Triton test results lithium and silicon high

[DeltecUSA]

Hi Randy,
I got my Triton test results back and everything was green but lithium and silicon. Lithium was at 906 and silicon at 481. I did a search prior to posting and saw your comment on lithium at 400 was not a big deal, but my level is pretty high. I use ESV salt mix (the 4-part one you have to mix by weight), dose 2-part (AquaForest) and mag (Aquaforest) through a doser, add AquaForest Bio-S daily and AF Amino Mix every other day per recommended amount. 7-stage RO/DI into a plastic food-grade storage container. I also run carbon and Rowaphos. I feed Sustainable Aquatics Dry Hatchery Diet once per day in a limited quantity. Should I be concerned by these numbers and if so, any idea what could be causing them and how to fix it? Thanks!

 

[Dan_P]

Hi Randy,
I got my Triton test results back and everything was green but lithium and silicon. Lithium was at 906 and silicon at 481. I did a search prior to posting and saw your comment on lithium at 400 was not a big deal, but my level is pretty high. I use ESV salt mix (the 4-part one you have to mix by weight), dose 2-part (AquaForest) and mag (Aquaforest) through a doser, add AquaForest Bio-S daily and AF Amino Mix every other day per recommended amount. 7-stage RO/DI into a plastic food-grade storage container. I also run carbon and Rowaphos. I feed Sustainable Aquatics Dry Hatchery Diet once per day in a limited quantity. Should I be concerned by these numbers and if so, any idea what could be causing them and how to fix it? Thanks!

I am surprised you did not receive a response yet. I tend not to follow ICP data, just being transparent

If you are not having issues with the aquarium, file this information away and check it again in a few months.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

If you don’t have problematic diatoms, I would not worry about silicate.

Lithium is quite low in toxicity. I really wouldn’t worry unless the levels keep on rising. There’s not much data that I’ve seen related to reef tanks, but even in your blood, most people do not observe toxicity at 5+ ppm.