ICP test info ?

[Jasonak]

I normally did water changes and did not dose. This time last year I started dosing and stopped doing water changes.
Everything's looking good in my tank but thought I would get a ICP test just to see where things are at and if there was any problems.
I know nothing about ICP test any suggestions on who to use ?
thanks

 

[TX_REEF]

Following, also curios

 

[mrpontiac80]

I use ATI. But I’ve never tried anything else.

 

[rtparty]

Oceamo, ATI or Fauna Marin seem to have a positive reputation. ICP testing is far from perfect though so take your results with a grain of salt

 

[EricR]

I went with Fauna Marin "Reef ICP" at about $25.

I'm happy with the results presentation:
-- PDF report as expected
-- website view for digging into specific results is easy/navigable

*no idea about accuracy of one company vs another

 

[Jasonak]

I got my results back and this is what it said

TANK

https://lab.atiaquaristik.com/share/3caa4bebc5a39e000e0a

 

[Jasonak]

and this was my RODI

Analysis result

ATI Aquaristik - Lab

lab.atiaquaristik.com

 

[TX_REEF]

RODI looks concerning to my eye, perhaps you need to change out the filter elements. Should be 0 TDS all around.

 

[Jasonak]

Thanks, this is my first test Ive done so not sure what excatley to make of the results.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Thanks, this is my first test Ive done so not sure what excatley to make of the results.

How have you been dosing calcium and alkalinity?

 

[Jasonak]

How have you been dosing calcium and alkalinity?

Hi
Ive been using DOS pump do little doses all day long. Im doing calcium chloride this brand

Earthborn Elements Calcium Chloride, Wine & Cheese Making, Food Additive & Preservative​

and half baking soda baked and half sodium hydroxide for ALK part.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Hi
Ive been using DOS pump do little doses all day long. Im doing calcium chloride this brand

Earthborn Elements Calcium Chloride, Wine & Cheese Making, Food Additive & Preservative​

and half baking soda baked and half sodium hydroxide for ALK part.

OK, so that explains the high chloride and the low sulfate. It would be better to use my DIY part 3 or Balling Part C to prevent that issue.

Not sure where the lithium is coming from, but it may not be an issue.

Are you doing water changes? Nitrate is pretty high and it would help reduce some of the other variations from NSW.

 

[Jasonak]

OK, so that explains the high chloride and the low sulfate. It would be better to use my DIY part 3 or Balling Part C to prevent that issue.

Not sure where the lithium is coming from, but it may not be an issue.

Are you doing water changes? Nitrate is pretty high and it would help reduce some of the other variations from NSW.

Thanks for replying. I just got balling part C and A and K but havent started using it yet.
Not doing water changes and have turned skimmer off and removed most of my algae as I was trying to get nitrates and phos up as it was showing zero for awhile and I was actually dosing nitrate. But havent done that for few weeks.
Can you tell me what is 143. MG of nitrate is on a hanna checker not sure how to convert that. ? I think last time I did it I was at 12 on the hanna checker and phos was .018 on the hanna

 

[Jasonak]

I can do water changes no prob just have stopped doing them since I was dosing.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Can you tell me what is 143. MG of nitrate is on a hanna checker not sure how to convert that. ? I think last time I did it I was at 12 on the hanna checker and phos was .018 on the hanna

143 mg/L = 139 ppm in seawater

 

[Jasonak]

143 mg/L = 139 ppm in seawater

SO my checker must not be working properly.

 

[Jasonak]

Its Hann HI782 I have API manual test I can do when I get home.

Im glad everytihgn hasnet died ,man! actually all but a couple corals look fricken great... so its nuts that my NIT is that high.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

I would not automatically assume ATI is correct. let's see how the API reads.

 

[Jasonak]

S0 got home did two sperate API test one from master reef kit and one from just a stand alone API Nitrate test 0 results form them.
Did the Hanna test and it showed 6.5
So not sure what up.

 

[Jasonak]

Made up the part C tonight I have a old liter meter 3 that im going to setup and use for dosing it. I put 4 scoops in a gallon of water.

So for dosing that I should dose 212 mils if im dosing 425 mils alk right ?
Right now im dosing 425 ALK and 435 CAL

Thanks again for all your help.

@Randy Holmes-Farley