I am trying to resurrect a formerly nice reef tank that I neglected for a few years and in doing so found an old and rusted piece of a hose clamp buried in the layers of scale in the sump. THinking that that would definitely contribute to the acro frag losses I have had I ordered some Triton ICP test kits and did three 40% water changes (RPM mix) spaced two days apart while waiting for the kit to arrive. I just got the results from Triton and was a little surprised to see no unwanted heavy metals in the water but I am a bit confused about a few of the parameters and wonder if I could get some input if there is anything I need to jump on based on this report. (I don't know if molybdenum is part of the alloy used to make hose clamps but really can't think of any other source for the elevated levels. Are they high enough for me to do some interventions, and if so, what. Also I wonder if I should start dosing iodine since it is completely absent in my system - I have never done any dosing other than BRS two part Ca/ALk/Mg in this tank that is almost 10 years old.
Thanks for any help, any advice is appreciated,
Kurt
I can only figure out how to get PDF form of the report to paste but will provide a link below to he URL if anyone prefers to see it in the nice Triton format with the alert flags
Kurt's Reef Tank (21752A)
Unwanted heavy metals
Element Analysis Setpoint Deviation Warning lamp Gallons
Hg 0.00 µg/l 0 µg/l -0.10 120
Se 0.00 µg/l 0 µg/l -0.10 120
Cd 0.00 µg/l 0 µg/l -0.10 120
Sn 0.00 µg/l 0 µg/l -0.10 120
Sb 0.00 µg/l 0 µg/l -0.10 120
As 0.00 µg/l 0 µg/l -0.10 120
Al 0.00 µg/l 2.00 µg/l -2.00 120
Pb 0.00 µg/l 0 µg/l -0.10 120
Ti 0.00 µg/l 0 µg/l -0.10 120
Cu 0.00 µg/l 0 µg/l -0.10 120
La 0.00 µg/l 0 µg/l -0.10 120
Sc 0.00 µg/l 0 µg/l -0.10 120
W 0.00 µg/l 0 µg/l -0.10 120
Macro-Elements
Element Analysis Setpoint Deviation Warning lamp Gallons
Na 10093.00 mg/l 10700.00 mg/l -607.00 120
Ca 351.00 mg/l 440.00 mg/l -89.00 120
Mg 1348.00 mg/l 1370.00 mg/l -22.00 120
K 388.00 mg/l 400.00 mg/l -12.00 120
Br 42.00 mg/l 62.00 mg/l -20.00 120
B 5.84 mg/l 4.50 mg/l 1.34 120
Sr 3.44 mg/l 8.00 mg/l -4.56 120
S 737.00 mg/l 900.00 mg/l -163.00 120
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Kurt's Reef Tank (21752A)
Li-Group
Element Analysis Setpoint Deviation Warning lamp Gallons
Li 84.00 µg/l 200.00 µg/l -116.00 120
Ni 0.00 µg/l 5.00 µg/l -5.00 120
Mo 27.00 µg/l 12.00 µg/l 15.00 120
I-Group
Element Analysis Setpoint Deviation Warning lamp Gallons
V 0.00 µg/l 1.20 µg/l -1.20 120
Zn 0.00 µg/l 4.00 µg/l -4.00 120
Mn 0.00 µg/l 2.00 µg/l -2.00 120
I 0.00 µg/l 60.00 µg/l -60.00 120
Fe-Group
Element Analysis Setpoint Deviation Warning lamp Gallons
Cr 0.00 µg/l 0 µg/l -0.10 120
Co 0.00 µg/l 0 µg/l -0.10 120
Fe 0.00 µg/l 0 µg/l -0.10 120
Ba-Group
