All For Reef - ICP Test( Zero Trace elements) - 90 Galon tank

Miguel Neves · Mar 17, 2025

Hi everyone, I've had a Red Sea 350 for a year.
I've been doing the usual things to keep my aquarium healthy...I've been using Kalkwasser, All for Reef for 3 months, and I've been using a phytoplankton doser. Last week I received my ICP and I don't have any microelements in the water. In my first ICP 5 months ago, I only didn't have 3 microelements that I should have...
I didn't want to buy individual microelements because they're expensive...Can I use Tropic Marine to add microelements? Thanks for your help.

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Randy Holmes-Farley · Mar 17, 2025

I’d be wary of assuming you need more trace elements because icp-OES cannot detect natural levels of many of them.

Randy Holmes-Farley · Mar 17, 2025

That said, using a product such as Tropic Marin A and K is a fine experiment.

Miguel Neves · Mar 17, 2025

Randy Holmes-Farley said:
I’d be wary of assuming you need more trace elements because icp-OES cannot detect natural levels of many of them.

I believe...but the ICP should detect this...that's why we do the ICP...now, what about the part about dosing the All for Reef, what are these ml and dosing hours in the photo?