Need help with My Triton result

[awais98]

Hello everyone
Just got my triton results back.
Want someone to review it and give feedback.
Seems Lithium and Boron is very high.
Not sure of the consequences.
If I even need to decrease them and if I do, how to do it.
Any thing else standing out?

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

It barium, Ba, that’s high, not boron, B. I’m not sure it’s high enough to be an issue, but it is high. I’ve heard some types of GFO may add barium. Do you use GFO?

The lithium is not a concern, IMO.

 

[awais98]

It barium, Ba, that’s high, not boron, B. I’m not sure it’s high enough to be an issue, but it is high. I’ve heard some types of GFO may add barium. Do you use GFO?

The lithium is not a concern, IMO.

Yes Barium, Ba don’t know why I said Boron.
I do not use any GFO at all, never used on this system.
IO salt, partial zeovit system, skimmer, call reactor and that’s it.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

FWIW, I've seen some folks who had high barium lower it using an aluminum based phosphate binder, such as Phosguard or Kent Phosphate sponge.

Something like that might be worth a try.

 

[awais98]

I was wondering
I use Zeovit Coral snow occasionally.
It’s a white slurry..... no one knows the ingredients, but could it be containing barium?

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

I was wondering
I use Zeovit Coral snow occasionally.
It’s a white slurry..... no one knows the ingredients, but could it be containing barium?

It is thought to be fine calcium carbonate. I can't say if it might be contaminated.