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One thing that has always kept me on edge is managing trace elements. The simple fact that you can’t test for them (without consistent icp tests) just always has me thinking “where are they at?”
Some of the papers @Randy Holmes-Farley has published have eased some of my concerns but the thought still lingers: I know the breakdown of the salt I use but what happens in between? Do 10% weekly wc restore the necessary elements to healthy levels? What are the necessary minor and trace elements? Should I be icp testing more often? Should I consider supplementation? Am I supplementing too much, or too little?
I guess for more straight-forward questions:
What are the more important minor and trace elements that when depleted could cause undesirable consequences on coral health, if any at all?
Contingent upon your tanks growth/stock/dynamic, is a 10% weekly wc sufficient for most people to maintain healthy levels of the important minor and trace elements?
Aside from constant water changes, is there a more systematic way of managing minor and trace elements where there isn’t much of a concern of them being overdosed?
Should I consider bi-annual icp testing just to be sure?
Is there a semi-strong correlation between the rate of major element consumption and the rate of minor/trace element consumption? I.e. a tank that consumes high levels of Alk/calc is absorbing higher levels of certain trace elements.
Thanks.
Some of the papers @Randy Holmes-Farley has published have eased some of my concerns but the thought still lingers: I know the breakdown of the salt I use but what happens in between? Do 10% weekly wc restore the necessary elements to healthy levels? What are the necessary minor and trace elements? Should I be icp testing more often? Should I consider supplementation? Am I supplementing too much, or too little?
I guess for more straight-forward questions:
What are the more important minor and trace elements that when depleted could cause undesirable consequences on coral health, if any at all?
Contingent upon your tanks growth/stock/dynamic, is a 10% weekly wc sufficient for most people to maintain healthy levels of the important minor and trace elements?
Aside from constant water changes, is there a more systematic way of managing minor and trace elements where there isn’t much of a concern of them being overdosed?
Should I consider bi-annual icp testing just to be sure?
Is there a semi-strong correlation between the rate of major element consumption and the rate of minor/trace element consumption? I.e. a tank that consumes high levels of Alk/calc is absorbing higher levels of certain trace elements.
Thanks.
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