First triton icp test results. Any advice?

[Woolwich01]

Good afternoon,

I started this tank with dry sand and dry pukani rock in mid December of 2017. The rock cycled until February and then I add it with the dry sand to a 90 gallon long with a 40 gallon sump. I also added a fuge that is 15% of the water volume.

I started dosing the triton core base elements a month ago and held a steady dkh a week before mailing in my test two weeks ago. The salt mix I use is reef crystals.

My parameters are right now are:

Salt 1.026
Temp 78
Kh 8
Ph 7.8 to 8 over the course of the day
Nitrate 1 ppm
I use 0 tds in my ato
Dose 5.2 ml of the four triton liquids a day
Sb reef ultra 45” led for lighting


Right now I have 15 fish and a mixed reef of zoas, lps, and sps frags. Cuc and four shrimp.

Triton is recommending I do six 15% water changes over six weeks and that I dose mg, k, I, ,mo, mn , ni, and zn.
My question is, should I hold off on dosing until after the six weeks of water changes or start dosing right away. Do I dose all at once or one at a time? What order do I dose the elements in?

Thanks for looking at my post.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

I didn't see any of the major ions posted. Calcium, etc.

What I saw looks fine.

 

[Woolwich01]

Thank you for taking a look. Sorry I forgot to post the major ions

Here they are.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

I'd boost potassium and magnesium, perhaps partly by raising salinity. Othr things look fine.

The tank might benefit from a trace element supplement, but that is hard to tell.

Why did they want you to do so many water changes?

 

[Woolwich01]

I'd boost potassium and magnesium, perhaps partly by raising salinity. Othr things look fine.

The tank might benefit from a trace element supplement, but that is hard to tell.

Why did they want you to do so many water changes?

Under the help tab on the results page they say the following.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

I didn't see a vanadium level posted?

Those results posted do not justify extra water changes, IMO. Two are additions that are easily dose, and the lithium is not a concern, IMO.

 

[Woolwich01]

I didn't see a vanadium level posted?

Those results posted do not justify extra water changes, IMO. Two are additions that are easily dose, and the lithium is not a concern, IMO.

Thank you again for the replies. I posted the vanadium above. I’ll start raising the magnesium when I get home from work and I ordered the potassium.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

That vanadium level is fine and I wouldn't do any special water changes.

I am not convinced iodine is useful, but it would be a fine experiment to dose it and see if anything changes.

 

[Woolwich01]

That vanadium level is fine and I wouldn't do any special water changes.

I am not convinced iodine is useful, but it would be a fine experiment to dose it and see if anything changes.

I appreciate the time you took you took to look at my results. The advice that you and others on these forums has given me the confidence to get into this hobby two years ago and to start this tank, my second.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

You're welcome and thanks!

Happy Reefing.