Scripps NSW Triton test

[rbreef]

Very cool to see the numbers from something different then our home test kits. Thanks for taking the time to put this together and share with everyone!

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[sushi]

surprised mag is 1300

[CMD2213]

Nice.
But last test Dave said the guy found some amazing or that stood out wonder what it was?

[brandon0350]

Me as well, means my Red sea test is off 200ppm...

[sushi]

Me as well, means my Red sea test is off 200ppm...

Yeah, I am going to test the mag in scripps water with my kit tonight and see how far off I am. As far as I remember I tested it around 1100, so I am also off by 200. That is pretty strange.

Oh and also that means I've been keeping my magnesium at like 1600 for months. No wonder my dang corals are having trouble.

[crabbysd]

Yeah, I knew there was phosphate, I'm interested in seeing what effects Bromine has on a reef tank. I started a thread to discuss any questions with Triton if anyone is interested...
http://www.reef2reef.com/threads/triton-results.253088/

AWESOME Brandon Thanks! I wonder What Mr. Farley thinks.

I tagged Randy in the thread.

[CMD2213]

Contact them ask for refund from red sea lol

[CMD2213]

Here's the results for the person looking

[Kris]

Bromine is reportedly used in sewage treatment, but the numbers from the Pt Loma Waste Water Treatment Plant effluent are ~1.6 mg/l, not enough to explain the spike reported in this instance.
They dew expel PO4,...
Still, I wonder if Scripps uses Br anywhere nearby? I know they run their water through sand filters.
It's a mystery.
Thanks for reporting!

[jkennedy1007]

Dont dose iodine using srcrippy water

[Kris]

Actually, looking at the Triton report (text) at the bottom of the page, the Bromine is too low, not too high.

[brandon0350]

The text part said it's too high and right below it says it's too low. Triton said to reference the graph which shows it being high

[Tapio]

Bromine high or low is not a concern that is known for ocean life. Of course within certain reasonable limits. Remember Triton in addition to doing testing wants your money to buy all their correcting substances. Then test again add etc. buy more bla bla. Be smart. If nothing is too bad with the first test just use a good sea salt and a well functioning/serviced RO DI water source. Do water change. Scripps ocean water is fine if you want to deal with the risk of extra nutrients at times, possibly other issues and most importantly for SPS keepers adjust the alkalinity up.

[Kris]

I was looking at the zero Bromine, and wondered what that might impact. Bromine is important in some biologically active molecules, (according to the internet!) but it is only a trace element that hopefully is actually in the Scripps solution and just difficult to detect?

The larger concern imo is the Mg results of Triton v Red Sea, as others have noted. Mg is an important ion in the alkalinity ionic balance equation. Not having reliable test results (1100/1300=`85%) makes me want to toss all of the tests and just do regular water changes and keep my fingers crossed. This latter method has been proven reliably destructive for my reef tanks in the past; "What's a reefer to do?"

I have ro/di water at home, I started using Scripps after testing mixed salt water elements and finding huge variation between salt batches, but then again I was using a Red Sea test kit to measure Mg, and dKH with Salifert.

The best Solution contain lots of alcohol just to keep calm.
http://rethinkingdrinking.niaaa.nih....The-Risks.aspx

[newellio]

lol.. i'm always around 1100 mag in my test kits as well. Whats the odds Triton got it wrong and the test kits are right?