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Table of Top 14 Out of 70 Trace Elements in Natural Sea Water

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This table reflects the abundances or values of the top 14 out of 70 trace elements that are found in natural sea water (NSW) that are considered to be the most essential for saltwater aquarium systems. Therefore, these elements should be considered when choosing a a sea salt mix to buy for making up aquarium water. Note that values obtained from different sources vary, as values can change from test to test for different reasons, but for the most part these values reflect the overall average measurements from various resources referenced to formulate this table.
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Table of Top 14 Out of 70 Trace Elements
in Natural Sea Water
Parts per million (ppm) and milligrams per liter (mg/l) are relatively the same in sea water, therefore the measurements shown are used synonymously.
Chromium (Cr) 0.00005
Cobalt (Co) 0.0005
Copper (Cu) 0.003
Fluorine/Fluoride (F) 1.3
Iodine/Iodide (I) 0.05
Iron (Fe) 0.01
Manganese (Mn) 0.002
Molybdenum (Mo) 0.01
Nickel (Ni) 0.0005
Phosphorus/Phosphate (P) 0.07
Selenium (Se) 0.0002
Tin (Sn) 0.003
Vanadium (V) 0.002
Zinc (Zn) 0.01
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References: Periodic Table of Elements from Faculty of Chemical Technology, Croatia, Periodic Table of Elements with Seawater Additions by Pat Wilde, Periodic Table of Elements from WebElements, and other Sea Water Composition & Salt Mix Resources - Books: "The Marine Aquarium Handbook" by Martin A. Moe, Jr., and "The New Marine Aquarium" by Michael S. Paletta. (Back)

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