Element Analysis Setpoint Deviation Warning lamp Gallons
Ba 6.29 µg/l 10.00 µg/l -3.71 120
Be 0.00 µg/l 0 µg/l -0.10 120
Si-Group
Element Analysis Setpoint Deviation Warning lamp Gallons
Si 96.00 µg/l 100.00 µg/l -4.00 120
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Kurt's Reef Tank (21752A)
Nutrient-Group
Element Analysis Setpoint Deviation Warning lamp Gallons
P 6.65 µg/l 6.00 µg/l 0.65 120
PO4 0.020 mg/l 0.018 mg/l 0.002 120
https://www.triton-lab.de/en/showroom/aquarium/auswertung-b/icp-oes/60809/
Thanks for any help, any advice is appreciated,
Kurt
I can only figure out how to get PDF form of the report to paste but will provide a link below to he URL if anyone prefers to see it in the nice Triton format with the alert flags
Kurt's Reef Tank (21752A)
Unwanted heavy metals
Element Analysis Setpoint Deviation Warning lamp Gallons
Hg 0.00 µg/l 0 µg/l -0.10 120
Se 0.00 µg/l 0 µg/l -0.10 120
Cd 0.00 µg/l 0 µg/l -0.10 120
Sn 0.00 µg/l 0 µg/l -0.10 120
Sb 0.00 µg/l 0 µg/l -0.10 120
As 0.00 µg/l 0 µg/l -0.10 120
Al 0.00 µg/l 2.00 µg/l -2.00 120
Pb 0.00 µg/l 0 µg/l -0.10 120
Ti 0.00 µg/l 0 µg/l -0.10 120
Cu 0.00 µg/l 0 µg/l -0.10 120
La 0.00 µg/l 0 µg/l -0.10 120
Sc 0.00 µg/l 0 µg/l -0.10 120
W 0.00 µg/l 0 µg/l -0.10 120
Macro-Elements
Element Analysis Setpoint Deviation Warning lamp Gallons
Na 10093.00 mg/l 10700.00 mg/l -607.00 120
Ca 351.00 mg/l 440.00 mg/l -89.00 120
Mg 1348.00 mg/l 1370.00 mg/l -22.00 120
K 388.00 mg/l 400.00 mg/l -12.00 120
Br 42.00 mg/l 62.00 mg/l -20.00 120
B 5.84 mg/l 4.50 mg/l 1.34 120
Sr 3.44 mg/l 8.00 mg/l -4.56 120
S 737.00 mg/l 900.00 mg/l -163.00 120
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Kurt's Reef Tank (21752A)
Li-Group
Element Analysis Setpoint Deviation Warning lamp Gallons
Li 84.00 µg/l 200.00 µg/l -116.00 120
Ni 0.00 µg/l 5.00 µg/l -5.00 120
Mo 27.00 µg/l 12.00 µg/l 15.00 120
I-Group
Element Analysis Setpoint Deviation Warning lamp Gallons
V 0.00 µg/l 1.20 µg/l -1.20 120
Zn 0.00 µg/l 4.00 µg/l -4.00 120
Mn 0.00 µg/l 2.00 µg/l -2.00 120
I 0.00 µg/l 60.00 µg/l -60.00 120
Fe-Group
Element Analysis Setpoint Deviation Warning lamp Gallons
Cr 0.00 µg/l 0 µg/l -0.10 120
Co 0.00 µg/l 0 µg/l -0.10 120
Fe 0.00 µg/l 0 µg/l -0.10 120
Ba-Group
Element Analysis Setpoint Deviation Warning lamp Gallons
Ba 6.29 µg/l 10.00 µg/l -3.71 120
Be 0.00 µg/l 0 µg/l -0.10 120
Si-Group
Element Analysis Setpoint Deviation Warning lamp Gallons
Si 96.00 µg/l 100.00 µg/l -4.00 120
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Kurt's Reef Tank (21752A)
Nutrient-Group
Element Analysis Setpoint Deviation Warning lamp Gallons
P 6.65 µg/l 6.00 µg/l 0.65 120
PO4 0.020 mg/l 0.018 mg/l 0.002 120
https://www.triton-lab.de/en/showroom/aquarium/auswertung-b/icp-oes/60809/
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