Just received my results from Triton and have a few questions about the results.
4 levels came back extremely high
Heavy metals:
Sn (Tin) was 10.7 on a target of 0.10 ug/l
Macro elements:
Bromine (Br) was 89.64 on a target of 62.00 mg/l
Boron (B) was 7.26 on a target of 4.50 mg/l
LI- Group:
Lithium (Li) was 2,545.00 on a target of 200 ug/l
Also had a little higher PO4 than desired, but had just changed out GFO media before sending in the water sample.
My question for the chemistry experts out there is could Sn and Li be coming from the Reef Crystals I use? Trying to identify where these and the other 2 macro elements could be coming from.
Any other suggestions as to where these might be coming from? Use GFO, dose Randy Holmes Farley's 2 part AK and CA _could the products (Arm and Hammer Baking soda - baked for 45 min at 350 then mixed with RODI water and Calcium Chloride flakes from pool store for CA) I use to make these additives cause any of these elevated levels? I also done Vinegar on auto doing pump (48 ml per day over 6 hours). I have been using ReefCrystals and have 4 full 200 Gal boxes, but don't want to use it for the 4 15% water changes (1 per week) suggested by Triton if these elevated levels could be from the salt. I did see the comparison of ReefCrystals versus ESV salt that was sent to Triton for testing and Reef Crystals had pretty good levels except for AK at 10+.
Any advice and help as to where these levels might be coming from is appreciated.
4 levels came back extremely high
Heavy metals:
Sn (Tin) was 10.7 on a target of 0.10 ug/l
Macro elements:
Bromine (Br) was 89.64 on a target of 62.00 mg/l
Boron (B) was 7.26 on a target of 4.50 mg/l
LI- Group:
Lithium (Li) was 2,545.00 on a target of 200 ug/l
Also had a little higher PO4 than desired, but had just changed out GFO media before sending in the water sample.
My question for the chemistry experts out there is could Sn and Li be coming from the Reef Crystals I use? Trying to identify where these and the other 2 macro elements could be coming from.
Any other suggestions as to where these might be coming from? Use GFO, dose Randy Holmes Farley's 2 part AK and CA _could the products (Arm and Hammer Baking soda - baked for 45 min at 350 then mixed with RODI water and Calcium Chloride flakes from pool store for CA) I use to make these additives cause any of these elevated levels? I also done Vinegar on auto doing pump (48 ml per day over 6 hours). I have been using ReefCrystals and have 4 full 200 Gal boxes, but don't want to use it for the 4 15% water changes (1 per week) suggested by Triton if these elevated levels could be from the salt. I did see the comparison of ReefCrystals versus ESV salt that was sent to Triton for testing and Reef Crystals had pretty good levels except for AK at 10+.
Any advice and help as to where these levels might be coming from is appreciated.