Fritz RPM ICP Test

[spsick]

Did an ICP on a fresh batch of Fritz as I haven’t seen one shared anywhere.

Salinity is a touch high so values are a touch above actual but otherwise looking really good. I always have elevated silicates which I thought was from my silicone return hose but maybe something in my mixing setup. I am very anal about frequent scheduled changes of everything on my RODI setup.

 

[rtparty]

Zero iron and manganese is quite odd to see in newly mixed water

Looking at my testing most had manganese present and about half showed iron

 

[spsick]

Interesting. I was hoping to see no iron but never really glance at manganese.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Interesting. I was hoping to see no iron but never really glance at manganese.

Why were you hoping to see no iron?

 

[spsick]

Why were you hoping to see no iron?

Had a suspicion the iron present in Nyos salt was feeding bubble algae and dinos as I had no issues for 10 years using Red Sea.

Installed a massive UV, increased nutrients, added pods etc and no change in dinos for 6 months then 2 weeks after switching away from Nyos poof they vanished. Bubble algae is following suit and getting overgrown by coralline.

My thought ammonia was feeding the bubble algae appears to have been incorrect in hindsight.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

All algae and corals need iron and many other trace elements, but having an excess over the Minimum needed for it to thrive does not make any of them grow faster. :)

This article makes that point:

https://www.reef2reef.com/ams/forget-redfield-liebig-is-the-man.1176/