Crazy High Nickel and Vanadium

[hometown9]

Just ran an ICP test and once again Nickel and Vanadium are absurdly high:

nickel

16.37 µg / l

Vanadium

42.10 µg / l

They're both roughly around 50x higher than they should be. Rest of the chemistry is in check (w/ exception of Iodine but that's my fault with poor dosing).

Any ideas?

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

"crazy high" may not be the term, and they are not 50x natural levels (more like 20x). We really do not know what levels of any of these are issues in any given tank, but I agree the reported values are above NSW levels.

Are you dosing any trace elements?

Any metal parts in the water?

 

[hometown9]

No metal parts aside from standard pumps, props, etc. It's the third ICP test where they are elevated significantly. Believe there is definitely something exposed but short of pulling everything out and testing one-by-one (quite expensive), I think I may need to leave it unless it will cause an adverse reaction.

Tropic Marin 2 part A-, K+ trace and Red Sea AB+ but both well below recommended values.