ATI Tests results in what are your thoughts, suggestion is dosing manganese

[Cary Meredith]

Symbol	Value	Adjusted ideal value	Difference	Result	Actions
Underlying assets
Salinity	25.54 PSU	35.00 PSU	-9.46 PSU		Indicate
Carbonate hardness	10.57 °dKH	7.50 °dKH	+3.07 °dKH		Indicate
Quantity elements
Magnesium	1305 mg/l	919.6 mg/l	+385.4 mg/l		Indicate
Sulfur	745.3 mg/l	643.4 mg/l	+102.0 mg/l		Indicate
Potassium	402.1 mg/l	285.3 mg/l	+116.8 mg/l		Indicate
Bromine	76.03 mg/l	46.85 mg/l	+29.18 mg/l		Indicate
Strontium	7.54 mg/l	5.59 mg/l	+1.95 mg/l		Indicate
Trace elements
Silicon	449.6 μg/l	69.93 μg/l	+379.6 μg/l		Indicate
Nickel	37.84 μg/l	0.35 μg/l	+37.49 μg/l		Indicate
Manganese	n.n.	0.70 μg/l	-0.70 μg/l		Indicate
Iron	7.15 μg/l	0.35 μg/l	+6.80 μg/l		Indicate
Copper	5.96 μg/l	0.35 μg/l	+5.61 μg/l		Indicate
Zinc	32.13 μg/l	1.40 μg/l	+30.73 μg/l		Indicate

These are the out of whack reading, anything you see concern with, they suggest dosing manganese and I think I am going to try and lower the heavy metals.

Thanks in Advance
Cary

 

[T-J]

Get your salinity up. Your PSU converts to approximately 1.019 SG.
Alk is on the higher side. I aim for 8dkh.
Mag should be around 1400.
Get your silicates down. Check your RODI for silicates.
You also have high metals. I'd get those out as well. Especially the copper.

 

[burton14e7]

I'd plug those into the reef moonshiner calculator to give you a good idea of what to do.

 

[gbroadbridge]

Manganese is overrated.

I dosed it and my Goniopora coloured up a bit, but not sure if it is worth the effort.

Better to go with a trace element mix like Aquaforest Components strong, IMO.

 

[Cary Meredith]

Get your salinity up. Your PSU converts to approximately 1.019 SG.
Alk is on the higher side. I aim for 8dkh.
Mag should be around 1400.
Get your silicates down. Check your RODI for silicates.
You also have high metals. I'd get those out as well. Especially the copper.

Yep, checked my refactormeter and it was out of calibration, alk I have been lowering slowly and going to get some cuprisorb to try and control the heavy metals.

 

[burton14e7]

Wanted to add some info about silicates. Silicates show up on my ATI tests before the TDI meter on my RODI so I make sure to always have a silica buster DI resin in use and use ATI tests several times a year.

 

[Big E]

Stop dosing metals of any kind.

When you raise Salinity.........do it over 5-7 days. Do it with water changes as this will also help with eliminating the metals.

You can do 50% on day one..........that will get you to around 1.022. When you replace the new mixed water add it over about 6-8 hours. That should help the animals adjust.

After that a .001 raise per day is reasonable. You don't have to do more major gallon changes just more potent saltwater. Do the math or use this calculator.

Effective Water Change Calculator

Aquarium calculator; Estimate the effective water change amount of several combined smaller water changes.

www.hamzasreef.com

Cuprisorb is a good idea

 

[Garf]

Symbol	Value	Adjusted ideal value	Difference	Result	Actions
Underlying assets
Salinity	25.54 PSU	35.00 PSU	-9.46 PSU		Indicate
Carbonate hardness	10.57 °dKH	7.50 °dKH	+3.07 °dKH		Indicate
Quantity elements
Magnesium	1305 mg/l	919.6 mg/l	+385.4 mg/l		Indicate
Sulfur	745.3 mg/l	643.4 mg/l	+102.0 mg/l		Indicate
Potassium	402.1 mg/l	285.3 mg/l	+116.8 mg/l		Indicate
Bromine	76.03 mg/l	46.85 mg/l	+29.18 mg/l		Indicate
Strontium	7.54 mg/l	5.59 mg/l	+1.95 mg/l		Indicate
Trace elements
Silicon	449.6 μg/l	69.93 μg/l	+379.6 μg/l		Indicate
Nickel	37.84 μg/l	0.35 μg/l	+37.49 μg/l		Indicate
Manganese	n.n.	0.70 μg/l	-0.70 μg/l		Indicate
Iron	7.15 μg/l	0.35 μg/l	+6.80 μg/l		Indicate
Copper	5.96 μg/l	0.35 μg/l	+5.61 μg/l		Indicate
Zinc	32.13 μg/l	1.40 μg/l	+30.73 μg/l		Indicate

These are the out of whack reading, anything you see concern with, they suggest dosing manganese and I think I am going to try and lower the heavy metals.

Thanks in Advance
Cary

Also, are you using a 35ppt calibration solution for your refractometer calibration or RODI?