Trace Element Testing

[Christoph]

That isn't exactly what I meant. What you wrote is the mythical process of alchemy.

Sorry for OT, but while in academia i was able to act as an "Alchemist" (turning Mercury into Gold), and also as Anti-Alchimist (Turning Gold into Mercury). I fear with that statement i might risk loosing Randys trust ;-), but it is actually true. Suggestions anyone, how this might be possible?

all the best,
Christoph

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Sorry for OT, but while in academia i was able to act as an "Alchemist" (turning Mercury into Gold), and also as Anti-Alchimist (Turning Gold into Mercury). I fear with that statement i might risk loosing Randys trust ;-), but it is actually true. Suggestions anyone, how this might be possible?

all the best,
Christoph

lol

Nice. A get rich quick scheme gone wrong? lol

Since gold and mercury are adjacent in the periodic table, using an accelerator to knock a proton out of the nucleus of mercury gives gold, and forcing one into the gold creates mercury.

https://www.wtamu.edu/~cbaird/sq/2014/05/02/can-gold-be-created-from-other-elements/

 

[Christoph]

Yes, close ;-)

if been working with a research reactor as a neutron source. Neutron capture of Mercury-196 (a naturally occuring isotope of mercury) yields radioactive Hg-197, which decays to stable Gold-197.

On the other hand, neutron capture of stable Gold-197 will yield radioactive Gold-198, that decays to Mercury-198 (stable).

Those processes happen, when you put gold or mercury in a neutron flux :)

 

[lpramos]

Excellent read, Randy, about chelated metals. Thanks.

I have a goniopora, a couple of alveoporas and everything else from softies to sticks. I have chaeto in the sump. I dose Two Little Fishies Iron and Manganese once a day. I do a Fauna Marin ICP every month to make sure I'm around NSW levels on most trace elements. For iron I like to stay barely detectable.

Your write up leaves me feeling that we know nothing and we could be poisoning our little friends.

It doesn't help that there's a thread right now saying that iron helps with dinos, where others say the opposite.
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/t...ow-on-dosing-iron-to-get-rid-of-dinos.858962/
I know we're at the frontier of our knowledge, but can you please share your experience and opinion on whether Two Little Fishies Iron and Manganese is a good supplement, whether my dosing is appropriate and what it may or may not be accomplishing (good and bad)? Thanks in advance.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Excellent read, Randy, about chelated metals. Thanks.

I have a goniopora, a couple of alveoporas and everything else from softies to sticks. I have chaeto in the sump. I dose Two Little Fishies Iron and Manganese once a day. I do a Fauna Marin ICP every month to make sure I'm around NSW levels on most trace elements. For iron I like to stay barely detectable.

Your write up leaves me feeling that we know nothing and we could be poisoning our little friends.

It doesn't help that there's a thread right now saying that iron helps with dinos, where others say the opposite.
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/t...ow-on-dosing-iron-to-get-rid-of-dinos.858962/
I know we're at the frontier of our knowledge, but can you please share your experience and opinion on whether Two Little Fishies Iron and Manganese is a good supplement, whether my dosing is appropriate and what it may or may not be accomplishing (good and bad)? Thanks in advance.

I don't know anything about that supplement, but I think it is unlikely that it is going to cause problems.

FWIW, it is certainly possible that a trace element such as iron may cause different effects in different tanks.

If the dinos are iron limited, that's good and adding it may make them worse.

If a competing organism such as green algae or diatoms are iron limited, then adding it may spur them at the expense of the dinos.

 

[Christoph]

Hello!

Do you have any further videos about trace elements that can be watched or read?

The Beyond th Reef Podcast went online yesterday:



If you enjoy it, please hit the like button and leave a comment :)

Best regards,
Christoph

 

[twiatr2001]

Hello!



The Beyond th Reef Podcast went online yesterday:



If you enjoy it, please hit the like button and leave a comment :)

Best regards,
Christoph

Thanks Christoph, I already received the alert on my phone, I am already subscribed to this channel with my amazon podcast account, very interesting things on this podcast. Can't wait to listen to this one especially!