Just got my First ICP - Need Some Help Interpreting the Results

Tuna Melt · Jun 30, 2023

So I just got my first ICP test back. To my untrained eye things don't look too bad, but there is definitely room for improvement. I have three main questions I was hoping some more experienced folks could help me with:

1) How concerned should I be about the elevated level of Aluminum
2) I have several elements that are not detected, how material are the missing elements (I've heard Manganese is a must for Gonis)? Perhaps my algae scrubber is consuming some of these? Should I bring all up to par via dosing? I'm using the RedSea blue bucket which I think contains most of these so something must be consuming them.
3) Does anything else stand out?

Thanks in advance for all the help!

Tuna Melt · Jul 1, 2023

A very gentle bump!

Randy Holmes-Farley · Jul 1, 2023

Unless leather corals are having issues opening, I'd ignore the aluminum aside from possibly removing any white media (phosguard, various denitrifying ceramics, etc.)./.

Manganese is easily depleted, and along with iron is a fine trace element to consider supplementing.

I might boost potassium to 400 ppm.

Nothing else jumps out at me.

Tuna Melt · Jul 1, 2023

Randy Holmes-Farley said:
Unless leather corals are having issues opening, I'd ignore the aluminum aside from possibly removing any white media (phosguard, various denitrifying ceramics, etc.)./.

Manganese is easily depleted, and along with iron is a fine trace element to consider supplementing.

I might boost potassium to 400 ppm.

Nothing else jumps out at me.

Awesome, thanks a lot Randy!