ICP result, can you take a look ? thk.

Patx · Jul 6, 2023

quick history:
old 10 years tank, dino/cyno struggle for 2 years... (im good at keeping no3 and po4 at zero )
motivation down, i let the tank alone (only top off) for around 3-4 years.
coral died etc...
refugium (15g) cheato all good and totaly healthy ! (adding kno3)

the 4 past months im back on it.
big 50% water change, purit and polyfilter.
change sand (live) (1inch max)
dosing carbon (mix : vinegar,vodka and brown sugar)
microbacter7
Tank, 2 months blackout.

light on now for the past 2 months.
fish in doing great.
some diatom at first (gone for now)

working to balance NO3/PO4 whit KNO3/KH2PO4/fish food and the % of the led on the refugium (toward more on fish food and light the past 2 week)
almost there !

thk for any input (i think the results are good/not that bad)
should i use a silicates remover for the ro/di ?

ps: no coral for now. aiming for zoas, rico and montipora.
10% water change/weekly...

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taricha · Jul 6, 2023

Patx said:
thk for any input (i think the results are good/not that bad)
should i use a silicates remover for the ro/di ?

Those values all look fine to me (nothing concerning catches my eye). I would be happy with those numbers, including Si.
Salinity though looks low and I'd check my salinity calibration and measurements.

Patx · Jul 6, 2023

yeah, i have a m887 refractometer that i suspect to always be on the high side. (whit good calibration )
the sample i send was reading 1.026... i will target 1.028.
and keep calibrating whit 0ppm water....

for fun... my test vs icp (icp sample was test at 11days old)