Triton ICP shows elevated Lithium and Zinc

[stanleo]

What could be the likely cause of this? The tank looks fine to me and everything is thriving. My last ICP test (March 2021) showed elevated Lithium and I couldn't find the cause and I researched and it seemed it wasn't that big a deal but now that the Zinc is elevated I am concerned. Zinc is 25 and the setpoint is 0-5 so I think I should take care of that. They are sending me a free test because this one took so long due to a problem with their machine so I am going to do another test after I dose up potassium and iodine like it says. Everything else is what I expected. Calcium and magnesium are higher than I like and so is phosphate. The phosphate could be due to the fact that I have a few more fish than the last time I tested. I am going to decrease feeding a little. That and I was more lax with my water change than I should have been. Thank you for any advise on this issue.

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[blaxsun]

Not sure if this helps, but I found this:

High Lithium in ICP results

Hi Randy Holmes-Farley, my ICP results just came back with everything pretty much on track except for a high lithium level. The results showed 710 ug/l. Is this a dangerous level and what would be the harm at this level?

www.reef2reef.com

 

[stanleo]

Not sure if this helps, but I found this:

High Lithium in ICP results

Hi Randy Holmes-Farley, my ICP results just came back with everything pretty much on track except for a high lithium level. The results showed 710 ug/l. Is this a dangerous level and what would be the harm at this level?

www.reef2reef.com

Thank you. I actually ran across that thread when I researching the effects of high Lithium the last time. That gives me the idea of asking Randy what he thinks about high Zinc levels.