Triton results

[leepink23]

Got my results back today, any feedback is appreciated!

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Are you using a lanthanum phosphate binder?

 

[leepink23]

Are you using a lanthanum phosphate binder?

Yes I use phosphate rx, probably every 2 weeks 1/8 th of recommended dose.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

That's obviously the source of the elevated lanthanum. Seeing any is fairly unusual. I don't remember ever seeing it in a Triton test. I do not know if it is an issue or not.

I'm not sure where the tin (Sn) is coming from, and folks that have it often do not know the source.

Nothing else seems especially problematic.

Do you use tap water or dose silicate?

 

[leepink23]

That's obviously the source of the elevated lanthanum. Seeing any is fairly unusual. I don't remember ever seeing it in a Triton test. I do not know if it is an issue or not.

I'm not sure where the tin (Sn) is coming from, and folks that have it often do not know the source.

Nothing else seems especially problematic.

Do you use tap water or dose silicate?

I have a 5 stage spectrapure with silicate buster. I just ordered replacement di for it. I don't dose silicate but wondered if I had it since I get a few diatoms/cyano on occasion.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

I have a 5 stage spectrapure with silicate buster. I just ordered replacement di for it. I don't dose silicate but wondered if I had it since I get a few diatoms/cyano on occasion.

Is the RO/DI water reading 0 ppm TDS?

 

[leepink23]

Yeap 0 before and after the 2nd di resin.

 

[leepink23]

I have had the spectrapure for 6 months which is why I decided to replace both di. It's the maxcap.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Unless you have a bad diatom problem, I wouldn't worry. It might not even be accurate. I've seen a few super high silicate redings and no apparent cause.

 

[leepink23]

Unless you have a bad diatom problem, I wouldn't worry. It might not even be accurate. I've seen a few super high silicate redings and no apparent cause.

I haven't had any real issues, the tank is looking good, thanks for looking at this.

 

[leepink23]

Unless you have a bad diatom problem, I wouldn't worry. It might not even be accurate. I've seen a few super high silicate redings and no apparent cause.

This is how the aquarium looks, cleaned a week ago, at that time I had to brush off some dark stuff on the back rocks and vacuumed gravel.