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I do not have a similar concern with any of the other suppliers.Then who do I trust to do this process correct?
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I do not have a similar concern with any of the other suppliers.Then who do I trust to do this process correct?
Because every test result I get back from them shows arsenic in my saltwater, but zero arsenic in my tap water or RO/DI. I've done more than one sample of each.
I have also read other people's accounts of the same issue, and a few articles that mention arsenic in salt mixes. This one's a bit dated, but there are others: https://www.advancedaquarist.com/2005/12/aafeature1
The samples go all the way to Germany to be tested after they reach the US PO location. So I can take up to 14 days to get results.For the 2nd of 3 times i have sent a water sample to Triton and it’s been OVER a week and I haven’t received results back.
Not even sure how to contact them to follow up.
Had this been water due to an urgent issue, I would be screwed.
Here’s a thread that may be worth reading before relying exclusively on unusual results from icp analysis dot com
ICP testing
https://www.icp-analysis.com/ Is this a good thing? Based in Colorado. I've never been into much testing but I would do this. $100 for five tests. Comments please.www.reef2reef.com
Then who do I trust to do this process correct?
MY philosophy - if it isnt broken - dont fix it - having said that - I ordered one that should be coming. Will see. An interesting read for some might be specificity vs sensitivity and what happens when you order a test when the likelyhood of a 'positive' result is unlikelyWell....no one if truth be told. I use ATI but this is only because most of what I read is decent and my results have been consistent. Granted I've only run two tests. It isn't something I'm going to be doing but maybe once a year twice at most.
There is a rather good article from a few well known and respected peers in this hobby. If you haven't read it I'd recommend it for sure. What is especially interesting is the Q & A with the company. In any case my personal issue is that there is no calibration in between tests. Obviously this is to keep the cost down to the hobbyist but it is something to think about. Then there is the the issue of transportation. Does that have any impact with the water chemistry? I don't know.
I personally just use it as a reference point and nothing else.
It used to be tin (Sn)
Here is the article you can search for:
Skeptical Reefkeeping 12: Triton Lab ICP-OES Testing of a Certified Artificial Saltwater Standard. April 2015 by Rich Ross and Dr. Chris Maupin.
If you haven't I'd highly recommend reading it.
I'm a technical person and that is a hard read, but interesting. My take away was this..Be skeptical and never trust a single test. But like a lot of scientific observation and statistics, a trend is more reliable. But then you are hooked on expensive testing. Tough call. For me I'm interested since I have a new tank, later maybe not so much.
snip... Hoping they go on sale this holiday season and will pick up another one or two. Once or twice a year I think it may be worth it. I could never deploy the triton method and run their testing regiment. Not cost effective for me.