Weird precipitate in Tropic Marin Trace-K

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So now I have a weird precipitate in my bottle of Tropic Marin Trace-K. It appears to be a yellow-gold dusting at the bottom of my dosing container. It appears daily. When I swirl the container it mixes up and completely disappears.

I’m still dosing manually and have not noticed any negative effects on the tank.

I know Trace-K contains Barium, Boron, Chrome, Cobalt, Iron, Copper, Manganese, Nickel, Strontium, and Zinc. Will/could any of these drop out of solution?

I ordered two new bottles of A & K as I believe I’m seeing its benefits, but I am completely dissatisfied with the aesthetic quality of the product. (My other thread details the bacterial threads in Trace A that appear to be from the non-sterile production process.)

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Did you dilute it? I expect it is some ferric hydroxide/oxide. I'd just ignore it.

Dilution and mixing increases the chances of oxidizing trace elements (via O2) into forms not present in the original fluid. Best to avoid dilution and aeration, IMO.
 
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Did you dilute it? I expect it is some ferric hydroxide/oxide. I'd just ignore it.

Dilution and mixing increases the chances of oxidizing trace elements (via O2) into forms not present in the original fluid. Best to avoid dilution and aeration, IMO.

I have not diluted the liquid. However, I never hooked the container to my doser, so the lid has two open holes, one for the tubing and another to prevent a vacuum (I think). Someone told me I needed that second hole. I guess those holes would be the source of aeration.
 

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I have not diluted the liquid. However, I never hooked the container to my doser, so the lid has two open holes, one for the tubing and another to prevent a vacuum (I think). Someone told me I needed that second hole. I guess those holes would be the source of aeration.

If that is undiluted, it is hardly any precipitate and I'd just ignore the precipitate. :)
 

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Just confirming that I agree with @Randy Holmes-Farley on this. I wouldn't worry about this at all and believe it will not effect the use of the product at all.
 

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Hi @Lou Ekus @Randy Holmes-Farley

Is there any issue with not dosing straight from the 1000ml bottle, meaning can I use the TM bottle to partially fill dosing containers? I assume the liquid is the same concentration throughout?

Geez, I hope my question makes sense.

Any clear water solution is uniform without mixing, if that is the question. Dissolved molecules and ions do nor separate or settle due to gravity.
 

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