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aquarium water testing .com results.
- Thread starter MikeNapoli
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well after months of struggles with my tank I bit the bullet and had AWT test my water last week. I had hoped they would resolve the problems I am having with all my LPS and Exenia,, it seems within 3-4 months after putting them in my tank they just slowly wither away, torches, frogsawn, candies etc.Now it seems even my ricordia are shrinking. I tested my water params at home and always seemed to get normal readings, that is except for nitrates. My Red Sea test kit was telling me my Trates were off the chart (crimson red on the color chart) Now I thought that seemed odd seeing as how my tank is BB with a fuge, HUGE skimmer, and my tank has never once had any kind of algae issue.
so off the water sample goes to coloradoand this is what the results are
ammonia.........................good...................0.005
nitrite.........................good...................0.004
nitrate good ...................good................... 3.4 ??? ;D
phosphate.......................good................... 0.01
silica..........................good.....................0.4
pottasium.......................high.....................511
calcium.........................high.....................472
boron...........................good.....................4.7
molybednum......................good.....................0.1
strotium........................good.................... 9.0
magnesium.......................good....................1338
iodine..........................good....................0.05
copper..........................good....................0.00
alkalinity......................good....................3.16
So after all that it still does'nt answer the question as to what the hell is happening to my LPS?
Furthermore its brings up a new question.... how can my calciumd and pottasium be so high when i don't use any additives (NONE) I top off with plain RO water and never throw any of that bottled or powdered stuff. ??? ???
could it possibly be a small leather coral I have in the tank having chemical war with the LPS's
so off the water sample goes to coloradoand this is what the results are
ammonia.........................good...................0.005
nitrite.........................good...................0.004
nitrate good ...................good................... 3.4 ??? ;D
phosphate.......................good................... 0.01
silica..........................good.....................0.4
pottasium.......................high.....................511
calcium.........................high.....................472
boron...........................good.....................4.7
molybednum......................good.....................0.1
strotium........................good.................... 9.0
magnesium.......................good....................1338
iodine..........................good....................0.05
copper..........................good....................0.00
alkalinity......................good....................3.16
So after all that it still does'nt answer the question as to what the hell is happening to my LPS?
Furthermore its brings up a new question.... how can my calciumd and pottasium be so high when i don't use any additives (NONE) I top off with plain RO water and never throw any of that bottled or powdered stuff. ??? ???
could it possibly be a small leather coral I have in the tank having chemical war with the LPS's
sorry for those readings not being lined up don't know what happened they were when i typed them in? I guess I need to learn how to cut and paste from my e-mail! the problem is this ole painter aints to smarts when it comes to computers ;D
{Got 'em fixed for ya Stan!}
{Got 'em fixed for ya Stan!}
temp 80
ph 8.0
alk 9.5
spg .025
could a finger leather the size of a tennis ball be causing that much trouble in over 200 gallons of water bill?
ph 8.0
alk 9.5
spg .025
could a finger leather the size of a tennis ball be causing that much trouble in over 200 gallons of water bill?
I have had this leather for about 2 years, I run carbon 24/7 but do not run phosban as I do not have a trace of algae or phosphates in my tank. If you look at my pic the leather is in the upper left hand corner of tank. the 2 kenya trees have since died along with 3 torch corals and 2 frogspawns.bill would you like to give this leather a new home for I am at my wits end here I am ready to just toss it!
paintman27 said:I have had this leather for about 2 years, I run carbon 24/7 but do not run phosban as I do not have a trace of algae or phosphates in my tank. If you look at my pic the leather is in the upper left hand corner of tank. the 2 kenya trees have since died along with 3 torch corals and 2 frogspawns.bill would you like to give this leather a new home for I am at my wits end here I am ready to just toss it!
I can find a spot for it, but I can't believe that all of a sudden it's become a problem after 2 years.
Unfortunately my short Christmas break has been filled with wakes and funerals to attend. I should be able to stop by one night next week.
How do you guys feel about your results? Will you use them again to retest or was this a one time thing for you? I wanted to get my water tested when my system was up and running and I think I'm ready.
Taz
Taz
Has anyone used Lab Aquatics?
http://www.labaquatics.com/
AWT appears to use probes and titration tests.
Lab Aquatics uses spectrometry and chromatography.
It would be interesting to see a comparison of the same water using these two services.
http://www.labaquatics.com/
AWT appears to use probes and titration tests.
Lab Aquatics uses spectrometry and chromatography.
It would be interesting to see a comparison of the same water using these two services.
what type of red zoos or palys are those at the top?
not sure of the name but heres a better pic
Edwardw771
NJRC Member
looks like bam bams and PHE's
http://www.zoaid.com/index.php?module=Gallery2&g2_itemId=144
http://www.zoaid.com/index.php?module=Gallery2&g2_itemId=110
http://www.zoaid.com/index.php?module=Gallery2&g2_itemId=144
http://www.zoaid.com/index.php?module=Gallery2&g2_itemId=110
Got my results this week on 2 separate tanks. First results are from my system.
