RODI ICP results

Geoology

Community Member
View Badges
Joined
Nov 1, 2020
Messages
69
Reaction score
67
Location
Buford
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
Received my ICP results for the rodi water. Not sure if there is anything here to be worried about or not. I see that I have some metals in the water that I have never heard of before and didn't know if I needed to be concerned about the levels or not. I am running a 6 stage brs unit. Any help would be appreciated. I am sure I will also be asking when the aquarium test arrives as well.

thanks

RODI_results.PNG
 

lapin

10K Club member
View Badges
Joined
Dec 16, 2017
Messages
10,788
Reaction score
17,946
Location
Austin
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
I see nothing to be alarmed about.
 

Dan_P

5000 Club Member
View Badges
Joined
Sep 21, 2018
Messages
6,674
Reaction score
7,169
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
Received my ICP results for the rodi water. Not sure if there is anything here to be worried about or not. I see that I have some metals in the water that I have never heard of before and didn't know if I needed to be concerned about the levels or not. I am running a 6 stage brs unit. Any help would be appreciated. I am sure I will also be asking when the aquarium test arrives as well.

thanks

RODI_results.PNG
Which vendor did you use?
 

Dan_P

5000 Club Member
View Badges
Joined
Sep 21, 2018
Messages
6,674
Reaction score
7,169
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
I have used them before. I can’t be more specific right now but to say ICP-Analysis seems to detect many elements, too many maybe. They did a better job than ATI which detected nothing.

I deliberately spiked an RODI sample with aquarium water. ICP-A found the major elements in the right amounts. The trace elements were not so well detected. Again, ATI found nothing in my spiked samples. I would take trace elements with a grain of salt. I wouldn’t trust the concentration but assume that they might be there. At reported concentrations <1 ppb I would say the numbers might be wildly off, but not a concern.

So with that background I would judge your water to be OK.
 

Algae invading algae: Have you had unwanted algae in your good macroalgae?

  • I regularly have unwanted algae in my macroalgae.

    Votes: 44 35.2%
  • I occasionally have unwanted algae in my macroalgae.

    Votes: 27 21.6%
  • I rarely have unwanted algae in my macroalgae.

    Votes: 9 7.2%
  • I never have unwanted algae in my macroalgae.

    Votes: 10 8.0%
  • I don’t have macroalgae.

    Votes: 31 24.8%
  • Other.

    Votes: 4 3.2%
Back
Top