Is my carbon consuming all my elements??

[Bent17]

Hi all. So I did an ICP and resulted that most of my elements are either low or not detectable (results below)

Fauna Marin Lab

high-level ICP, IP and titration water analysis

lab.faunamarin.de

Could it be that my carbon is eating up all the elements I am dosing? I run it 24/7 (fauna marin carbon pelets)

Could this be the case? Should I run it only on alternate days? Should I dose colours when carbon is off?

Opinions?

 

[lapin]

I doubt that it is the cause. The only way for you to confirm this is to stop carbon for a week and see what happens.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

GAC is unlikely to play much role in trace element consumption. It is common to see low or undetectable levels. A trace element supplement may or may not be useful since how much is actually needed by any given organism is not well established.