Ammonia (NH3-4) ........................Good ......................................... 0.005
Nitrite (NO2)...........................Good ......................................... 0.004
Nitrate (NO3)...........................Good ..........................................0.5
Phosphate (PO4) ........................Good ..........................................0.06
Silica (SiO2-3) ........................Good ..........................................0.2
Potassium (K) ..........................Low............................................215
Calcium (Ca)............................Good ..........................................423
Boron (B) ..............................Low............................................0.6
Molybdenum (Mo).........................Good ..........................................0.1
Strontium (Sr) .........................Good ..........................................8.4
Magnesium (Mg) .........................Good ..........................................1188
Iodine (I¯).............................Low............................................0.02
Copper (Cu++) ..........................Good ..........................................0.00
Alkalinity (meq/L)......................Low............................................2.45
Alk, Potassium, Iodine, I can dose. What do we do about the boron? I noticed that most of the boron results were low that were posted here.
And these results were from my fathers tank which I am trying to rid of hair algae.
The problem tank...LOL
Ammonia (NH3-4) ........................Good ......................................... 0.002
Nitrite (NO2)...........................Good ......................................... 0.006
Nitrate (NO3)...........................Good ..........................................13.9
Phosphate (PO4) ........................High...........................................2.52
Silica (SiO2-3) ........................Good ..........................................0.4
Potassium (K) ..........................Low............................................223
Calcium (Ca)............................Good ..........................................412
Boron (B) ..............................Low............................................2.1
Molybdenum (Mo).........................Good ..........................................0.1
Strontium (Sr) .........................Good ..........................................7.6
Magnesium (Mg) .........................High...........................................1575
Iodine (I¯).............................Low............................................0.01
Copper (Cu++) ..........................Good ..........................................0.01
Alkalinity (meq/L)......................Good ..........................................2.70
Pop has a FOWLR and is pretty haphazard with his husbandry skills, doses nothing and feeds flake rather heavily so the phosphates was not a shocker to me at all, However, Mg @1575? Ca @412? Again Boron is low also. What should I do to help him?
All are interesting results. It would also be interesting to note what salts you are using with the results and compare it to the link Phyl pointed out at the top of this thread. I am using oceanic since day one, Not sure what my old man is using, I'll check tomorrow. Sorry for the long post, I just thought it was interesting.
Taz
Ammonia (NH3-4) ........................Good ......................................... 0.005
Nitrite (NO2)...........................Good ......................................... 0.004
Nitrate (NO3)...........................Good ..........................................0.5
Phosphate (PO4) ........................Good ..........................................0.06
Silica (SiO2-3) ........................Good ..........................................0.2
Potassium (K) ..........................Low............................................215
Calcium (Ca)............................Good ..........................................423
Boron (B) ..............................Low............................................0.6
Molybdenum (Mo).........................Good ..........................................0.1
Strontium (Sr) .........................Good ..........................................8.4
Magnesium (Mg) .........................Good ..........................................1188
Iodine (I¯).............................Low............................................0.02
Copper (Cu++) ..........................Good ..........................................0.00
Alkalinity (meq/L)......................Low............................................2.45
Alk, Potassium, Iodine, I can dose. What do we do about the boron? I noticed that most of the boron results were low that were posted here.
And these results were from my fathers tank which I am trying to rid of hair algae.
The problem tank...LOL
Ammonia (NH3-4) ........................Good ......................................... 0.002
Nitrite (NO2)...........................Good ......................................... 0.006
Nitrate (NO3)...........................Good ..........................................13.9
Phosphate (PO4) ........................High...........................................2.52
Silica (SiO2-3) ........................Good ..........................................0.4
Potassium (K) ..........................Low............................................223
Calcium (Ca)............................Good ..........................................412
Boron (B) ..............................Low............................................2.1
Molybdenum (Mo).........................Good ..........................................0.1
Strontium (Sr) .........................Good ..........................................7.6
Magnesium (Mg) .........................High...........................................1575
Iodine (I¯).............................Low............................................0.01
Copper (Cu++) ..........................Good ..........................................0.01
Alkalinity (meq/L)......................Good ..........................................2.70
Pop has a FOWLR and is pretty haphazard with his husbandry skills, doses nothing and feeds flake rather heavily so the phosphates was not a shocker to me at all, However, Mg @1575? Ca @412? Again Boron is low also. What should I do to help him?
All are interesting results. It would also be interesting to note what salts you are using with the results and compare it to the link Phyl pointed out at the top of this thread. I am using oceanic since day one, Not sure what my old man is using, I'll check tomorrow. Sorry for the long post, I just thought it was interesting.
Taz
Taz,
Very little is known about boron in reef systems. It's an inorganic and some organisms might be using it as a catalytic element but not much is known about it. It does seem to possess some pH buffering capacity but aside from that I don't know what else. I think being on the low side is safer than trying to dose for it. The only soluble boron I can think of offhand would be Borax. It's about 22% Boron by weight in the form of Sodium Boride. However, I don't recommend this is the way to dose this element unless you want to do the experimenting.
Very little is known about boron in reef systems. It's an inorganic and some organisms might be using it as a catalytic element but not much is known about it. It does seem to possess some pH buffering capacity but aside from that I don't know what else. I think being on the low side is safer than trying to dose for it. The only soluble boron I can think of offhand would be Borax. It's about 22% Boron by weight in the form of Sodium Boride. However, I don't recommend this is the way to dose this element unless you want to do the experimenting.
