Does icp test show salinity levels?

Be102 · Mar 20, 2019

I am looking into finding the root cause for my tank’s slow demise and was going to do an icp test to get an idea on what’s going on. I was curious if icp tests also show salinity levels as I am also curious where my level stands currently.

Thanks!

Schnizzle · Mar 20, 2019

I use ATI and it does send back a salinity reading using "PSU". 35 would equate to 1.0264

Schnizzle · Mar 20, 2019

Clearly I had an issue here. Low alk and salinity. My pectinia showed it too. I messed up a batch of calibration fluid for my refractometer and was ramping up my dosing pump.

Be102 · Mar 20, 2019

Schnizzle said:
Clearly I had an issue here. Low alk and salinity. My pectinia showed it too. I messed up a batch of calibration fluid for my refractometer and was ramping up my dosing pump.

Well my name is Brandon too... so maybe I should buy the same one as you.. Now to look up reviews on which are best. Do you know if the 'triton' ones are just for strictly triton tanks?

Schnizzle · Mar 20, 2019

Nice! Sounds like a good reason. haha They do not require you to be using their dosing agents and any of them will happily take your money to do the test. I wanted to go Triton but couldn't get any due to the supply and leaky package issues a year ago. I use ATI just because I dose their product, figured I would support the people making the product I use. I'm running the "Triton Method" but using ATI products.

I see something about public or private on my tank results page. I'll see if it'll let me share a link or something.