ICP test results

[Drag80n Reef]

I got back my ICP test results from Fauna Marin and some were flagged red. I wanted to know which of these are the most important to dose.

Potassium: 334 mg/l
Iodine: 0.044 mg/l
Zinc: 1 ug/l
Molybdenum: 2 ug/l

My iron came back as not detectable, is this something I should dose?

My magnesium is 1170 and I started to dose it 15ppm per day with EVS, trying to get it to 1400

Manganese is 0.10 and I will start dosing it a few times a week with Randy’s DIY manganese gluconate recipe

 

[Rocks reef]

@Randy Holmes-Farley

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

I’d raise the potassium. Whether that is best done by dosing or raising salinity depends on the current salinity.

Iodine seems fine to me, but dosing some as an experiment is also fine.

Zinc seems fine. It’s already about 2x natural levels.

Molybdenum might benefit from dosing.

Iron is ok in a wide range, but dosing some is a good experiment.

 

[Drag80n Reef]

Thank you for your wisdom Randy!

I will dose potassium with the DIY potassium chloride recipe, my salinity is currently 1.026

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Thank you for your wisdom Randy!

I will dose potassium with the DIY potassium chloride recipe, my salinity is currently 1.026

Sounds good. :)