help me troubleshoot my reef chemistry , look on my ICP results.

pmiggy · Apr 14, 2022

I all, my tank is about 3 years old, with mostly SPS frags, I am struggling to get growth, polyp extension and maintain color, even Coraline is slow to grow
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Symbol	Value	Calculated reference value	Difference	Actions
Base elements
Salinity	36.84 PSU	35.00 PSU	+1.84 PSU	View
Carbonate hardness	8.51 °dKH	7.50 °dKH	+1.01 °dKH	View
Major elements
Chloride	21063 mg/l	20966 mg/l	+97.20 mg/l	View
Sodium	11594 mg/l	11648 mg/l	-54.00 mg/l	View
Magnesium	1399 mg/l	1392 mg/l	+6.41 mg/l	View
Sulfur	927.4 mg/l	974.2 mg/l	-46.75 mg/l	View
Calcium	424.6 mg/l	445.8 mg/l	-21.22 mg/l	View
Potassium	425.0 mg/l	432.0 mg/l	-7.04 mg/l	View
Bromine	68.69 mg/l	70.94 mg/l	-2.25 mg/l	View
Strontium	7.66 mg/l	8.47 mg/l	-0.82 mg/l	View
Boron	4.00 mg/l	4.66 mg/l	-0.66 mg/l	View
Fluorine	1.19 mg/l	1.38 mg/l	-0.18 mg/l	View
Minor elements
Lithium	288.9 µg/l	180.0 µg/l	+108.9 µg/l	View
Silicon	124.9 µg/l	105.9 µg/l	+19.02 µg/l	View
Iodine	47.06 µg/l	68.83 µg/l	-21.77 µg/l	View
Barium	9.74 µg/l	10.59 µg/l	-0.84 µg/l	View
Molybdenum	7.70 µg/l	12.71 µg/l	-5.01 µg/l	View
Nickel	0.75 µg/l	0.53 µg/l	+0.22 µg/l	View
Manganese	u.	1.06 µg/l	-1.06 µg/l	View
Arsenic	u.	1.59 µg/l	-1.59 µg/l	View
Beryllium	u.	0.11 µg/l	-0.11 µg/l	View
Chrome	u.	0.53 µg/l	-0.53 µg/l	View
Cobalt	u.	0.11 µg/l	-0.11 µg/l	View
Iron	u.	0.53 µg/l	-0.53 µg/l	View
Copper	1.01 µg/l	0.53 µg/l	+0.48 µg/l	View
Selenium	u.	0.53 µg/l	-0.53 µg/l	View
Silver	u.	0.11 µg/l	-0.11 µg/l	View
Vanadium	1.05 µg/l	1.59 µg/l	-0.53 µg/l	View
Zinc	u.	2.12 µg/l	-2.12 µg/l	View
Tin	u.	0.53 µg/l	-0.53 µg/l	View
Nutrients
Nitrate	10.40 mg/l	2.00 mg/l	+8.40 mg/l	View
Phosphorus	5.38 µg/l	15.88 µg/l	-10.50 µg/l	View
Phosphate	0.02 mg/l	0.05 mg/l	-0.03 mg/l	View
Pollutants
Aluminium	10.42 µg/l	0.11 µg/l	+10.32 µg/l	View
Antimony	u.	0.11 µg/l	-0.11 µg/l	View
Bismuth	u.	0.11 µg/l	-0.11 µg/l	View
Lead	u.	0.11 µg/l	-0.11 µg/l	View
Cadmium	u.	0.21 µg/l	-0.21 µg/l	View
Lanthanum	u.	0 µg/l	+0 µg/l	View
Thallium	u.	0.11 µg/l	-0.11 µg/l	View
Titanium	u.	0.11 µg/l	-0.11 µg/l	View
Tungsten	u.	0 µg/l	+0 µg/l	View
Mercury	u.	0 µg/l	+0 µg/l	View

Uncle99 · Apr 14, 2022

I would just post those numbers

Uncle99 · Apr 14, 2022

To
Much work to search them out

pmiggy · Apr 14, 2022

Uncle99 said:
I would just post those numbers

thanks updated

pmiggy · Apr 14, 2022

Uncle99 said:
To
Much work to search them out

ok, updated.

