DIY Vanadium Recipe

[killer2001]

I was browsing the DIY Chemistry Archive thread and noticed that there is no recipe for this element. @Randy Holmes-Farley do you have a current recipe for this element? Or which product is acceptable to use in making a solution. Vanadyl Sulfate?

Thanks!

 

[Reefahholic]

Is your V depleted?

 

[killer2001]

Yes, according to recent ICP.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

there are several materials that would be ok. Here’s a thread on one:

Vanadium pentoxide- need help from the big brains

I’m using the Triton method and based on my test results I need to dose Vanadium weekly. For the same $32 for Tritons 100ml supplement, I got 250 grams of 99+% pure Vanadium pentoxide. It is somewhat soluble in R/O water and the color of the solution is a very similar yellow color to the Triton...

www.reef2reef.com

 

[killer2001]

Excellent. So it looks like 4 grams of Vanadium Pentoxide + 1.8 grams of Sodium Hydroxide (to help fully dissolve) in 1 Liter of RODI.

 

[Miami Reef]

I received my ICP, and despite regular water changes, some of my trace elements were undetectable, including Vanadium. I might consider dosing it sometime.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

I received my ICP, and despite regular water changes, some of my trace elements were undetectable, including Vanadium. I might consider dosing it sometime.

Some get depleted quite fast, though that doesn't necessarily mean anything is suffering because we do not have good info on what levels of which trace element forms are needed.