I received the results of my triton test and it shows I have very elevated aluminum. I have marine pure blocks in my sump and I have read that other people have similiar results. The question is what do I do about the aluminum.
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I received the results of my triton test and it shows I have very elevated aluminum. I have marine pure blocks in my sump and I have read that other people have similiar results. The question is what do I do about the aluminum.
Yes I have quite a bit of marine pure in the sumpI've heard marinepure can leech aluminum. Do you run any blocks/etc?
If you remove the source of your contamination aluminium will drop automatically. The solubility of Aluminium at 8 PH or higher is very limited. The Toxicity Of Aluminium at PH 8 or higher is also limited. Normally, the Level of Aluminium in your free Water will drop 50% after a couple of Weeks.
The testing I saw in the other thread was the real deal, not a knockoff product. I'll see if I can find the thread tomorrow.Not sure how true it is , but from what I’ve read .. it’s been the “Chinese knock off’s” that contain aluminum. Not sure how true that is though.
In my tests, problems with leather corals existed at 500 ug/L and not at 50 ug/L. So at 100 ug/L you are in a grey area in between.
I don't prefer any aluminum-containing media (like MarinePure) for this reason, but if you are not experiencing poor polyp extension on corals, it may not be at a problematic level in your tank and I might not do anything.
It appears that GFO can help reduce aluminum, if you are concerned.