First ICP result back. What worth dosing?

[rowenaad]

Triton result comes back recommends dosing
1. magnesium - 1346
2. potassium - 392
3. iodine - 33
4. fluoride - 0.63
5. lithium - 195
6. manganese - 0
7. vanadium - 0
8. zinc - 2
9. molybdenum - 6
10. nickel - 1

and lower my phosphate - 0.1

I have a 20G tank moved to TM all for reef from dosing 2 part daily a few weeks ago and doing daily 3% water using red sea coral pro salt. I think out of these recommendation, I wouldnt touch phosphate and magnesium, they seem normal to me and has been stable at that level.

Im considering boosting manganese. I have a new alveopora frag thats doing poorly. I think this is a key element for flower pots.

Reading from articles, i think i can ignore most of these, but is there any thing else i should consider dosing? vanadium? Is the iodine level considered low enough and worth a lift? I also notice the iron and chromium are 0. Are they just due to limitation of testing?

Thanks

 

[Miami Reef]

Your elements, including the phosphate, is very good. Iodine is good the way it is.

I would consider purchasing a bottle of Tropic Marin K+. It contains most of the trace elements you are deficient in, including iron and manganese. I’m having good Goniopora results dosing it.

 

[rowenaad]

Your elements, including the phosphate, is very good. Iodine is good the way it is.

I would consider purchasing a bottle of Tropic Marin K+. It contains most of the trace elements you are deficient in, including iron and manganese. I’m having good Goniopora results dosing it.

Thanks. Do you dose Tropic Marin K+ on a regular basis or as a top up according to ICP results?

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Im confused. At your 1346 ppm magnesium, Triton is telling you to dose more?

 

[rowenaad]

Im confused. At your 1346 ppm magnesium, Triton is telling you to dose more?

ikr reverse engineered from the dosage, they really want it to be 1400

 

[Miami Reef]

Thanks. Do you dose Tropic Marin K+ on a regular basis or as a top up according to ICP results?

I dose Tropic Marin A- and K+. It’s two parts that cover almost all the trace elements we need. I dose them per the bottled instructions, and my ICP results are spot on every time I check.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

I would not dose magnesium right now.

Also, I would never go out of my way to dose lithium. It’s now a problem to maintain it, but it is not biologically required by any organism.

 

[Miami Reef]

ikr reverse engineered from the dosage, they really want it to be 1400

Dumb lol

 

[rowenaad]

I would not dose magnesium right now.

Also, I would never go out of my way to dose lithium. It’s now a problem to maintain it, but it is not biologically required by any organism.

Thanks yea i dont think magnesium need any adjustment at that level. Would you think vanadium worth a top up from 0? I think the manganese certainly does

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Thanks yea i dont think magnesium need any adjustment at that level. Would you think vanadium worth a top up from 0? I think the manganese certainly does

If the Triton ICP is not presently ICP-MS, one cannot know based on a zero, but it won't hurt to add some, or use a product like Tropic Marin A and K.

Do not worry that it will make anything rise to problematic levels at the recommended doses.

 

[AndrewBrusca]

I dose Tropic Marin A- and K+. It’s two parts that cover almost all the trace elements we need. I dose them per the bottled instructions, and my ICP results are spot on every time I check.

Do you dose A- and K+ weekly or daily? Naturally this likely depends on each person's ICP results, but just trying to understand if people are using the A- and K+ all week long or just once a week..

 

[Miami Reef]

Do you dose A- and K+ weekly or daily? Naturally this likely depends on each person's ICP results, but just trying to understand if people are using the A- and K+ all week long or just once a week..

You’re “supposed” to add it daily based on the directions.

I just bolus dose the entire week’s amount every Sunday. My tank is happy.