Dose Trace elements or change salt mix?

[The Giz]

So my last 3 ICP Tests (Fauna Marin ICP) ICP 1 -3 have indicated low measures on various elements as selected below.
I am wondering if people have an opinion on whether it would be better to dose the elements or change salt mix with the view to correcting the tank?
I'm suffering a long battle with Dinos, holding off on addition of any new corals, I only have 2 softies in the tank (150G) 600L until I have this under control.

	ICP1	ICP2	ICP3	Recommended Midpoint
Boron B	2.86	3.84	3.27	4.5
Iodine (Total Iodine) I	0.049	0.066	0.032	0.065
Bromine Br	51.6	37.93	35.8	67
Zinc Zn	0	3.56	1.85	5
Vanadium V	1.96	0.99	0	8
Copper Cu	0	0.67	0	4
Manganese Mn	0	0	0	0.15
Molybdenum Mo	1.23	4.47	5.2	10
Iron Fe	0	3.28	0	2.45
Lithium Li	106	118	64	170

What does the community think about dosing or changing a sea salt to align the tank.
I am thinking change salt mix and move to new salt as a way to correct slowly over time?
all other major elements are in line with needs, Dosing silicates to battle dinos, wondering if this is a needed step to help correct chemistry in tank

Thanks
Giz

 

[vetteguy53081]

Salt mix is your likely remedy. Research salts online before purchase.
Salts like Tropic Marin, Red sea pro and Reef Crystals by Instant Ocean have higher traces and elements. Online research will reveal the contents for each mix and you then best determine which salt will meet your needs.
I use Tropic Marin Pro, and many reefers have their salt of choice

 

[Uncle99]

Seems drastic to me changing salt to enhance super minor elements when it may change the majors in terms of ALK, CA and MG.

When I look at something like iodine, your tests show 0.03-0.06ppm which is in fact correct. Adding anything to that number would not be good.

Sorry, but it really looks like number chasing to me, any brand name salt would keep your trace in line with regular water changes for at least a year, then, I might test, then if low, I might just add something like Seachem Trace.

 

[Rmckoy]

Reef moonshine .
there is a link here somewhere following icp testing to dose trace elements

 

[Rmckoy]

I think changing salts would open a whole world of new issues with other such as alk , cal , mag etc

 

[The Giz]

Thanks all for the feedback, its appreciated, I have used various salts over the years, so wasn't ever overly concerned with the trace elements, trying to find a solution to Dinos and just trying to see if there is a magic bullet, (I know there isn't but anyway).
This tank has been 3 years of strife, Vermetid snails followed by GHA and now Dinos. hopefully I'll pull it out of the deep water soon....

 

[X-37B]

I run a very simple method for trace elements.
I use esv salt in both tanks and only do WC every 2 months.
Around 10% so 12 gal on my 120.
I was running manmade media in my carx and now run coral bones.
I run DSR EZ trace at 5ml a day in my 120. I have not needed to increase for over a year.
EZ trace keeps my mag at 1350 and my K at 410.
This is how I deterime dosing for this particular trace.
It has other elements too.
Very simple method.
I do the same in my 45 frag system only I run 2 part instead of a carx.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Salt mixes generally will not maintain rapidly depleting trace elements, such as iron and manganese, at natural levels.

Whether they need to be at some (what?) particular level is a different question without any clear answer.