My ICP 1 year test results. What should I do? I need major help.

[Filipino Reefer]

Guys I need major help. Advise! My reef tank is a year old. I sent my tank water to be tested. What must I do? Below are my results! I need major serious help, please.




Salinity
34.54

KH
9.35



Following ATI supplements should be applied in order to provide a stable water quality

Important

Dosage supplements, 1 dosage per day

Supplements
Number of doses
Quantity per dosage

Iod
2
0.08 ml

Following actions should be applied in order to provide a stable water quality

change 3 x 20 % of water with natural seawater or "Absolute Ocean" (weekly cycle)

Recommended

Dosage supplements, 1 dosage per day

Supplements
Number of doses
Quantity per dosage

Zink
1
0.38 ml

Mangan
1
0.19 ml

Following actions should be applied in order to provide a stable water quality

We recommend to use GFO

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Symbol	Value	Calculated reference value	Difference	Result	Actions
Major elements
Sulfur	1211 mg/l	882.9 mg/l	+328.1 mg/l		View
Bromine	86.70 mg/l	64.30 mg/l	+22.40 mg/l		View
Minor elements
Silicon	430.9 µg/l	95.97 µg/l	+334.9 µg/l		View
Iodine	23.58 µg/l	62.38 µg/l	-38.80 µg/l		View
Manganese	u.	0.96 µg/l	-0.96 µg/l		View
Zinc	u.	1.92 µg/l	-1.92 µg/l		View
Nutrients
Nitrate	32.64 mg/l	2.00 mg/l	+30.64 mg/l		View
Phosphorus	61.89 µg/l	14.39 µg/l	+47.50 µg/l		View
Phosphate	0.19 mg/l	0.04 mg/l	+0.15 mg/l		View

 

[HuduVudu]

Nothing.

If it will make you feel better do a water change.

 

[Filipino Reefer]

Nothing.

If it will make you feel better do a water change.

granted all my corals are doing fine. how about the iodine, manganese and zinc? do i chase them by dosing or do water change of 12% in a IM NF 40G AIO? I normally do water changes biweekly, do weekly instead?

 

[Filipino Reefer]

 

[HuduVudu]

do i chase them

No. Don't chase numbers. This causes more problems than it solves ... A LOT more.

None of your numbers say anything important. Think of this, what if you never had this test would you be worried?

Ignorance is bliss.

Your water change schedule is fine.

Remember the target values are values that the ICP test literally made up as being the "correct" numbers because ultimately the are going to try to sell you other stuff.

I would suggest looking these elements up for fun. Find out what they are what they do (if anything), and see it as having your horoscope read. There is more value here than a horoscope but much is not known or not important. Try to find legitimate reasons for what you might want from an ICP test. As an example I can't measure iron easily even though I dose it and I think that is important. ICP gives me these numbers. I take their recommended values with a grain of salt and look at the number in relation to other tests that I have done and what those values are for relative changes.

FWIW I have dosed maganese and it did nothing. This seems to be chronically low in tanks.

My 2 cents.