Uncle99 · Apr 14, 2022

Those numbers look good to me.

JayFish4004 · Aug 17, 2022

pmiggy said:
I all, my tank is about 3 years old, with mostly SPS frags, I am struggling to get growth, polyp extension and maintain color, even Coraline is slow to grow
//lab.atiaquaristik.com/share/0b6abad49e6f486cb347

Symbol Value Calculated reference value Difference Result Actions
Base elements
Salinity 36.84 PSU 35.00 PSU +1.84 PSU

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Carbonate hardness 8.51 °dKH 7.50 °dKH +1.01 °dKH

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Major elements
Chloride 21063 mg/l 20966 mg/l +97.20 mg/l

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Sodium 11594 mg/l 11648 mg/l -54.00 mg/l

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Magnesium 1399 mg/l 1392 mg/l +6.41 mg/l

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Sulfur 927.4 mg/l 974.2 mg/l -46.75 mg/l

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Calcium 424.6 mg/l 445.8 mg/l -21.22 mg/l

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Potassium 425.0 mg/l 432.0 mg/l -7.04 mg/l

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Bromine 68.69 mg/l 70.94 mg/l -2.25 mg/l

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Strontium 7.66 mg/l 8.47 mg/l -0.82 mg/l

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Boron 4.00 mg/l 4.66 mg/l -0.66 mg/l

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Fluorine 1.19 mg/l 1.38 mg/l -0.18 mg/l

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Minor elements
Lithium 288.9 µg/l 180.0 µg/l +108.9 µg/l

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Silicon 124.9 µg/l 105.9 µg/l +19.02 µg/l

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Iodine 47.06 µg/l 68.83 µg/l -21.77 µg/l

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Barium 9.74 µg/l 10.59 µg/l -0.84 µg/l

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Molybdenum 7.70 µg/l 12.71 µg/l -5.01 µg/l

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Nickel 0.75 µg/l 0.53 µg/l +0.22 µg/l

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Manganese u. 1.06 µg/l -1.06 µg/l

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Arsenic u. 1.59 µg/l -1.59 µg/l

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Beryllium u. 0.11 µg/l -0.11 µg/l

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Chrome u. 0.53 µg/l -0.53 µg/l

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Cobalt u. 0.11 µg/l -0.11 µg/l

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Iron u. 0.53 µg/l -0.53 µg/l

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Copper 1.01 µg/l 0.53 µg/l +0.48 µg/l

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Selenium u. 0.53 µg/l -0.53 µg/l

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Silver u. 0.11 µg/l -0.11 µg/l

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Vanadium 1.05 µg/l 1.59 µg/l -0.53 µg/l

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Zinc u. 2.12 µg/l -2.12 µg/l

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Tin u. 0.53 µg/l -0.53 µg/l

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Nutrients
Nitrate 10.40 mg/l 2.00 mg/l +8.40 mg/l

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Phosphorus 5.38 µg/l 15.88 µg/l -10.50 µg/l

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Phosphate 0.02 mg/l 0.05 mg/l -0.03 mg/l

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Pollutants
Aluminium 10.42 µg/l 0.11 µg/l +10.32 µg/l

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Antimony u. 0.11 µg/l -0.11 µg/l

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Bismuth u. 0.11 µg/l -0.11 µg/l

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Lead u. 0.11 µg/l -0.11 µg/l

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Cadmium u. 0.21 µg/l -0.21 µg/l

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Lanthanum u. 0 µg/l +0 µg/l

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Thallium u. 0.11 µg/l -0.11 µg/l

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Titanium u. 0.11 µg/l -0.11 µg/l

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Tungsten u. 0 µg/l +0 µg/l

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Mercury u. 0 µg/l +0 µg/l

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Personally Im of the opinion phosphates at .02 is too low for most coral. I would run it more at the .1-.2 mark but my experience is more on the LPS side. Stuff not growing is probably either nutrients or lighting though. Not maintaining color almost leans me more towards insufficient lighting.