Why does Chaeto Gro cause cloudy water?

[Miami Reef]

This happens every time like clockwork.

Dosing Tropic Marin A & K trace elements? No problem. Even high doses.

Chaeto Gro? The water will become hazy, cloudy, and foggy within 30–60 min.

I’ve dosed it sparingly over the years with the exact result. Every time. It happened with different bottles purchased years apart. Even with “smaller doses.”

It doesn’t bother me, but I just need to know why.

 

[Sean Clark]

It sounds like precipitation, which would make the precipitate not bioavailable for the Chato, which doesn't sound likely. I wonder if the suspension fluid that makes up the bulk of the product needs a higher pH to keep everything suspended in solution. I would check the pH of the product to see what it is straight out of the bottle.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

I don’t know, but it might be manganese precipitation since they do not use an organic-bound form.

 

[Miami Reef]

Thanks guys. That’s lame because I predominantly wanted it for the iron and manganese. I can dose it separately though.

I don’t know, but it might be manganese precipitation since they do not use an organic-bound form.

Is manganese (II) chloride tetrahydrate organically bound?

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Thanks guys. That’s lame because I predominantly wanted it for the iron and manganese. I can dose it separately though.


Is manganese (II) chloride tetrahydrate organically bound?

No. The manganese gluconate that I use is, however.