Triton test came back with high HG (Mercury)

[JCSReefing]

Where could mercury be coming from? I have no thermometers in the tank besides my Neptune apex. I run 6 stage rodi unit?? Any ideas?

 

[EmdeReef]

What values did you get and are you noticing any issues in the tank? I don’t think we know what level of Hg is an issue.

Using metasorb or cuprisorb may help remove it.

 

[JCSReefing]

What values did you get and are you noticing any issues in the tank? I don’t think we know what level of Hg is an issue.

Using metasorb or cuprisorb may help remove it.

Not noticing much of an issue.

 

[Dustin A.]

What kind of food are you feeding? If it's fresh seafood, it may have elevated levels of mercury.

 

[JCSReefing]

What kind of food are you feeding? If it's fresh seafood, it may have elevated levels of mercury.

Just frozen blends.

Benereef for corals and nori.

 

[marlinmon]

Almost 6 ppm is extremely high. Tap water is controlled around 2 ppb.

Your Apex temp probe does not contain mercury. It uses a thermocouple.

I'm thinking instrument error

 

[marlinmon]

Just frozen blends.

Benereef for corals and nori.

I feed same.

 

[Dustin A.]

So my last question is, do you run any sort of florescent lighting on your tank?

 

[JCSReefing]

So my last question is, do you run any sort of florescent lighting on your tank?

No sir, just radions gen 4

 

[JCSReefing]

Almost 6 ppm is extremely high. Tap water is controlled around 2 ppb.

Your Apex temp probe does not contain mercury. It uses a thermocouple.

I'm thinking instrument error

I truly hope so. I contacted triton to see. Mercury is just an odd ball to find unles a thermometer broke but I don’t use them

 

[marlinmon]

I truly hope so. I contacted triton to see. Mercury is just an odd ball to find unles a thermometer broke but I don’t use them

Not sure what a heater with a built in controller might use...

 

[Dustin A.]

You don't use lignite based carbon, do you?

 

[JCSReefing]

You don't use lignite based carbon, do you?

Hmmm, not that I know of. Just brs standard csrbon

 

[Dustin A.]

I ask because in the past there have been incidents of coal based carbon leaching heavy metals out of it (i.e. Kents carbon leaching copper back a while ago)

 

[JCSReefing]

I ask because in the past there have been incidents of coal based carbon leaching heavy metals out of it (i.e. Kents carbon leaching copper back a while ago)

Good to know. Ya man, I’m stumped!! Lol