Trace elements in food - Ivestigated by ICP-OES

[Christoph]

Hi Reef2Reef community,

its a very common question what quantity of trace elements (and phosphorus) is added to reef tanks by feeding. We investigated this issue by dissolving several common fish foods in concentrated nitric acid followed by dilution and ICP-OES analysis, and id like to share the data here.

The data can be found on our webpage following this link: https://www.oceamo.com/foodtrace

Im sorry, the text is in german so far, but no german required to see/interpret the data. In case you need any translations or if youre having any questions im very happy to help!

Best greetings from Vienna,
Christoph

 

[molinast]

Interesting read (chrome translated). I would be curious to read on a comparison of top five branded foods and how they stack up on the phosphorus portion.

 

[jsker]

Thank you for the information