Thank you for your instructive video! Unfortunately I ran into a similar scenario, but after many hours of search, I found that my RODI/ Salt station had few corroded metal faucets and polluted the water. Sadly, I had many losses, but now my tank is on the right track again. Congratulations for your channel! You are VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE, and keep on with your channel! Cheers on 2022! 😉
Yea, I think it's probably the rust around the edges. Repainting it this week. Fingers crossed! A single tube of Molykote 111 will probably last you forever, a little goes a long way. You can get it on amazon/ebay pretty easily if you can't find it in a store.
What do you say about adding new long pvc tubing to the tank. Since I have had a shocking increase in Tin as well Two months ago 9-22-2022 I was at 26ug/L and now 125ug/L+ 1-12-2022. While actually running rhowaphos to reduce zinc. And bought new tds meter and both new and old show 0 tds on incoming water.
I think some aluminum can come from fresh pvc. I know some ceramic biomedia can also do it. I wouldn’t worry for now, maybe do a test in another month or so and see if it comes down.
Everything was dead on except just Sn - tin with ICP test. I inspected sump magnets and pumps. Only thing I found was one rusty screw in sump I removed and I put spare heater in and retired older heater. Kind of a vague topic as I see no other sources.
Actually this made no difference. My tin is still high, but it has went down a bit. At least it's not going up, and I don't see any I'll effects. I'm still looking for the source.
@@ReefMan I am with you looking for a source, just because I want to do the best for the animals, but not finding a source or seeing much ill effects in the tanks. I own an aquarium maintenance company and I am seeing high tin, or at least what Triton calls high tin, in multiple setups.
@@jongordon3507 Triton is the source of my testing too. I also agree - I always try to provide the best care for the animals, but I'm sort of at a loss on the source of this tin. I'll update everyone if I do trace it down. For me, it's ONLY Tin that's high which is also odd.
Extreamly useful! I have been looking for a way to reduce very high levels of aluminium in my tank and did not know that Rowaphos would do the job. Cheers chum.
Yea that's what I do. I cut the stem off and glue down the top of the plug. You can also cut the frag off the plug and directly glue the coral down too.
Thank you for your instructive video! Unfortunately I ran into a similar scenario, but after many hours of search, I found that my RODI/ Salt station had few corroded metal faucets and polluted the water. Sadly, I had many losses, but now my tank is on the right track again. Congratulations for your channel! You are VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE, and keep on with your channel!
Cheers on 2022! 😉
I’m glad you figured it out!! It can be frustrating while we try to find the source!!
Nice solutions to common problems. Thanks
Good idea on the molycoat! I gotta get some. Good luck on removing tin. I fought a long battle with it.
Yea, I think it's probably the rust around the edges. Repainting it this week. Fingers crossed! A single tube of Molykote 111 will probably last you forever, a little goes a long way. You can get it on amazon/ebay pretty easily if you can't find it in a store.
What do you say about adding new long pvc tubing to the tank. Since I have had a shocking increase in Tin as well Two months ago 9-22-2022 I was at 26ug/L and now 125ug/L+ 1-12-2022. While actually running rhowaphos to reduce zinc. And bought new tds meter and both new and old show 0 tds on incoming water.
Good stuff, no vortech problems but higher aluminum, people say it can be from marine pure blocks?.
Yep, I've heard that too. Ceramics can leech aluminum sometimes.
Got my ICP test and have high aluminum... could it be from the biomedia i use? All my equipment is fairly new and looks good.
I think some aluminum can come from fresh pvc. I know some ceramic biomedia can also do it. I wouldn’t worry for now, maybe do a test in another month or so and see if it comes down.
Everything was dead on except just Sn - tin with ICP test. I inspected sump magnets and pumps. Only thing I found was one rusty screw in sump I removed and I put spare heater in and retired older heater. Kind of a vague topic as I see no other sources.
I think a rusty screw could do it for sure!
As always, good stuff! Diggin' the music, too! :-)
Thanks!! I like the music too, and figured I needed music for a video with "heavy metal" in the subject..
Nice video. Greatly appreciate you sharing. I am curious if you have recently retested for tin and found that it is not coming back?
Actually this made no difference. My tin is still high, but it has went down a bit. At least it's not going up, and I don't see any I'll effects. I'm still looking for the source.
@@ReefMan I am with you looking for a source, just because I want to do the best for the animals, but not finding a source or seeing much ill effects in the tanks. I own an aquarium maintenance company and I am seeing high tin, or at least what Triton calls high tin, in multiple setups.
@@jongordon3507 Triton is the source of my testing too. I also agree - I always try to provide the best care for the animals, but I'm sort of at a loss on the source of this tin. I'll update everyone if I do trace it down. For me, it's ONLY Tin that's high which is also odd.
ReefMan, What did you do to solve your to high tin problem? Did you find the couse of it ?
I am pretty sure it was coming from rust. I painted the rusty bits of my stand and it seemed to solve it for me.
@@ReefMan with what kind of paint? I’m thinking of using super glue gel 😮
Can you run cuprisorb with suspected heavy metal in the tank without actual testing? I found magnetic debris in the sand.
Yes, you can for sure. It shouldn't hurt anything.
Extreamly useful! I have been looking for a way to reduce very high levels of aluminium in my tank and did not know that Rowaphos would do the job. Cheers chum.
i have aluminum in my tank and idk where its coming from???? can it come from rust?
I think it's unlikely that it's from rust, as rust is usually iron & tin. I've heard PVC can leach Al - did you add some new pipes recently?
@@ReefMan no, but I did just read phosgaurd leaches aluminum and silicates
Many reports of aluminum tin and other metals in marine pure n knock off marine pure
I can see that. We need to be careful about the things we add to our tanks!
Can't believe how magenta/orange this video came out. I swear it wasn't like that when I was editing haha
Yea that's what I do. I cut the stem off and glue down the top of the plug. You can also cut the frag off the plug and directly glue the coral down too.