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Your real close on salinity its why I didn't make a recommendation above. But adding NaCl (sodium chloride) is the way to increase sodium and that is going to increase salinity that's just how it works. P
From Randy's article on his triton test.
If I look at the major cations (sodium (Na), calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), and potassium (K)), I can see that the total of these adds up to about what I’d expect for my water at what I know the salinity to be of about 35 ppt (specific gravity of about 1.0264). In normal seawater at salinity of 35 ppt, these would add up to about 12,900 mg/L. In my Triton test they added up to about 12,600 mg/L.
I have gotten iodine back in my test (because I dose it) and really can't tell the difference between with and without. But I figure there are a lot of things in my tank I don't understand and the animals sighing have adapted in an environment with it so I'll add it.
As far as Iron and aluminum go I to use marine pure and habe elevate aluminum. No elevated iron ever so while everything is new it may be worth it to pull some pumps apart and look for cracked impeller magnets. Also look around your tank salt creep can move elements from items near your tank into it. If I recall correctly iron is very quick to process through a tank so finding the source is probably more important than treating it with water changes and unless you are seeing an adverse effect I'd just switch over now
From Randy's article on his triton test.
If I look at the major cations (sodium (Na), calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), and potassium (K)), I can see that the total of these adds up to about what I’d expect for my water at what I know the salinity to be of about 35 ppt (specific gravity of about 1.0264). In normal seawater at salinity of 35 ppt, these would add up to about 12,900 mg/L. In my Triton test they added up to about 12,600 mg/L.
I have gotten iodine back in my test (because I dose it) and really can't tell the difference between with and without. But I figure there are a lot of things in my tank I don't understand and the animals sighing have adapted in an environment with it so I'll add it.
As far as Iron and aluminum go I to use marine pure and habe elevate aluminum. No elevated iron ever so while everything is new it may be worth it to pull some pumps apart and look for cracked impeller magnets. Also look around your tank salt creep can move elements from items near your tank into it. If I recall correctly iron is very quick to process through a tank so finding the source is probably more important than treating it with water changes and unless you are seeing an adverse effect I'd just switch over now