I am a newb when it comes to trace elements. How do my results look to you guys? I use fritz rpm, brs cal and alk that I mix, homemade magnesium, continuum elements N, acroppower and Iodine. My tank is a 57 rimless that is packed full of acros that are growing very fast as of late. Thank you for any help!
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Randy Holmes-Farley
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I don't see any particular problem.
Curious that the boron is that high if you are dosing the BRS alk product (no boron in it).
What salt mix are you using?
Curious that the boron is that high if you are dosing the BRS alk product (no boron in it).
What salt mix are you using?
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I'm using Fritz RPM as well and my ICP results were REMARKABLY similar to yours. Pretty sure it's the salt. High boron, low bromine, lowish cal/potassium/strontium. Surprised Randy didn't have some suggestions??
Interesting! Are you SPS heavy? It almost makes me want to send out some freshly mixed water and see what the results are. Do you dose potassium and strontium now? Did you have any aluminum or arsenic?
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Not really, my larger frags are all LPS, SPS are all 2.5" or smaller (3 caps, 2 encrusting montis, a digi, birdsnest, and a 3" pocillopora). Ok guess I'm leaning SPS these days holy crap (and to think I only see the tank once or twice a week and manually dose, it's a satellite tank since I was living in an apartment - not getting much growth for this reason I believe, no TRUE stability and I'm HIGH in phosphate - dirty rock)
Edit: forgot to mention only anomaly in my test was slightly elevated tin but that's probably due to my tank (RSR170); also Aluminum was at 4.163 µg/l and zero arsenic
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Except for potassium and calcium, which I would raise, none of those are important, IMO.
i was waiting for a response to my question before proceeding, but I'd also caution to not have too much confidence in a particular reading, including bromine which they have stated elsewhere may not be accurate.
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Except for potassium and calcium, which I would raise, none of those are important, IMO.
i was waiting for a response to my question before proceeding, but I'd also caution to not have too much confidence in a particular reading, including bromine which they have stated elsewhere may not be accurate.
Awesome. Really appreciate the input from someone with your experience. I've already been dosing a little extra calcium to bring it closer to 440 and guess I'll be picking up some potassium from Brightwell soon.
As for your question for what salt, I believe he answered Fritz RPM which I also use and might explain why our results are so remarkably similar
for ejazzle, I do dose a drop or two of strontium (it's only a 43 gal total volume system) every month or so so I'm not *quite* as low as you are but it's still on the low side of 'good'. I'll tend to skip it though if I've kept a tight water change schedule
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hyprc
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Might as well show what I'm talking about so OP and all can see what I mean by similar heh. One weird part is very LOW lithium (I live in California, US has very high lithium from what I've read, guess my RODI system is doing its job?)
