ATI ICP results

[SaltyCrew4u]

Good evening,

Today my results came in for my first ICP test. What would you guys/gals add or not add to get everything in the ideal range. I just recently switched from using FRITZ to Tropic Marin Pro Reef salt. I have only changed out 10G since the transition. Please see attachment for test results.

 

[reeffish]

Pages 6-8 tell you exactly what and how much to add.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Pages 6-8 tell you exactly what and how much to add.

I do not recommend following such company advice. Whether self serving to promote their own products, or just suggesting things that I believe are inappropriate, I do not know, but I would not simply follow the advice in this report.

For example, they recommend dosing lithium and rubidium, neither of which have any known use in any known organism.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Are you dosing anything with trace elements now?

I would raise salinity a little bit.

I am not convinced it is useful, but I might consider experimenting with a trace element supplement that contains iodine.

Manganese, iron, and vanadium may be useful, and most combo supplements will contain them.

 

[SaltyCrew4u]

Are you dosing anything with trace elements now?

I would raise salinity a little bit.

I am not convinced it is useful, but I might consider experimenting with a trace element supplement that contains iodine.

Manganese, iron, and vanadium may be useful, and most combo supplements will contain them.

Randy,

So up until last week I was using FRITZ salt, dosing the basics, Alk, Mag, Cal, occasionally Manganese, NeoPhos, and a little NeoNitro. Im not sure how true it is or how much it's a personal preference but I was told FRITZ contains pretty much nothing beneficial element wise. I'm definitely not following what they recommend. I will dose Manganese more often for my Gonis. As far as other trace elements I don't dose anything. My Calcium is a little high but that's on me. As far as Strontium being critically high, idk how or why that happened. Do you have a recommendation as to what you would dose for trace elements? Preferably and AIO?

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

As a general thought, I personally do not think salt mixes matter much for rapidly depleting trace elements, including manganese, iron, and iodine. Whatever was in the mix disappears rapidly.

I'd consider a trace element supplement such as Tropic Marin A and K, or just switch to AFR for everything.