Triton test results: Lithium and Bromine?

[WWIII]

I recently just did my first Triton ICP test. My tank is doing better than ever, but I was able to get a "free" test and wanted a baseline for my tank parameters. The test shows calcium being low, which I can easily remedy. The other recommendations they give is to dose lithium and bromine? Would anyone here dose these elements based on the test, given the tank has seemed to do fine without them? Any other suggestions on things to look at on this test? Thanks!

 

[WWIII]

Also, not to throw too much in here, but wondering if I would benefit from dosing a potassium iodide like the following. It also has bromine in it according to the website.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

I don't think the tank will benefit from either lithium or bromide dosing. I especially would not dose lithium, which has no demonstrated need in any marine organism.

Bromide seems mostly to be used to make unusual organic molecules, such as herbivore preventing compounds in algae. In any case, it is certainly fine to dose some or switch to a salt mix with normal to high bromide.

I'm not sure exactly how they make that additives, but if it is literally potassium bromide and potassium fluoride, it will boost potassium as well. It might even be make to boost potassium more than that balance.

 

[WWIII]

Great, thank you @Randy Holmes-Farley ! Very much appreciate your insight and help as always!

Currently I just do waterchanges with fritz salt and use your "new" diy high ph 2 part using pharmaceutical grade/food grade components. The only thing I've ever put in the tank is a little bit of strontium. I was just looking at the above product as I'm slightly low on the 3/4 elements that it's comprised of (potassium, iodine, bromine) but would hate to overcompensate one of them just to raise another and probably see no effects from.