First ICP results

[reefinnewb]

Got the results of my first ICP test. Anything other than salinity stand out? I've corrected the salinity already. The sample was taken 2 days post water change. Apparently my phosphate reagents are bad as it's telling me I'm at .11 phosphates and ICP shows much lower.

Analysis result

ATI Aquaristik - Lab

lab.atiaquaristik.com

 

[MnFish1]

Got the results of my first ICP test. Anything other than salinity stand out? I've corrected the salinity already. The sample was taken 2 days post water change. Apparently my phosphate reagents are bad as it's telling me I'm at .11 phosphates and ICP shows much lower.

Analysis result

ATI Aquaristik - Lab

lab.atiaquaristik.com

Part of it could be related to the accuracy of your phosphate test - and the ICP phosphate test. Do you know what these are? it is my impression that an ICP test does not measure 'phosphate' - but phosphorous'. They measure phosphate using a chemical test (not ICP) - just like an ICP test cannot measure alkalinity (they use a chemical test).

 

[reefinnewb]

Sorry for the delay, been out of pocket. On my results page it shows it tests phosphate and phosphorous. Not sure if the link worked for you or not. I have it set as public.

My Hanna phosphate test shows .11 consistently. Also, ICP is showing that many of my trace elements are either depleted or undetectable by ICP. I do a 10% water change a week with Reef Crystals. Wondering if I should start dosing a trace element supplement(s). Was looking at the red sea colors program. I like the Reef Moonshiners method but with only 60ish gallons of water volume, my dosing amounts would be super small.

It's a mixed reef with probably about half being SPS. I've had slow growth with everything. Par over the tank is 350 at the top to 125ish at the sand bed. I think the only two things growing like gangbusters is the GSP and Duncans.