Best lab for water testing?

[chaostactics]

Links appreciated, TIA.



I am loosing my mind trying to figure out what's going on with my tank... anems have shrunk to 1/3 their size, LPS growth is stagnant, sps and macros die, pods are nonexistent after adding multiple batches (tank has been up 1yr plus), coraline growth is non-existent... red sea test kits say the parameters are ok, so does apex, and my hanna checkers. I use O TDS water, do a %20 water change every 3 weeks to a month, feed lightly, light bioload. I've got great flow, lighting, and filtration.



I'm loosing my ****** mind.

So I want to do a send out lab test looking for things like copper, heavy metal, etc.

 

[GoVols]

Sorry for your troubles...

I'd go with Triton labs.

https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/icp-oes-testing-kit-triton-1.html

 

[pdxmonkeyboy]

voltage leak...??

 

[GoVols]

voltage leak...??

Could be

 

[GoVols]

@chaostactics

Have you ruled out stray voltage?

 

[dwest]

Links appreciated, TIA.



I am loosing my mind trying to figure out what's going on with my tank... anems have shrunk to 1/3 their size, LPS growth is stagnant, sps and macros die, pods are nonexistent after adding multiple batches (tank has been up 1yr plus), coraline growth is non-existent... red sea test kits say the parameters are ok, so does apex, and my hanna checkers. I use O TDS water, do a %20 water change every 3 weeks to a month, feed lightly, light bioload. I've got great flow, lighting, and filtration.



I'm loosing my ****** mind.

So I want to do a send out lab test looking for things like copper, heavy metal, etc.

Are you using a hand held tds meter? I recently had both of my inlines fail.

 

[chaostactics]

voltage leak...??

I do think I have a voltage leak but I cant seem to trace it. But according to all the threads I've read the voltage based on the multimeter reading is "negligible"

 

[chaostactics]

Are you using a hand held tds meter? I recently had both of my inlines fail.

No only inline.

 

[chaostactics]

@chaostactics

Have you ruled out stray voltage?

No

 

[GregOyeah]

why would stray voltage cause 'stagnant sps growth'? especially if theres nothing grounding the tank. If current, not voltage was trying to flow through your tank, your fish would be dead.

id look elsewhere.