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Analysis and recommendations

Unwanted heavy metals Analysis Setpoint
Hg Mercury Mercury 0.00 µg/l 0 µg/l
Se Selenium Selenium 0.00 µg/l 0 µg/l
Cd Cadmium Cadmium 0.00 µg/l 0 µg/l
Sn Tin Tin 0.00 µg/l 0 µg/l
Sb Antimony Antimony 0.00 µg/l 0 µg/l
As Arsenic Arsenic 0.00 µg/l 0 µg/l
Al Aluminium Aluminium 9.09 µg/l 0 - 60 µg/l
Pb Lead Lead 0.00 µg/l 0 µg/l
Ti Titanium Titanium 0.00 µg/l 0 µg/l
Cu Copper Copper 0.00 µg/l 0 µg/l
La Lanthanum Lanthanum 0.00 µg/l 0 µg/l
Sc Scandium Scandium 0.00 µg/l 0 µg/l
W Tungsten Tungsten 0.00 µg/l 0 µg/l

Hg | Mercury

Analysis

0.00 µg/l

Setpoint

0 µg/l

Se | Selenium

Analysis

0.00 µg/l

Setpoint

0 µg/l

Cd | Cadmium

Analysis

0.00 µg/l

Setpoint

0 µg/l

Sn | Tin

Analysis

0.00 µg/l

Setpoint

0 µg/l

Sb | Antimony

Analysis

0.00 µg/l

Setpoint

0 µg/l

As | Arsenic

Analysis

0.00 µg/l

Setpoint

0 µg/l

Al | Aluminium

Analysis

9.09 µg/l

Setpoint

0 - 60 µg/l

Pb | Lead

Analysis

0.00 µg/l

Setpoint

0 µg/l

Ti | Titanium

Analysis

0.00 µg/l

Setpoint

0 µg/l

Cu | Copper

Analysis

0.00 µg/l

Setpoint

0 µg/l

La | Lanthanum

Analysis

0.00 µg/l

Setpoint

0 µg/l

Sc | Scandium

Analysis

0.00 µg/l

Setpoint

0 µg/l

W | Tungsten

Analysis

0.00 µg/l

Setpoint

0 µg/l

Macro-Elements Analysis Setpoint
Na Sodium Sodium 10083.00 mg/l 10000 - 11300 mg/l
Ca Calcium Calcium 652.00 mg/l 415 - 520 mg/l
Mg Magnesium Magnesium 1400.00 mg/l 1320 - 1500 mg/l
K Potassium Potassium 378.00 mg/l 380 - 480 mg/l
Br Bromide Bromide 53.00 mg/l 64 mg/l
B Boron Boron 4.60 mg/l 4.5 mg/l
Sr Strontium Strontium 21.38 mg/l 8 - 12 mg/l
S Sulphur Sulphur 889.00 mg/l 900 mg/l

Na | Sodium

Analysis

10083.00 mg/l

Setpoint

10000 - 11300 mg/l

Ca | Calcium

Analysis

652.00 mg/l

Setpoint

415 - 520 mg/l

Mg | Magnesium

Analysis

1400.00 mg/l

Setpoint

1320 - 1500 mg/l

K | Potassium

Analysis

378.00 mg/l

Setpoint

380 - 480 mg/l

Br | Bromide

Analysis

53.00 mg/l

Setpoint

64 mg/l

B | Boron

Analysis

4.60 mg/l

Setpoint

4.5 mg/l

Sr | Strontium

Analysis

21.38 mg/l

Setpoint

8 - 12 mg/l

S | Sulphur

Analysis

889.00 mg/l

Setpoint

900 mg/l

Li-Group Analysis Setpoint
Li Lithium Lithium 220.00 µg/l 200 µg/l
Ni Nickel Nickel 5.64 µg/l 5 µg/l
Mo Molybdenum Molybdenum 15.00 µg/l 12 µg/l

Li | Lithium

Analysis

220.00 µg/l

Setpoint

200 µg/l

Ni | Nickel

Analysis

5.64 µg/l

Setpoint

5 µg/l

Mo | Molybdenum

Analysis

15.00 µg/l

Setpoint

12 µg/l

I-Group Analysis Setpoint
V Vanadium Vanadium 0.00 µg/l 0 - 3 µg/l
Zn Zinc Zinc 0.64 µg/l 0 - 5 µg/l
Mn Manganese Manganese 0.00 µg/l 0 - 3 µg/l
I Iodine Iodine 22.00 µg/l 30 - 90 µg/l

V | Vanadium

Analysis

0.00 µg/l

Setpoint

0 - 3 µg/l

Zn | Zinc

Analysis

0.64 µg/l

Setpoint

0 - 5 µg/l

Mn | Manganese

Analysis

0.00 µg/l

Setpoint

0 - 3 µg/l

I | Iodine

Analysis

22.00 µg/l

Setpoint

30 - 90 µg/l

Fe-Group Analysis Setpoint
Cr Chromium Chromium 0.00 µg/l 0-1 µg/l
Co Cobalt Cobalt 0.00 µg/l 0-1 µg/l
Fe Iron Iron 0.00 µg/l 0-1 µg/l

