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I got my quarterly ICP test back yesterday and everything looks fairly in check, with the exception of lanthanum, it's off the chart high!
Full ICP Results: https://www.triton-lab.de/en/showroom/icp-oes/166104
I've been using lanthanum for a little under a year for phosphate control. I've got a 100g system and dose roughly 3-4ml every other week or when the PO4 gets too high. I drip it right into the skimmer air intake line, and I had thought the idea is it all gets removed that way.
My previous two ICP results showed lanthanum at zero, this is the first test to show any lanthanum reading. The only change I made since my last ICP was switching from Brightwell Phosphat-E to now using Tropic Marin Elimi-Phos.
Full disclosure I did dose Elmi-Phos the previous night around 10pm and then I took my ICP water sample 8am the next morning. Again, my understanding is that lanthanum binds quickly after hitting the water, but perhaps I have that wrong. And taking my sample less than 12 hours after dosing is what produced these results?
@Lou Ekus it'd be great to get your feedback.
I'm unclear if I need to be taking some rapid action so anyone with experience, I'd appreciate your thoughts.
Full ICP Results: https://www.triton-lab.de/en/showroom/icp-oes/166104
I've been using lanthanum for a little under a year for phosphate control. I've got a 100g system and dose roughly 3-4ml every other week or when the PO4 gets too high. I drip it right into the skimmer air intake line, and I had thought the idea is it all gets removed that way.
My previous two ICP results showed lanthanum at zero, this is the first test to show any lanthanum reading. The only change I made since my last ICP was switching from Brightwell Phosphat-E to now using Tropic Marin Elimi-Phos.
Full disclosure I did dose Elmi-Phos the previous night around 10pm and then I took my ICP water sample 8am the next morning. Again, my understanding is that lanthanum binds quickly after hitting the water, but perhaps I have that wrong. And taking my sample less than 12 hours after dosing is what produced these results?
@Lou Ekus it'd be great to get your feedback.
I'm unclear if I need to be taking some rapid action so anyone with experience, I'd appreciate your thoughts.