I have my ICP Test Results, now what? :o)

[calanprc]

I have a 1.8 yr old 131 gallon reef tank with hammers, duncans and flower pot corals. My ICP test came back and said my tank was deficient in the following areas:

Mg(Magnesium) 1141.285 ppm
Cr (Chromium) 0 ppb
Fe (Iron) 5.898 ppb
Mn (Manganese 0 ppb
Ni (Nickel) 0 ppb
Zn (Zinc) 0 ppb

I know how to address Mg, but should I focus on any of these other trace elements? Thank you in advance for any assistance.

 

[MERKEY]

There are options for how to add trace elements back to your tank.

Products like AB+ can help you with some.

Some reefers decide to go the moonshine route which helps you calculate how much of each low element needs to be added. I believe there is a Facebook group for this that helps.

Some ICP tests do this already at the bottom of the test and the same companies also sell the addatives.

 

[nereefpat]

Besides bumping Mg to 1200+ppm, I wouldn't worry about the others.

 

[calanprc]

There are options for how to add trace elements back to your tank.

Products like AB+ can help you with some.

Some reefers decide to go the moonshine route which helps you calculate how much of each low element needs to be added. I believe there is a Facebook group for this that helps.

Some ICP tests do this already at the bottom of the test and the same companies also sell the addatives.

Thank you for the information. Do you know the Facebook group name? Which ICP company do you use?

 

[Julian@Triton]

@calanprc Did you go to the HELP tab on your results page? This tells you exactly what does and doesn't need to be dosed.