word in the assertion cited above is probably.

set forth at
http://www.tsh.org/disorders/iodine/iodine.html
An abrupt increase in dietary iodine can cause hyperthyroidism in people living in iodine-deficient areas of the world. "Epidemics" of hyperthyroidism have been seen in several countries when iodine was added to the national diet to correct a long-standing problem of wide-spread iodine deficiency. This happened in the U.S. in the 1920s when health authorities added iodine to salt.

The above assertion is "where I am coming from".

TR

 

[Rbishop]

Jones...no problem...we all have our favorite treatments that work for us.

I just think the risk of meds is worse than any salt issue. The reference you give concerning iodine is not done on fishies...it is a human related issue and I don't feel it is applicable. IMO.

While any salt, or med, can be overdosed, there is no need for relatively expensive "aquarium" salt when table salt, iodized or not, is available at the food store for a much less price.

I have known countless folks who have used the table salt method, including myself, without any issues for years.

Each to their own, buddy. I think it is good to have alternatives, as all tanks are not the same, as well as all fishie keepers.

There is even an appreciable crowd that just believes in high temp methods, that I have seen work.