ICP-Analysis might be a rip off.

[Thales]

Sorry, I did not mean to say or suggest you made a wrong decision. ATI includes RO/DI. Just something to be aware of should you continue to use these sort of tests in the future. I believe they have their place but they also have some questions, regardless of who we use, regarding their own quality control and processing / handling standards.

There are a couple articles here one of which I believe @Thales was part of that did a great job of discussing ICP tests. The comment section is also a good read.

If it is helpful, here is my local copy of the article - reefsmagazine is going through some reorg stuff.

Skeptical Reefkeeping 12: Triton Lab ICP-OES Testing of a Certified Artificial Saltwater Standard

From ReefsMagazine By Rich Ross and Dr. Chris Maupin At MACNA 25 in Denver, the potential for the new ICP-OES aquarium water testing by Triton Lab in Germany made many saltwater hobbyists swoon. Th…

packedhead.net

The short version - these hobby testing outfits are using ICP in a way different from design, and we don't know what they are actually doing - they say it is proprietary, and that gets even weirder now that there are several companies offering such testing. The instruments are complex and we don't know how they are being maintained. If what they are doing worked really well, all people that study ocean water would be doing it, but they aren't. Are the ballpark numbers good enough for you...that is up to you.


Recently I did and ICP test and it came back with Arsenic which is really weird, so I contacted them. They corrected the reading so there was no Arsenic. That makes me squint a lot.

 

[Gareth elliott]

If it is helpful, here is my local copy of the article - reefsmagazine is going through some reorg stuff.

Skeptical Reefkeeping 12: Triton Lab ICP-OES Testing of a Certified Artificial Saltwater Standard

From ReefsMagazine By Rich Ross and Dr. Chris Maupin At MACNA 25 in Denver, the potential for the new ICP-OES aquarium water testing by Triton Lab in Germany made many saltwater hobbyists swoon. Th…

packedhead.net

The short version - these hobby testing outfits are using ICP in a way different from design, and we don't know what they are actually doing - they say it is proprietary, and that gets even weirder now that there are several companies offering such testing. The instruments are complex and we don't know how they are being maintained. If what they are doing worked really well, all people that study ocean water would be doing it, but they aren't. Are the ballpark numbers good enough for you...that is up to you.


Recently I did and ICP test and it came back with Arsenic which is really weird, so I contacted them. They corrected the reading so there was no Arsenic. That makes me squint a lot.

 

[User1]

If it is helpful, here is my local copy of the article - reefsmagazine is going through some reorg stuff.

Skeptical Reefkeeping 12: Triton Lab ICP-OES Testing of a Certified Artificial Saltwater Standard

From ReefsMagazine By Rich Ross and Dr. Chris Maupin At MACNA 25 in Denver, the potential for the new ICP-OES aquarium water testing by Triton Lab in Germany made many saltwater hobbyists swoon. Th…

packedhead.net

The short version - these hobby testing outfits are using ICP in a way different from design, and we don't know what they are actually doing - they say it is proprietary, and that gets even weirder now that there are several companies offering such testing. The instruments are complex and we don't know how they are being maintained. If what they are doing worked really well, all people that study ocean water would be doing it, but they aren't. Are the ballpark numbers good enough for you...that is up to you.


Recently I did and ICP test and it came back with Arsenic which is really weird, so I contacted them. They corrected the reading so there was no Arsenic. That makes me squint a lot.

Thanks!

 

[Devisissy]

If it is helpful, here is my local copy of the article - reefsmagazine is going through some reorg stuff.

Skeptical Reefkeeping 12: Triton Lab ICP-OES Testing of a Certified Artificial Saltwater Standard

From ReefsMagazine By Rich Ross and Dr. Chris Maupin At MACNA 25 in Denver, the potential for the new ICP-OES aquarium water testing by Triton Lab in Germany made many saltwater hobbyists swoon. Th…

packedhead.net

The short version - these hobby testing outfits are using ICP in a way different from design, and we don't know what they are actually doing - they say it is proprietary, and that gets even weirder now that there are several companies offering such testing. The instruments are complex and we don't know how they are being maintained. If what they are doing worked really well, all people that study ocean water would be doing it, but they aren't. Are the ballpark numbers good enough for you...that is up to you.


Recently I did and ICP test and it came back with Arsenic which is really weird, so I contacted them. They corrected the reading so there was no Arsenic. That makes me squint a lot.

I also had arsenic in test but my city's water report has it at about same level. Wonder why ro doesn't remove it.

 

[Devisissy]

So the company's address. He is running a furniture warranty office, testing aquarium water, and running a pet store from this location. I am going to stick with my gut on this and realized I threw $30 out the window. Makes me feel better to think of it that way than I got straight robbed. Back when I was testing fracking water that lab was its own unit, designed with testing in mind, and was independently inspected. This service is no better than a dude who bought a machine and runs out of the back of a garage. Sigh.

 

[Devisissy]

So I still haven't heard back. The company "Stone Aquatics" is listed as closed and the BBB has it as non existent. The Great White Bottling company has an F rating. "ICP-Analysis" is not a company apparently. Shady. I wrote them again, but I will just dispute with my CC company. Don't do business with this guy.

 

[Thales]

I also had arsenic in test but my city's water report has it at about same level. Wonder why ro doesn't remove it.

I didn't have arsenic. They reported I did, but when I asked, they looked and corrected it. I think that they should likely double check any 'high' result before sending out results. Imagine if I have gone into action based on that test result