Water test result

[fishview]

Just got the result back from Aquarium water test.

I will dose more calcium and potassium. I ordered some cuprisorb for copper.

What to do with Molybdenum? How bad is 0.4?

Thanks for your comments
-Peter

Ammonia (NH3-4) Good 0
Nitrite (NO2) Good 0.009
Nitrate (NO3) Good 0.9
Phosphate (PO4) Good 0.09
Silica (Sio2-3) High 1.7
Potassium (K) Low 232
Ionic Calcium (Ca) Good 163
Boron (B) NA
Molybdenum (Mo) High 0.4
Strontium (Sr) Good 8.3
Magnesium (Mg) Good 1375
Iodine (I) Good 0.05
Copper (Cu) High 0.06
Alkalinity (meq/L) Good 3.3
Total Calcium (Ca) Good 380
Iron (Fe) NA

 

[bertoni]

I wouldn't worry very much. AWT numbers often seem a little off. Unless you're dosing something with trace elements, I would chalk those numbers up to a slightly off batch of salt, testing problems, or something similar. If you're worried about the coper, you could run a PolyFilter. It'll turn blue if there's much in the water.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

Unless you see a problem in the tank, I also wouldn't worry, especially about the silicate and molybdenum.

The polyfilter is a good idea since you can tell if it is binding copper.

 

[GainesvilleReef]

I can match your high silica, moly, and copper in my AWT results they are always high. The potassium is always low as well. The potassium and copper I have tested with multiple kits that agree with each other but not with AWT. Polyfilter and Cuprisorb would not change color. So I don't trust them anymore.

 

[fishview]

Thank you guys. I lost a few shrimps. I suspected Strontium was the problem because I dose strontium Nitrate in natureef style reactor.

Sps is doing well, but the leather is not.

I will try poly filter to do visual check.

Thanks,
Peter

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

I dose strontium Nitrate in natureef style reactor.

I'm confused. That is a denitrator, and you are dosing strontium nitrate into it?

 

[fishview]

Randy,

It has the phosphagone option to remove phosphate. Phosphagone is Strontium Nitrate solution. I am dosing methanol to reduce nitrate. It is working well so far.

Thanks,
Peter

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

Seems like a strange product to me, but if it seems to work and strontium is not apparently too high, I wouldn't worry about it.