ICP-Analysis Experiences

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

FWIW, my opinion of this company is not very good because they seem to have a very poor understanding of chemistry. Before relying on them, I'd read these:

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/did-i-pick-the-wrong-icp-testing-company.339369

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/icp-testing.293632/page-4#post-4267686

 

[Skep18]

FWIW, my opinion of this company is not very good because they seem to have a very poor understanding of chemistry. Before relying on them, I'd read these:

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/did-i-pick-the-wrong-icp-testing-company.339369

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/icp-testing.293632/page-4#post-4267686

Yea. I bought the test one night while on my phone as kinda a why-not, novelty mentality. In hindsight, maybe I should've looked into it further.

 

[Skep18]

As promised.

 

[dragon99]

As promised.

Not sure how they calculate salinity, but using this tool to calculate it based on the ICP results, your's comes out to 36.5 ppt
https://monrecifamoi.saulme.fr/salinite/elements_compute_salinity.php

 

[Skep18]

Not sure how they calculate salinity, but using this tool to calculate it based on the ICP results, your's comes out to 36.5
https://monrecifamoi.saulme.fr/salinite/elements_compute_salinity.php

Interesting.

I guess I've scratched my intrigue itch in getting the test. I can't reproduce their numbers with my test kits. At least my Mg is WAY different. Not sure how to make use of it all tbh...

 

[Hitman]

I highly recommend ATI if your going to try out ICP testing again. I have zero experience with any other ICP testing, but my Hanna Checkers and Salifert test kits match within their error margins for everything I can test for. And they are the only ones I believe that test your RO water, the most parameters, and have a return shipping label included free.

 

[Skep18]

I highly recommend ATI if your going to try out ICP testing again. I have zero experience with any other ICP testing, but my Hanna Checkers and Salifert test kits match within their error margins for everything I can test for. And they are the only ones I believe that test your RO water, the most parameters, and have a return shipping label included free.

Well that alone would've been worth the +$10. I recalled someone did RO water testing but didn't recall which.