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I got the Triton ICP-OES test done and I'm a little confused about some of the results. Granted I'm definitely not an expert on what some of these levels should be for a FOWLR (with 1 duncan coral) tank. It's 180 Gallons. I'm wondering how accurate these are? I'm sure the measurements are throwing me off too.
Tin = 4.367 ug/liter (micrograms?) with a set point of .1 No idea how Tin would have gotten in the water
Aluminum = 72 ug/liter with set point of 2 Same question
Copper = 48 ug/liter with set point of .1 I've never dosed this tank. Wouldn't copper in the tank kill all my inverts including the coral?
Iodine = 464 ug/liter with a set point of 60 I've dosed Iodine for the inverts, it seems that I do not need to lol. Is that level dangerous to anything?
Silicon = 378 ug/liter with set point of 100. Not sure how that would have gotten in there and if it's dangerous? If so, how do I lower it.
Phosphorus = 497 ug/liter with a set point of 6
Phosphate = 1.52082 mg/liter with a set point of .01836
With both of those, I would think I would have a much worse algae situation than I do...
There's other random elements but these are the ones I figured I'd ask about first.
Again maybe it's the units of measurements throwing me off? Thanks for any help
#reefsquad
Tin = 4.367 ug/liter (micrograms?) with a set point of .1 No idea how Tin would have gotten in the water
Aluminum = 72 ug/liter with set point of 2 Same question
Copper = 48 ug/liter with set point of .1 I've never dosed this tank. Wouldn't copper in the tank kill all my inverts including the coral?
Iodine = 464 ug/liter with a set point of 60 I've dosed Iodine for the inverts, it seems that I do not need to lol. Is that level dangerous to anything?
Silicon = 378 ug/liter with set point of 100. Not sure how that would have gotten in there and if it's dangerous? If so, how do I lower it.
Phosphorus = 497 ug/liter with a set point of 6
Phosphate = 1.52082 mg/liter with a set point of .01836
With both of those, I would think I would have a much worse algae situation than I do...
There's other random elements but these are the ones I figured I'd ask about first.
Again maybe it's the units of measurements throwing me off? Thanks for any help
#reefsquad