Red Sea Potassium Trace Precipitation???

[Poseidon03]

I've noticed my red sea trace-colors B: Potassium+ has precipitation at the bottom when I try to shake it up. It literally sounds like little rocks at the bottom. Anyone else experience this? My thought is maybe part of the traces fell out of suspension, which would cause an imbalance in the elements being dosed.

 

[AquaLogic]

The same thing has happened to mine as well, it would great if someone had input or a solution.

 

[Poseidon03]

Bump up to the top. I'm also going to be reaching out to red sea.

 

[Spare time]

nevermind this comment lol

 

[Poseidon03]

nevermind this comment lol

Lol, I didn't even read it at first. I'm also talking about a brand new bottle that is stored under the tank and has not been opened. It's not like a contaminate got in and caused problems either.

 

[Poseidon03]

The same thing has happened to mine as well, it would great if someone had input or a solution.

This is what I received from Red Sea:


"The presence of solids within the Red Sea liquid supplement indicates that the product has gotten too cold. All of the Red Sea Foundation Products are highly concentrated, which means the temperature/environment will impact their chemistry.

We advise warming the liquid up to around 40 degrees Celsius/ 104 degrees Fahrenheit to dissolve the crystals. If raising the temperature of the product does not dissolve the crystals, we'd suggest adding 10 ml of RO water for every 500 ml of supplement to help with the crystallization"

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Did you try that?

 

[Poseidon03]

Did you try that?

I have not at this point. I'm using up the rest of what I have that has not precipitated, but getting low.

I'm trying to decide on the best path forward due to risks of contamination (causing more precipitation) and the best method of raising the temperature.

As I have a electric stovetop, there is not a good method of heating. Glass does not heat well and metal risks contamination. I've been thinking about using the microwave, but there are concerns about that too (controlling temp and gasing off some of the liquid). I was going to research more on it, but there's just not much information on what is in the formula and the complications of heating it.

Having you comment on this is a great opportunity to ask for your recommendation. I could also be doing the typical engineering thing and overcomplicating it, lol.

 

[xLUGUBRIOUSx]

I have not at this point. I'm using up the rest of what I have that has not precipitated, but getting low.

I'm trying to decide on the best path forward due to risks of contamination (causing more precipitation) and the best method of raising the temperature.

As I have a electric stovetop, there is not a good method of heating. Glass does not heat well and metal risks contamination. I've been thinking about using the microwave, but there are concerns about that too (controlling temp and gasing off some of the liquid). I was going to research more on it, but there's just not much information on what is in the formula and the complications of heating it.

Having you comment on this is a great opportunity to ask for your recommendation. I could also be doing the typical engineering thing and overcomplicating it, lol.

Your hot water in your house should be hot enough.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

I agree. Get a pot of hot water and set the bottle in it, so that it stands on the bottom.

 

[Poseidon03]

Your hot water in your house should be hot enough.

Don't tell the wife I'm using the kitchenware for more aquarium stuff... I used the pot to ensure the cap was above the water line to avoid any possible risk of contamination. I have city water and it has a ton of chlorine/chloramines and minerals (350+ ppm)... The things we do for our tanks. :rolling-on-the-floor-laughing:

I can report it was successful, though! I let it warm up in scalding hot water for 15 minutes, shook it up, and now it is back to room temperature. It has been 3&1/2 hours since doing this and I do not hear anymore precipitation at the bottom. It seems like this mixture is very close to maximum saturation.

 

[xLUGUBRIOUSx]

Yay, glad it worked. Your secrets safe with me