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I have a red planet frag for $25. I didn't get a chance to work the left side of my tank yet. I took an unexpected promotion at work and it's right in the middle of our busy season. Will have the shortcake soon.
How high is your zinc? Low manganese is normal. Unless your dosing a chemical that has it in there it will always be undetected. Low iodine is common. The question is how low is it? I am not surprised by the variation in alk. The salifert test is subjective. The hanna alk meter is better...