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Seeing lots of high-tin ICP tests. Most of the time, it is in the salt. What salt is everybody using that has these levels? Of course, this sucks if it is in the RODI. Tube from Home Depot/Lowes/whatever has been linked anecdotally - apparently the stuff with the white cords in it, IIRC?
Please read up on one of DR. RHFs articles on Iodine before you dose. What got tested for might not be of any consequence to a reef tank. Iodate is more important, IIRC, but I have not read these in a while. As any halide, including bleach, over dosing can be a problem. You might need to dose... I am not saying that, just compare apples to apples and dose the right thing. In the past, people have bought iodine of some sort or Lugols and dosed and dosed and dosed and their tests never moved because their test kit was looking at a different kind than they were adding.
If you dose Iodine use something like Red sea Trace Colors A (this is what I use). Do not use Lugols to raise iodine.
I'm not a chemist, if you need a reason why ask RHF.
Only thing I see that's really off is your Potassium, I would recommend fixing that first. Personally IME, 4µg/l tin isn't a big issue but definitely fix your source water.
Looking at your RODI results, TIN was extremely high. When you read the TDS was it still showing 0? I've been reading other threads about Tin, and most of the time, if TDS is 0, the tin is coming from somewhere else NOT the rodi unit itself.
I got my ATI results back with TIN around 9 which isn't as high as yours, but still higher than I would like. Still trying to identify where it's coming from.
+1 to this and what @ScottB has mentioned. As you know a lot of changes going on and using two known acro killers for many. I would be curious what your PO4 was during all of these times of dosing. On top of that both will swing your nutrients. Acros will hold a grudge and take time to come back to health IMO.
Agreed Iodine should deplete relatively quickly so I would not give as much credence to a low number. That said, there are plenty of anecdotes of people noticing improvement with STN with dosing. I would look at iodine as a moving target...underdose some daily/weekly with the idea of just maintaining a little in the water as opposed to chasing a target value.
Regardless of whether the tin is in your RODI changing all your filters is a good first step of things to check off the list.
Not dosing any potassium supplements. However, I am dosing Acropower on a doser. I am going to eliminate that and thinking of switching to IO salt from TMPR to rule the salt out as well.
Filters come in tomorrow for RODI so that will be my main focus.
Get a Potassium test kit, bad salt mix is a possibility . Low Potassium can cause problems for SPS, but being over as much as you are I'm sure have some big negatives as well.
Can't offer any opinion on what could have caused it as it would just be speculation on my part and speculation could cause you more issues. I just wanted to say im sorry buddy. I know the feeling and it's downright horrible. I had the same kind of event happen 2 Christmas ago and I ended up losing thousands and thousands of dollars and 10 years of my blood sweat and tears over that system. It was so mentally devastating that I stepped away from the hobby for over a year. It was just depressing. I couldn't look at that tank anymore without getting sad. Finally my wife said enough is enough and had someone (unbeknownst to be) come get the tank and most of the equipment and had a completely new system delivered with everything I've ever wanted for my birthday a couple days after the old system left. It was exactly what I needed to get my passion and excitement back. The new system is smaller but it's literally everything to me for many reasons.
I hope it doesn't go that far for you but I know how it feels to watch your baby go up in smoke before your eyes not being able to stop it. Anyway long story short when you get it all leveled out and come out the otherside if there's anything I have that you lost or anything that i have that will help the heartbreak, i will find happiness my friend in sending you some frags and helping you move on after this as my wife did for me.
Will
Sounds like you got a keeper!Can't offer any opinion on what could have caused it as it would just be speculation on my part and speculation could cause you more issues. I just wanted to say im sorry buddy. I know the feeling and it's downright horrible. I had the same kind of event happen 2 Christmas ago and I ended up losing thousands and thousands of dollars and 10 years of my blood sweat and tears over that system. It was so mentally devastating that I stepped away from the hobby for over a year. It was just depressing. I couldn't look at that tank anymore without getting sad. Finally my wife said enough is enough and had someone (unbeknownst to be) come get the tank and most of the equipment and had a completely new system delivered with everything I've ever wanted for my birthday a couple days after the old system left. It was exactly what I needed to get my passion and excitement back. The new system is smaller but it's literally everything to me for many reasons.
I hope it doesn't go that far for you but I know how it feels to watch your baby go up in smoke before your eyes not being able to stop it. Anyway long story short when you get it all leveled out and come out the otherside if there's anything I have that you lost or anything that i have that will help the heartbreak, i will find happiness my friend in sending you some frags and helping you move on after this as my wife did for me.
Will
How often are you feeding your fish? Has this changed?Thank you Will!! Sorry to hear about your loss as well! This is exactly how I feel at the moment. Waiting patiently for years now to get where I am at with the tank and then to watch it all start dying is pretty crushing.
It's hard to look at the ta m right now. I went to look at the tank for the first time tonight around 8 and that was just to feed the fish.
Appreciate the offer man and I will definitely hit you up down the road even if it's to trade corals. This is what reefing is about and I am glad there are hobbyist out there like you Will!
How often are you feeding your fish? Has this changed?
That's good. I still tend to think the Vibrant/Fluconazole threw something out of whack but good to check everything off of the list of potential culprits.Not really. I usually feed about 4 times a day of pellets. Usually try to throw frozen in daily or every other day and I feed a cube of dried black worms every other day.
I was also broadcast feeding the corals as well. It was a slurry I made up and would feed every couple days. It consisted of Reef Roids, Benereef, and Brightwells small coral snow.That's good. I still tend to think the Vibrant/Fluconazole threw something out of whack but good to check everything off of the list of potential culprits.
Sounds good. I think I have a Redsea potassium kit. If not then I will get the Salifert one. Do you have a recommendation for a kit?