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Articles tagged: ICP

• Practice

  RTN and STN: Recognising and Treating Tissue Loss

  A thorough practical guide to stony-coral tissue loss — what happens inside the coral, how to tell RTN and STN from other causes, root causes, first aid step by step, the full Witchhazel protocol and prevention.

• Deep dive

  Iodine and Bromine in the Reef Aquarium — the halogens that rarely get measured

  Iodine speciation (iodate, iodide, organic), bromine's role in skeletal construction and chromoprotein synthesis, deficiency and overdose symptoms, supplementation, and measurement.

• Deep dive

  Trace elements, macro-nutrients and micro-nutrients in the reef aquarium

  A comprehensive guide to all ICP-OES element groups — macroelements, dynamic elements and the relevance line explained in practical terms.

• Practice

  Calcium in practice — measurement, target values and dosing

  Target values by tank type, the calcium-alkalinity relationship, measurement methods, dosing options compared and signs of imbalance.

• Practice

  Magnesium in practice — measurement, target values and dosing

  Target values by tank type, why magnesium falls, dosing and correction, and signs of problems and impure salts.

• Practice

  Phosphate in practice — measurement, target values, management

  Target values by tank type, N:P ratio, GFO trace element removal data, raising and lowering phosphate, and the zero-zero trap from a phosphate perspective.

• Practice

  The cycling process in practice — protocol, equipment and when the tank is ready

  Step-by-step cycling protocol: filling, seeding, monitoring, ICP test and equipment startup.

• Basics

  Trace elements in the reef aquarium — why they matter

  The biological role of trace elements, the most important ones, and ICP-based dosing in the reef aquarium.