MrsK Posted October 23, 2018 Author Share Posted October 23, 2018 ATI recommends Raise salinity. Tin is critically elevated, find source (corroding metals/magnets, RO water, salt). 75%75% Major elements88/100 Minor elements85/100 Pollutants100/100 Base elements75/100 Show 102550100 entries Search: Symbol Value Calculated reference value Difference Result Actions Base elements Salinity (NaCl) 31.55 PSU 35.00 PSU -3.45 PSU View Carbonate hardness 6.30 °dKH 7.50 °dKH -1.20 °dKH View Major elements Chloride 18246 mg/l 17849 mg/l +396.6 mg/l View Sodium 9696 mg/l 9916 mg/l -220.3 mg/l View Magnesium 1290 mg/l 1185 mg/l +104.9 mg/l View Sulfur 745.4 mg/l 829.3 mg/l -83.92 mg/l View Calcium 398.1 mg/l 379.5 mg/l +18.57 mg/l View Potassium 395.3 mg/l 367.8 mg/l +27.54 mg/l View Bromine 0.88 mg/l 60.40 mg/l -59.52 mg/l View Strontium 8.21 mg/l 7.21 mg/l +1.00 mg/l View Boron 5.16 mg/l 3.97 mg/l +1.19 mg/l View Fluorid 0.48 mg/l 1.17 mg/l -0.69 mg/l View Minor elements Lithium 54.66 µg/l 153.2 µg/l -98.59 µg/l View Silicon 197.3 µg/l 90.15 µg/l +107.1 µg/l View Iodine 22.10 µg/l 58.59 µg/l -36.49 µg/l View Barium 49.43 µg/l 9.01 µg/l +40.42 µg/l View Molybdenum 16.41 µg/l 10.82 µg/l +5.59 µg/l View Nickel 0.52 µg/l 0.45 µg/l +0.07 µg/l View Manganese u. 0.90 µg/l -0.90 µg/l View Arsenic u. 1.35 µg/l -1.35 µg/l View Beryllium u. 0.09 µg/l -0.09 µg/l View Chrome u. 0.45 µg/l -0.45 µg/l View Cobalt u. 0.09 µg/l -0.09 µg/l View Iron u. 0.45 µg/l -0.45 µg/l View Copper u. 0.45 µg/l -0.45 µg/l View Selenium u. 0.45 µg/l -0.45 µg/l View Silver u. 0.09 µg/l -0.09 µg/l View Vanadium 1.88 µg/l 1.35 µg/l +0.53 µg/l View Zinc 4.35 µg/l 1.80 µg/l +2.55 µg/l View Tin 32.38 µg/l 0.45 µg/l +31.93 µg/l View Nutrients Nitrate 6.81 mg/l 2.00 mg/l +4.81 mg/l View Phosphorus 18.89 µg/l 7.21 µg/l +11.68 µg/l View Phosphate 0.06 mg/l 0.02 mg/l +0.04 mg/l View Pollutants Aluminium 36.28 µg/l 0.09 µg/l +36.19 µg/l View Antimony u. 0.09 µg/l -0.09 µg/l View Bismuth u. 0.09 µg/l -0.09 µg/l View Lead u. 0.09 µg/l -0.09 µg/l View Cadmium u. 0.18 µg/l -0.18 µg/l View Lanthanum u. 0 µg/l +0 µg/l View Thallium u. 0.09 µg/l -0.09 µg/l View Titanium u. 0.09 µg/l -0.09 µg/l View Tungsten u. 0 µg/l +0 µg/l View Mercury u. 0 µg/l +0 µg/l View Showing 1 to 43 of 43 entries Previous 1 Next Copyright © 2018 ATI Aquaristik. All rights reserved. My Zoas have been acting weird lately, I'm assuming that's because my iodine level is too low. I'm going to slowly bring up my salinity, after calibrating my refractometer again, with evap and water changes. Quote Link to comment
MrsK Posted October 23, 2018 Author Share Posted October 23, 2018 Blenjamin is in his new home ❤️ 4 Quote Link to comment
MrsK Posted December 3, 2018 Author Share Posted December 3, 2018 Today is my 1 year anniversary of reefing! The tank has been doing well since starting to dose iodine as the ATI test recommended. My Zoas are coming back, thankfully! I lost my goniopora I'm assuming due to the iodine and sucking at water changes for a while. I picked up some awesome stuff during black Friday/cyber Monday. Anyway, here are some pics to enjoy. Thanks for reading and to all who have helped me in the last year. ❤️ 3 Quote Link to comment
Christopher Marks Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 Congratulations on reaching your first year milestone @MrsK! Quote Link to comment
MrsK Posted December 3, 2018 Author Share Posted December 3, 2018 Thanks @Christopher Marks! It's been a learning experience. I see that you are in Arizona too, what's your favorite LFS? Quote Link to comment
Christopher Marks Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 I'm a big fan of Kona Reef in north Phoenix, it's a really nice shop: https://www.konareefaz.com. I haven't made it out to some of the stores on the further edges of the valley yet. What are your favorites? Quote Link to comment
MrsK Posted December 3, 2018 Author Share Posted December 3, 2018 8 minutes ago, Christopher Marks said: I'm a big fan of Kona Reef in north Phoenix, it's a really nice shop: https://www.konareefaz.com. I haven't made it out to some of the stores on the further edges of the valley yet. What are your favorites? My favorite was Saltwater Junkies in Peoria but they closed early this year. I go to Kona most often now, their remodel/merge with Studio Blue is also pretty awesome. I live in Prescott Valley so it's a full day trip to check things out. A new store just opened in Prescott, Neptune's Paradise, it's pretty good and the owner will order pretty much anything. He has a small section of freshwater too. 1 Quote Link to comment
StinkyBunny Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 The tin contaminate could very well be something in your rock. Years ago, when we could get live rock from all over the South Pacific, a friend had a tank where everything he put in it died. Finally he called me one day and said lets rip this thing apart, I'm about to throw in the towel. After I pulled 3 of the rocks I saw a green stain on a rock. Cracked the rock open and there was a bullet in it, presumably from WW2. I would check the pumps as well as looking for any odd stains on the rock. The other thing about new sand, your values will be extremely high, especially your alkalinity due to all of the dust it contains. Other than that, congrats on a year in the hobby and the tank looks great. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment
MrsK Posted December 3, 2018 Author Share Posted December 3, 2018 Thanks @StinkyBunny! I will look over the rock thoroughly. I've pulled all the hardware and sifted through the sand to determine the cause of the high tin level. My husband read that glass can also be leaching tin into the tank. My sump is DIY with glass baffles cut by a friend who does windows. Any thoughts I plan to do another ATI test by the first of the year. 2 Quote Link to comment
StinkyBunny Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 I've heard that glass can leach minerals, but I will have to talk to a chemist friend before I say that's the issue. In my mind, it would take one hell of an acidic environment to cause glass to leach something which our tanks are not. 1 Quote Link to comment
DaveFason Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 Looking great and glad the ATI test helped you out. Slow and steady! 1 Quote Link to comment
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