Cr | Chromium

Analysis

0.00 µg/l

Setpoint

0-1 µg/l

Co | Cobalt

Analysis

0.00 µg/l

Setpoint

0-1 µg/l

Fe | Iron

Analysis

0.00 µg/l

Setpoint

0-1 µg/l

Ba-Group Analysis Setpoint
Ba Barium Barium 14.00 µg/l 0 - 10 µg/l
Be Beryllium Beryllium 0.00 µg/l 0 µg/l

Ba | Barium

Analysis

14.00 µg/l

Setpoint

0 - 10 µg/l

Be | Beryllium

Analysis

0.00 µg/l

Setpoint

0 µg/l

Si-Group Analysis Setpoint
Si Silicon Silicon 235.00 µg/l 0 - 200 µg/l

Si | Silicon

Analysis

235.00 µg/l

Setpoint

0 - 200 µg/l

Nutrient-Group Analysis Setpoint
P Phosphorus Phosphorus 95.00 µg/l 6 - 23 µg/l
PO4 Phosphate Phosphate 0.291 mg/l 0.018 - 0.07 mg/l

P | Phosphorus

Analysis

95.00 µg/l

Setpoint

6 - 23 µg/l

PO4 | Phosphate

Analysis

0.291 mg/l

Setpoint

0.018 - 0.07 mg/l

P

Your Phosphorus / phosphate levels are too high.

Check for possible contamination source. To help you in your search for the source of error, we have listed the most common reasons (sorted in descending order of frequency):

1. Overfeeding, especially with dry food or not washed-frozen foods
2. No Phosphate Remover in the system
3. Too much vegetable food
4. Too little flow, "Gammel corners" in the aquarium
5. Weak filtration / skimming
6. use of supplements to increase nutrients

Renew or increase PO4 media, feed less, wash frozen food, avoid dried foods (flakes or pellets)

Mo

Your Molybdenum levels are slightly elevated. This can lead to severe bacterial growth (Cyano, etc.).

Check for possible contamination source. To assist you in finding the source of error, we have listed them the most common sources of molybdenum (sorted in descending order of frequency):

1. Trace element overdose / contamination
2. Food
3. Contaminated salts

To remedy this we recommend carrying out 6 x 15% water changes Red Sea Salt (blue bucket), spread over 6 weeks

Sr

Your Strontium levels are too high. Check for sources of contamination. To help you in your search for the source of error, we have listed the most common sources of strontium (sorted in descending order of frequency):

1. Strontium-overdose
2. Salts / salt mixes

To remedy this we recommend carrying out 6 x 15% water changes Red Sea Salt (blue bucket), spread over 6 weeks

Br

Your Bromine levels are slightly low.

WARNING! Dosage only to be carried out by advanced reef keepers.

Due to the possible hazardous nature of dosing Bromine the dosage amounts include a safety factor to ensure that the risk of overdose is reduced. This may result in further dosing being required with subsequent ICP testing.

Please follow the directions on the Dose tab.

K

Your Potassium levels are slightly low.

Please dose as recommended in the DOSE tab.

Ca

Your Calcium levels are too high.

If you are dosing additional Calcium on top of regular doses then stop.

If you are running the Triton Method, then you can reduce the dosage from Base Elements solution No2 and monitor with a reliable home test kit. Once the measurement has dropped back down to 440 mg/l, then return the dose back to equal amounts as the other solutions.

Na

Your Sodium levels are slightly low, this usually indicates that your salinity is too low, or if you are running 2 part Balling your system is out of balance.

Check salinity measuring equipment for accuracy and raise salinity with suitable salt and monitor.

Very important for your aquarium

K

We have detected a lack of potassium.
A potassium dose may have the following advantages for your aquarium:
- Can promote the coloring of SPS
- Can have a positive effect on the bacterial flora
To restore the natural value, they refer to our recommended dosage.

We recommend the corrective dosage be carried out over 2 days. For the first day the dosage should be 10.23g. On the last day please use 4.19g.

If you have the 1000ml version please visit this link to re-calculate your dosage.

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I

We have detected a lack of iodine.
A Iodine dose can have the following benefits for your aquarium:
- Improves overall health of SPS corals and macroalgae
- Promotes metabolic processes in the reef aquarium
- Can be helpful against parasites and inhibit their reproduction
To restore the natural value, please refer to our recommended dosage.

We recommend the corrective dosage of 2.59ml for 1 day.

We recommend a daily maintenance dose of 0.26ml. If this dose is very low, then this can be alternatively be dosed weekly (daily dose x7).

