A Splash of Color
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Copper being high does not necessarily mean corals will pale, the copper in the water could be bio-unavailable so corals would not be affected.
The High K is not an issue, I have regularly run my system at 600 K and no tip burn, Biggles lack of tip burn is probably due to the high Zn levels.
It looks like from Biggles lack of Manganese either the Triton test is off or more likely that zooxanthellae use it up quicker than we realise or it is used up by a lot more creatures in our tanks than we think.
Great results and to my mind very interesting results that set my mind ticking about all the elements and the way our tanks react to them and how much they rely on them.
Thanks Biggles
The High K is not an issue, I have regularly run my system at 600 K and no tip burn, Biggles lack of tip burn is probably due to the high Zn levels.
It looks like from Biggles lack of Manganese either the Triton test is off or more likely that zooxanthellae use it up quicker than we realise or it is used up by a lot more creatures in our tanks than we think.
Great results and to my mind very interesting results that set my mind ticking about all the elements and the way our tanks react to them and how much they rely on them.
Thanks Biggles
glaukos
New member
Do you have any personal experience or any kind of thoughts,of why such a thing would happen?
It would be awesome if you could solve the mystery,thanks in advance:thumbsup:
JB NY
Active member
Thanks for posting the results Andrew. I've always been told that Manganese precipitates out pretty quickly which might be why you are not showing any buildup. I am happy to see that some of your levels are pretty high but that you are not having any issues in the tank. I have recently started dosing iodine at higher levels daily so I was relived to see that you are not having issues with the high levels that the ICP test found.
One section was missing, the Li-Group. Could you post that or just let me know what your Mo tested at?
One section was missing, the Li-Group. Could you post that or just let me know what your Mo tested at?
Big E
Premium Member
Joe,
You may have missed this, but he spiked his tank with Lugols, Koral color and Trace hard, before he sent it off to Triton.
Take what you will from that, but some of the elements high readings may be expected.
Also, as Reefvet linked in his post........I'd take note of some of Triton's inaccuracies, especially when it comes to zinc and manganese.
You may have missed this, but he spiked his tank with Lugols, Koral color and Trace hard, before he sent it off to Triton.
Take what you will from that, but some of the elements high readings may be expected.
Also, as Reefvet linked in his post........I'd take note of some of Triton's inaccuracies, especially when it comes to zinc and manganese.
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slavetonet
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What happen to Andrew AKA Biggles
sahin
Ultimate Reefer
I think he's joined Bello to live in a far away forest. Bello used to frequent this forum. Do miss Bello. Maybe Andrew will return once he's had enough of life in the forest. :fun2:
Usernam Invalid
New member
Going threw some serious withdrawals of biggles porn.
Hope everything is ok bud
Hope everything is ok bud
slavetonet
New member
Andrew is lurking around.... Come on show us some photos!!!!
biggles
Premium Member
Here's a photo..........
Dom is on his first warning for what he did to his acros...............
wheelman76
New member
He's alive!!! Welcome back Andrew , hope all is well.
biggles
Premium Member
Thanks Jess, sorry for the long absence but i have had a lot on my plate and haven't been in a socially acceptable frame of mind the last month or so..........
I will do my best to catch up with everyone's questions but the short version is:
Stopped trace hard the minute i saw the copper and zinc and have only used lugols, koralcolor and water changes since. I have performed 15 x 10% water changes in the last 4 weeks and removed all the sand from the display which will be replaced with new sand.
I didn't actually think i was copper dosing so i freaked out when i saw the copper and zinc results.
I have done my best to flush the system and will not add anything containing any concentration of copper again - that doesn't mean i make any judgement against those who use copper btw, i just don't personally think it's needed that's all and i worry about the long term accumulation effects.
Nothing bad has happened since stopping the trace hard and the acros look ok considering what has gone on in the tank the last month :facepalm:
I hate fish again - like i now remember why i hated them all those years until i came on here and was tricked into thinking they weren't pain in the arse pests by you lot........:hammer:
This is the prettiest pearl skin acro i've ever seen and it's Dom's - i don't think i'm going to give this one back Dom :wave:
Night pic of a happy little camper.
FloformAustria
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hey hey Andrew!
welcome back! happy to see you are getting your tank back on track!!
:beer:
Flo
welcome back! happy to see you are getting your tank back on track!!
:beer:
Flo
Piper27
I love bengals
I was under the impression. That copper sulfate (I assume is in the trace hard) is one of those elements that is depleted from the water with light. Could be wrong I forget where I read this... I wasn't aware that it could build up over time. Did you see physically see something in your tank that was negative?
