ICP Lab results-What looks wrong?

[Andrews_aquarium]

Recently sent out an ICP test when I came home from a trip to find some SPS going downhill and paling out.

I was gone for 2 weeks with my girlfriend watching the tank, I was unable to do my weekly water change. My girlfriend noticed everything going south around day 10-11. I figured it could have been an alkanitly swing for some reason but can't tell from the tests.

Is there anything anyone notices that seems excessively high or low?

Im seeing possibly high Aluminum & Copper & Sulpher?

I don't dose Magnesium and its always been at 1500 for some reason.

Here are the results:

 

[anthonygf]

Recently sent out an ICP test when I came home from a trip to find some SPS going downhill and paling out.

I was gone for 2 weeks with my girlfriend watching the tank, I was unable to do my weekly water change. My girlfriend noticed everything going south around day 10-11. I figured it could have been an alkanitly swing for some reason but can't tell from the tests.

Is there anything anyone notices that seems excessively high or low?

Im seeing possibly high Aluminum & Copper & Sulpher?

I don't dose Magnesium and its always been at 1500 for some reason.

Here are the results:

Definitely do a water change, your P-phosphorous looks high as well as Aluminum & Copper, my sulfur getting up there to at 1542ppm from 1200 in July and don't know why. Try a filter media that removes heavy metal, not sure what is best but do your research. It looks like your corals are not taking in the nutrients like Mg and Ca. what are your other parameters like ph, alk etc.?

 

[shakygator]

Try a filter media that removes heavy metal

Polyfilter should do it.

Another option: I had a rusting magnet which resulted in an ICP showing high tin/chromium that I used "Panta-Lith" to remove, but I have yet to send off another ICP since dosing so I can't say for certain if it worked. No adverse affects. Unique corals sells it.

 

[Andrews_aquarium]

Definitely do a water change, your P-phosphorous looks high as well as Aluminum & Copper, my sulfur getting up there to at 1542ppm from 1200 in July and don't know why. Try a filter media that removes heavy metal, not sure what is best but do your research. It looks like your corals are not taking in the nutrients like Mg and Ca. what are your other parameters like ph, alk etc.?

I Have Marine Pure Bio-Balls currently running which looks like is the cause of Aluminum, I just removed them and will perform a water change tomorrow.

Parameters:
PH: 8.2
Alk: 8
No3: 2.5

Everything is looking good test kit wise now. I compared my ICP results with my test kits so I trust everything. I will have to try Polyfilter and water changes and see what happens.

Thanks!

 

[anthonygf]

I Have Marine Pure Bio-Balls currently running which looks like is the cause of Aluminum, I just removed them and will perform a water change tomorrow.

Parameters:
PH: 8.2
Alk: 8
No3: 2.5

Everything is looking good test kit wise now. I compared my ICP results with my test kits so I trust everything. I will have to try Polyfilter and water changes and see what happens.

Thanks!

I don't have media for biological filtration other than live rock and sand I started with 4 years ago and never had new tank syndrome.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

I do not see any big problems that warrant action.

Phosphate is not that high and trying to lower it by water changes is not typically the best way because even a 100% change often does not drop it that much.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

I might check to be sure there is nothing metal exposed in the tank to be sure copper does not rise further.

 

[anthonygf]

I do not see any big problems that warrant action.

Phosphate is not that high and trying to lower it by water changes is not typically the best way because even a 100% change often does not drop it that much.

Hello Randy. You don't see any problems with sulfur rising or being so hi? I have been a reefer for only 4 years and still have so much to learn.