Testing for metals

[WhatCouldGoWrong71]

I have a new tank I fired up 4-5 months ago. I’m chasing my tail and I’m starting to think I am going to have to break it down and start over.

My first ICP on the tank revealed lots of bad metals at high numbers. I need to run another test. What is the cheapest ICP that will detect metals? I have only run Oceamo. There has to be another option less than $65 that will pick up metals. Anyone have any thoughts?

 

[lapin]

Run a poly pad first before your next test.

 

[WhatCouldGoWrong71]

Run a poly pad first before your next test.

What is this you speak of?

 

[jackson6745]

I have a new tank I fired up 4-5 months ago. I’m chasing my tail and I’m starting to think I am going to have to break it down and start over.

My first ICP on the tank revealed lots of bad metals at high numbers. I need to run another test. What is the cheapest ICP that will detect metals? I have only run Oceamo. There has to be another option less than $65 that will pick up metals. Anyone have any thoughts?

The cheaper oes icp test will register the metals in your rodi water but many will come up NA in your saltwater. Stick with oceamo MS for in tank metals.

Metasorb is really effective on metal toxicity.

 

[lapin]

What is this you speak of?

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/metasorb-vs-cuprisorb.556262/

 

[WhatCouldGoWrong71]

Thank you.

 

[WhatCouldGoWrong71]

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/metasorb-vs-cuprisorb.556262/

Does anything remove tin?

One of the metals that came back insanely high on my first ICP was tin just under 500 on the OES-MS. I think I found the source. But, I’ve also learned that Tin can leach from silicon tubing. So I got rid of the cheap Amazon silicon tubing on that tank too. I’ve done about 2 100% water changes.

The first batch of test coral I put in resulted in total loss in less than 24 hours. STN over night.

Second batch has been in for a month. And now 3 of 20 have STN’d. the coral one has also stopped spreading and doesn’t look “healthy”. Po4 is .65 and no3 is 10-15. Surprisingly, Zero algae. I’m going to hit the water changes again and do this Matasorb. Wait 7 days and test. I may need to break the tank down and start over. The rock is either new TBS or from my old system. I fear the 8020 holding the lighting system might be snowing some metal shavings that I missed in prep cleaning.

 

[Fish Fan]

Question: have you posted the results of the ICP test over in the chem sub-forum and asked @Randy Holmes-Farley to take a look? Sometimes the ICP indicates that things are high or out of range when they are actually fine. I hope this helps

 

[WhatCouldGoWrong71]

Question: have you posted the results of the ICP test over in the chem sub-forum and asked @Randy Holmes-Farley to take a look? Sometimes the ICP indicates that things are high or out of range when they are actually fine. I hope this helps

Oh yeah, Randy said break out my hazmat suit.

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