Barium and FE (iron) in triton test

Diesel · Sep 28, 2015

A friend of me ask me what he can do about the high level of Barium, (setpoint 10, analyses 139)
His Fe (iron) is high too (setpoint 0.0, analyses 6.73)
Does a Detox work on both or just on Iron?

Randy Holmes-Farley · Sep 28, 2015

Is he dosing iron?

I've not seen anyone with elevated levels. It should deplete quite rapidly. It does in my tank, even though I dose.

I do not know how well detox works on barium, but I would guess not well, since it looks very much like calcium and magnesium and strontium, just bigger and at very much lower concentrations.

Diesel · Sep 28, 2015

I know he's dosing ZEOvit, will ask him what he all is dosing.
His tank is SPS dominate and on the moment he's experiences some slow STN from bottom up.

Velcro · Apr 12, 2018

Diesel said:
I know he's dosing ZEOvit, will ask him what he all is dosing.
His tank is SPS dominate and on the moment he's experiences some slow STN from bottom up.

Sorry to bump this old thread, but looking for some help. My triton is showing everything good except high iron (8ppm). I am also experiencing slow STN from the base up. I WAS using KZ coral booster and KZ phols xtra special, but stopped.

What did your friend do to fix the issue?

Randy Holmes-Farley · Apr 12, 2018

Iron will deplete rapidly on its own, but I presume you mean 8 ppb? Surely not ppm?

Velcro · Apr 12, 2018

Randy Holmes-Farley said:
Iron will deplete rapidly on its own, but I presume you mean 8 ppb? Surely not ppm?

Yup definitely meant ppb

Randy Holmes-Farley · Apr 12, 2018

Velcro said:
Yup definitely meant ppb

It will probably decline on its own. I regularly dosed 1-2 ppb, and then left it for a while, and last time I tested by Triton about a week later than dosing, none was detectable.

Velcro · Apr 12, 2018

Randy Holmes-Farley said:
It will probably decline on its own. I regularly dosed 1-2 ppb, and then left it for a while, and last time I tested by Triton about a week later than dosing, none was detectable.

Assuming there is nothing in the tank generating it, right? Though, it seems like it something was rusting other chemicals (like tin) would be elevated as well? I do have a bunch of travertine tiles in the tank but I would think there would some brown on them if iron was a concern.