Tank crash and first ICP test.

[xdcbenoitxd]

So I recently had some issues with my tank. First my RODI resin was not color changing as I had believed so my TDS did go up to still under ten but some stuff got through. Second I had to empty and move my tank. I had nearly every fish die. My corals and snails seemed ok but my coraline did definitely have some negative impact. I sent out an ICP test and got the results today but the software is malfunctioning so I'm struggling to figure out what's going on. The products I use are as follows: Fritz: RPM salt, Tropic marin: All for reef. Aqua forest: pro bio F and pro bio S, Red sea AB +, Brightwells coral amino and purit (changed the day the sample went out), GFO (changed the day the sample went out).

I have the following lab results:

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Ay feedback or suggestions would be great.

 

[blaxsun]

RO could be a factor - certainly the move; what were the circumstances?

 

[xdcbenoitxd]

RO could be a factor - certainly the move; what were the circumstances?

Omg i'm so sorry those were not actually my results. I was looking at the wrong test I'm tryingto figure out how to remove this thread.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

I removed the results.

Do you have the actual results?

 

[xdcbenoitxd]

I removed the results.

Do you have the actual results?

Awesome thank you.

I did get them in a day later. The results are as follows:

Ca 437.631 ppm
Mg 1461.504 ppm
K 341.12 ppm
Cl 17489.262 ppm
Na 9527.928 ppm
S 773.925 ppm
Sr 9.157 ppm
B 6.054 ppm
Br 102.29 ppm
Co 0.101 ppb
Cr 0.455 ppb
Fe 4.274 ppb
I 1.091 ppb
Li 0 ppb
Mn 1.522 ppb
Mo 3.015 ppb
P 425.891 ppb
Ni 1.379 ppb
V 2.255 ppb
Zn 6.444 ppb
Ag 0.03 ppb
Al 7.623 ppb
As 0.715 ppb
Au 0.07 ppb
Ba 78.569 ppb
Be 0.001 ppb
Cd 0.057 ppb
Ce 0 ppb
Cs 1.111 ppb
Cu 1.814 ppb
Dy 0.002 ppb
Er 0.004 ppb
Eu 0.007 ppb
Ga 0.029 ppb
Ho 0.0001
In 0 ppb
Ir 0.008 ppb
La 0.168 ppb
Nb 0.025 ppb
Nd 0 ppb
Os 0.305 ppb
P04 1336.4418 ppb
Pb 0.129 ppb
Pd 0.643 ppb
Pr 0.001 ppb
Pt 0.008 ppb
Rb 76.341 ppb
Re 0.01 ppb
Ru 0.003 ppb
Sb 0.481 ppb
Se 0.712 ppb
Si 820.612 ppb
Sm 0.005 ppb
Sn 8.203
Ta 0.029 ppb
Te 0 ppb
Th 0.025 ppb
Ti 0 ppb
U 0.26 ppb
W 0.074 ppb
Zr 0.014 ppb

I was expecting things to be a bit on the low side as I had run out of all for reef without realizing and did not have any for 3 days but wanted to be sure there was no huge deficiencies or toxins. I did dose Iodide after getting this result but am still learning quite a bit so any guidance is much appreciated. I also swappped out my heater with a helio heating system as I was worried I had stray current.

 

[HighlandReef]

Quick question… is Cl correct?
Cl as in chlorine, I think they consider anything over 400 ppm lethal.
If that number is correct, it’s over 17000 ppm

 

[xdcbenoitxd]

Quick question… is Cl correct?
Cl as in chlorine, I think they consider anything over 400 ppm lethal.
If that number is correct, it’s over 17000 ppm

It's Chloride

 

[xdcbenoitxd]

Quick question… is Cl correct?
Cl as in chlorine, I think they consider anything over 400 ppm lethal.
If that number is correct, it’s over 17000 ppm

Sorry no it is chlorine but the ICP test is showing this as below optimal levels by quite a bit.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

ICP tests elements, not chemical forms. Chlorine (CL2) and chloride (Cl-)show the same by ICP, but the result is certainly from chloride, and should be around 19,000 ppm as it is the most abundant ion in seawater by a large margin.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Sorry no it is chlorine but the ICP test is showing this as below optimal levels by quite a bit.

Means the salinity is lower than 35 ppt.

 

[xdcbenoitxd]

ICP tests elements, not chemical forms. Chlorine (CL2) and chloride (Cl-)show the same by ICP, but the result is certainly from chloride, and should be around 19,000 ppm as it is the most abundant ion in seawater by a large margin.

Ok good I got scared for a second

 

[xdcbenoitxd]

Means the salinity is lower than 35 ppt.

I do have it at 1.025. I can go up by 1.001 but thought that was the highest it should be at. I have calibrated by checker since and have performed water changes I it may have been lower when I sent the sample in

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Phosphate is quite high (above 1 ppm), but nothing else jumps out to me as a problem aside from low salinity.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

I do have it at 1.025. I can go up by 1.001 but thought that was the highest it should be at. I have calibrated by checker since and have performed water changes I it may have been lower when I sent the sample in

Normal average seawater at 35 ppt has a sg of 1.0264.

Raising your 17,500 ppm chloride seawater from sg = 1.025 to 1.0264 will raise it to 18,480 ppm.

 

[xdcbenoitxd]

Phosphate is quite high (above 1 ppm), but nothing else jumps out to me as a problem aside from low salinity.

Yes I agree the phosphates are high. I use a hanna checker and keep it at 0.05 ppm but my GFO needed to be replaced and I didn't catch it in time I did replace it since then. I will up my salinity and keep a closer eye on my phosphates. Thanks a lot for the help

 

[Oldreefer44]

Moving a tank can cause several issues that will not show up in ICP results. Oxygen deprivation, pollution from dead organisms resulting from move etc.

 

[xdcbenoitxd]

Moving a tank can cause several issues that will not show up in ICP results. Oxygen deprivation, pollution from dead organisms resulting from move etc.

Yes that's definitely also possible. Everything has stabilized the only thing still struggling is my Coraline. I'm hoping with stable parameters it will bounce back.