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Fine-tuning Level 1 ( Basic )

V

We have detected a lack of vanadium.
A vanadium dosage may have the following advantages for your aquarium:
- Can have a positive effect on the growth of sponges, sea squirts and SPS and LPS corals
- Can promote a better polyp extension
- May intensify the color of Acropora and Montipora
To restore the natural value, please note our dosing recommendation.
To keep this value, please note our maintenance dose. For calculating the maintenance dose proceed as follows:
1st Test: dose maintenance dose xml
2nd Test: old maintenance dosing xml (from the 1st test) + new maintenance dose meter (from the 2nd test) XML.
3. Test:: old maintenance dosing xml (from the 1st test) + old maintenance dosing xml (from the 2nd test) + new maintenance dose xml meter (from the 3rd Test).
4. Test: see above. Thereafter, the dosage should not be increased, even though the analysis indicates a value of 0.

We recommend the corrective dosage of 0.41ml for 1 day.

We recommend a daily maintenance dose of 0.03ml. If this dose is very low, then this can be alternatively be dosed weekly (daily dose x7).

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Mn

We have detected a lack of manganese.
A Manganese dose may have the following advantages for your aquarium:
- Can be useful for keeping LPS corals, for example, Goniopora respond very positively to Manganese dosage
- Can promote better polyp extension
To restore the natural value, please refer to our recommended dosage.
To keep this value, refer to our maintenance dose. For calculating the maintenance dose proceed as follows:
1 Test: dose maintenance dose xml
2 Test: old maintenance dosing xml (from the 1st test) + new maintenance dose (from the 2nd test) xml dosing.
3 Test:: old maintenance dosing xml (from the 1st test) + old maintenance dosing xml (from the 2nd test) + new maintenance dose xml meter (from the 3rd Test). Thereafter, the dosage should not be increased, even though the analysis indicates a value of 0.

We recommend the corrective dosage be carried out over 2 days. For the first 2 days the daily dosage should be 3.41ml.

We recommend a daily maintenance dose of 0.57ml. If this dose is very low, then this can be alternatively be dosed weekly (daily dose x7).

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Fe

An iron dose may provide the following potential benefits in your aquarium:

May support metabolic processes within the aquarium ecosystem

May improve the overall health of LPS and SPS corals

1. May promote the growth of macroalgae and can therefore be useful in systems designed to cultivate algae

2. In species-specific aquariums, such as seahorse tanks, iron dosing may encourage algae growth and help create a more natural environment

If clams are present in the aquarium, overdosing should be avoided.

Important: The natural concentration of iron in seawater is extremely low and typically below detectable limits.

If you decide to dose iron, begin with the recommended dosage listed below and regularly test your water through our laboratory.

If iron becomes detectable in your test results, this indicates that the element has been overdosed and the dosage should be reduced immediately.

If desired, the dosage can then be increased slowly over time until a positive effect is observed.

We recommend the corrective dosage be carried out over 34 days. For the first 33 days the daily dosage should be 0.1705ml. On the last day please use 0.05ml.

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Fine-tuning Level 1 ( Advanced )

Zn

We have detected a lack of zinc.
A zinc dosage may have the following advantages for your aquarium:
- Can promote enzymatic processes in reef aquariums
- Can promote color and health of LPS and SPS corals
To restore the natural value, please refer to our recommended dosage.
To keep this value, please refer to our maintenance dose. For calculating the maintenance dose proceed as follows:
1st Test: dose maintenance dose xml
2nd Test: old maintenance dosing xml (from the 1st test) + new maintenance dose (from the 2nd test) XML.
3. Test:: old maintenance dosing xml (from the 1st test) + old maintenance dosing xml (from the 2nd test) + new maintenance dose xml meter (from the 3rd Test). Thereafter, the dosage should not be increased, even though the analysis indicates a value of 0

We recommend the corrective dosage of 1.15ml for 1 day.

We recommend a daily maintenance dose of 0.12ml. If this dose is very low, then this can be alternatively be dosed weekly (daily dose x7).

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Cr

Warning: Potentially hazardous element for aquariums. For professional and experienced aquarists only.

Chromium dosing may provide the following potential benefits in reef aquariums:

1. May enhance coral coloration

2. May support calcification and therefore promote coral growth

Important: The natural concentration of chromium in seawater is extremely low and typically below detectable limits.

If you decide to dose chromium, start strictly with the recommended dosage listed below and regularly test your water through our laboratory.

If chromium becomes detectable in your test results, this indicates that the element has been overdosed and the dosage should be reduced immediately.

If desired, the dosage can then be increased very slowly over time until a positive effect is observed.

We recommend the corrective dosage be carried out over 33 days. For the first 32 days the daily dosage should be 0.08525ml.

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Co

Warning: Potentially hazardous element for aquariums. For professional and experienced aquarists only.

Cobalt dosing may provide the following potential benefits in reef aquariums:

1. May enhance coral coloration

2. May support calcification and accelerate coral growth

3. May improve the overall health of LPS and SPS corals

Important: The natural concentration of cobalt in seawater is extremely low and typically below detectable limits.

If you decide to dose cobalt, start strictly with the recommended dosage listed below and regularly test your water through our laboratory.

If cobalt becomes detectable in your test results, this indicates that the element has been overdosed and the dosage should be reduced immediately.

If desired, the dosage can then be increased very slowly over time until a positive effect is observed.

We recommend the corrective dosage be carried out over 33 days. For the first 32 days the daily dosage should be 0.08525ml.

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