Need Maganese

[Sherman]

Just get my ICP result. Mn show zero.
I am doing no water change ,dosing AF Component 1,2,3
and Red Sea Trace A,B,C for 1.5 years .
How can I increase my Mn ?

 

[scottedontknow]

Triton sells is be itself

https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/trace-base-manganese-triton.html

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Manganese depletes very fast. Just a few grams of macroalgae growth can deplete the whole aquarium of manganese.

Here's a manganese DIY:

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/post-your-diy-additives-here.344149/#post-4419386

Red Sea says that Trace Color C contains:

"Iron, Manganese, Cobalt, Copper, Aluminum, Zinc, Chrome and Nickel"

So if all of those are low, you could use it.

 

[Sherman]

Triton sells is be itself

https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/trace-base-manganese-triton.html

Thank You scotedontknow for the info.

 

[mike werner]

sense you are already using af why don't you use af micro e.it has manganese

 

[Sherman]

Manganese depletes very fast. Just a few grams of macroalgae growth can deplete the whole aquarium of manganese.

Here's a manganese DIY:

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/post-your-diy-additives-here.344149/#post-4419386

Red Sea says that Trace Color C contains:

"Iron, Manganese, Cobalt, Copper, Aluminum, Zinc, Chrome and Nickel"

So if all of those are low, you could use it.

Thank You for your sharing.
So macroalgae consume the Manganese.

The DIY thread is good . Now I can make my own manganese.

I am dosing Red Sea Color C now. ICP show manganese zero but iron 0.2 .
So I not sure if it is ok to increase my Red Sea Color C to meet manganese requirement?
I scare my iron will increase higher .
Please share your view

 

[Sherman]

sense you are already using af why don't you use af micro e.it has manganese

Thank werner. I am still dosing AF micro E and Red Sea Color C.
I am not sure to increase either dosage as my icp show iron is 0.2
That is why I think of just dosing Mn alone

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Thank werner. I am still dosing AF micro E and Red Sea Color C.
I am not sure to increase either dosage as my icp show iron is 0.2
That is why I think of just dosing Mn alone

That's sounds appropriate to me.

 

[Sherman]

Thank You Randy.