Titanium showing up in icp

[jcates]

So after having all sps slowly stn one right after the other I sent in a icp test because I was stumped.

Well I have titanium showing up at .7142 ppm so that can't be a good thing right?

Only thing that I can think that would cause it is the 2 300w brs titanium heaters that I have.

Has anyone else seen this with these heaters and am I one the right track finally?

 

[Courtney Aldrich]

I wouldn't worry about the titanium. Titanium is probably present in your system as titanium dioxide (TiO2), which is non-toxic and used as a whitener for paints, cosmetics, sunscreens and even in food. You could have gotten TiO2 in your tank if you had residual sunscreen on your hands or arms. Metallic titanium is corrosion-resistant, which is why it is used in heaters as well as in aerospace and marine industries. The titanium metal forms an innocuous layer of TiO2 on the surface.