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[Lasse]

Algae removes it by takin it up, but there's nothing you can filter with. I wouldn't agonize over it.

Do you say that active carbon does not take up iodine? What´s the iodine number for active carbon saying in that case?

Sincerely Lasse

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Do you say that active carbon does not take up iodine? What´s the iodine number for active carbon saying in that case?

Sincerely Lasse

I do not believe GAC takes up appreciable iodide or iodate from seawater. It may bind lots of organic iodine compounds.

iodine number is I2 binding from a solution with nothing much else besides water (and KI to make the I2 soluble). I2 is much more inclined to bind to activated carbon than is I-. It is fairly hydrophobic and interacts well with hydrophobic surfaces.

 

[Lasse]

I do not believe GAC takes up appreciable iodide or iodate from seawater. It may bind lots of organic iodine compounds.

iodine number is I2 binding from a solution with nothing much else besides water (and KI to make the I2 soluble). I2 is much more inclined to bind to activated carbon than is I-. It is fairly hydrophobic and interacts well with hydrophobic surfaces.

I see - Thank you

Sincerely Lasse

 

[OceanDiver]

I searched around where I remember the screw falling. But no luck.

I am going to try a magnet (yes I know that shouldn’t work for stainless but maybe I get lucky)

I will not be using sea elements any longer. And hoping the increased water changes help with the chromium and lithium.

planning on waiting a few weeks and doing another test. More to come.

Randy. Another ideas to reduce chromium and lithium

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

I searched around where I remember the screw falling. But no luck.

I am going to try a magnet (yes I know that shouldn’t work for stainless but maybe I get lucky)

I will not be using sea elements any longer. And hoping the increased water changes help with the chromium and lithium.

planning on waiting a few weeks and doing another test. More to come.

Randy. Another ideas to reduce chromium and lithium

Do not try to remove lithium. It may have come with your salt mix and I do not believe there is any way to remove it aside from water changes with a lower lithium mix. As I said, it is also no concern either.

A metal binder like metasorb or cuprisorb or Triton detox may help remove some chromium (and other trace metals, whether you want them removed or not).

 

[OceanDiver]

Do not try to remove lithium. It may have come with your salt mix and I do not believe there is any way to remove it aside from water changes with a lower lithium mix. As I said, it is also no concern either.

A metal binder like metasorb or cuprisorb or Triton detox may help remove some chromium (and other trace metals, whether you want them removed or not).

thanks I will see if my local shops any of those or I’ll order from BRS

all reef safe I would think?

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

thanks I will see if my local shops any of those or I’ll order from BRS

all reef safe I would think?

Those binders are, yes.

 

[OceanDiver]

Thanks Randy

I ordered metasorb off of amazon. It wil be here tomorrow!!!

who knew amazon prime had reef tank supplies lol

 

[kecked]

Late to the table. Can edta be used safely in a reef tank to bind heavy metals and Then how is it exported? I’ve heard of some resin ion Exchange membrane that can bind up and remove heavy metal ions but I never saw it come out commercially or that it works in saltwater. Was proposed for municipal water supplies about 15 years back by a guy at NASA Glenn Ohio to address lead.