Hi,
So I did a FM ICP test, and the results came back. I’m low on zinc, nickel, and a couple more, So I’ve gone ahead and bought some reef zlements trace elements.
Using the RZ online calculator it tells me what I need to dose, just as all the other suppliers do, I guess. It will tell me to dose a specific trace elements and also a corresponding ml amount, to achieve the required increase in that trace element. All good so far!
I guess I need to work out how fast these elements are being consumed, if so when should I do the two ICP tests, please? This i guess will give me the consumption rate of the different trace elements, and then I can work out how quickly they’re being consumed, and dose appropriately. Should these two ICP tests be a week, or a month apart?
As further background i typically do a 15% weekly water change, using TM Syn-biotic salt (pro-reef which includes bacteria), if that’s useful to know at all?
So I did a FM ICP test, and the results came back. I’m low on zinc, nickel, and a couple more, So I’ve gone ahead and bought some reef zlements trace elements.
Using the RZ online calculator it tells me what I need to dose, just as all the other suppliers do, I guess. It will tell me to dose a specific trace elements and also a corresponding ml amount, to achieve the required increase in that trace element. All good so far!
I guess I need to work out how fast these elements are being consumed, if so when should I do the two ICP tests, please? This i guess will give me the consumption rate of the different trace elements, and then I can work out how quickly they’re being consumed, and dose appropriately. Should these two ICP tests be a week, or a month apart?
As further background i typically do a 15% weekly water change, using TM Syn-biotic salt (pro-reef which includes bacteria), if that’s useful to know at all?