Help understanding ICP test results (1 Viewer)

[alstang1]

I got my icp test back in record time. Thank you @gregg for the help with the icp and par meter.

The results are listed below. Is there anyone able to help identify concerns, as well as suggest research resources so that I can start to understand this?


Dosing esv 2 part….. 21ml alk 3ml ca daily. Dosing no3 and phosphate daily.

 

[frankc]

Congrats on getting your test results! I sent one in two and a half weeks ago and still no results.

I panicked a little when I saw the iodine result - it looked like it should be killing everything because the number usually is more like .06. Then I realized they're reporting some results in ppb now - it used to be ppm. So your result is .015ppm - a little low but not too concerning. I find that as long as it's not 0 you should be ok, but you will need to keep an eye on it and may need to dose some. The other yellow elements, I'm not really sure.

 

[alstang1]

Congrats on getting your test results! I sent one in two and a half weeks ago and still no results.

I panicked a little when I saw the iodine result - it looked like it should be killing everything because the number usually is more like .06. Then I realized they're reporting some results in ppb now - it used to be ppm. So your result is .015ppm - a little low but not too concerning. I find that as long as it's not 0 you should be ok, but you will need to keep an eye on it and may need to dose some. The other yellow elements, I'm not really sure.

ooh wow. That’s what I was thinking also. Thanks for the clarification.

 

[Reefahholic]

Congrats on getting your test results! I sent one in two and a half weeks ago and still no results.

I panicked a little when I saw the iodine result - it looked like it should be killing everything because the number usually is more like .06. Then I realized they're reporting some results in ppb now - it used to be ppm. So your result is .015ppm - a little low but not too concerning. I find that as long as it's not 0 you should be ok, but you will need to keep an eye on it and may need to dose some. The other yellow elements, I'm not really sure.

I panicked too. Just now realized that is ppb. I asked him last night…are you dosing Iodine?

He said no…

 

[RobertP]

Ouch that tank temp at 81 scares. I keep two small fans running across the top of my tank all summer long...they are the cheapo ones off amazon and they might last a year or two before they are trashed from salt spray. Is this tank in the house?
The report looks good to me as well.

 

[BigRick]

Holy tank Temps get that under 78! Thats a big problem there.

 

[alstang1]

Ouch that tank temp at 81 scares. I keep two small fans running across the top of my tank all summer long...they are the cheapo ones off amazon and they might last a year or two before they are trashed from salt spray. Is this tank in the house?
The report looks good to me as well.

Agreed. Left the windows open all day thinking the weather was going to cooperate. Typically I’m around 78.5-79.5. I’m trying to fine tune everything now, so hopefully that won’t be an issue going forward.

 

[Ostentum]

My tank runs 80 during the summer. As long as its not jumping from 77-81 in an hour your good. Hell Quoc used to run his sps tank at 84 in his garage during the summer.

 

[Reefahholic]

My tank runs 80 during the summer. As long as its not jumping from 77-81 in an hour your good. Hell Quoc used to run his sps tank at 84 in his garage during the summer.

I know a guy that runs at 83 for his anemones all year around. Has big SPS colonies too.

 

[BigRick]

Stability is key

 

[Cody]

Congrats on getting your test results! I sent one in two and a half weeks ago and still no results.

I panicked a little when I saw the iodine result - it looked like it should be killing everything because the number usually is more like .06. Then I realized they're reporting some results in ppb now - it used to be ppm. So your result is .015ppm - a little low but not too concerning. I find that as long as it's not 0 you should be ok, but you will need to keep an eye on it and may need to dose some. The other yellow elements, I'm not really sure.

I’m at two months now and still no results

 

[frankc]

I’m at two months now and still no results

Wow, I thought my wait was bad. However, my results came in today, exactly 3 weeks after I sent them in.

There was no real smoking gun in my results, but there were trace amount of things I don't need like copper (which probably came from when I discovered the cord for the skimmer was cracked in half for one wire). They have not adjusted previous results for the switch to ppb, so the charts comparing it to past tests is not real helpful with everything on the old tests looking like 0.

They also have not adjusted all their recommended levels to ppb, so you really have to look carefully to make sure you're comparing oranges to oranges. (I used "oranges" instead of "apples" because as an Apple shareholder, I didn't want to appear to be making a shameless plug.)

 

[Cody]

Wow, I thought my wait was bad. However, my results came in today, exactly 3 weeks after I sent them in.

There was no real smoking gun in my results, but there were trace amount of things I don't need like copper (which probably came from when I discovered the cord for the skimmer was cracked in half for one wire). They have not adjusted previous results for the switch to ppb, so the charts comparing it to past tests is not real helpful with everything on the old tests looking like 0.

They also have not adjusted all their recommended levels to ppb, so you really have to look carefully to make sure you're comparing oranges to oranges. (I used "oranges" instead of "apples" because as an Apple shareholder, I didn't want to appear to be making a shameless plug.)

Yeah my test was mailed out on 10/2, and still no results.