Might just be the selling point among other things.Mailed my Triton ICP test on Wednesday afternoon, just got my result this morning. Pretty fast lately!
Derek lapping the rest of usMailed another Triton ICP Monday, got the results yesterday - 4 days!
Interesting, i sent out to Triton on Monday as wall, no results yet. 3 tests (tanks) to Triton / 1 to ATI to compare results. (My SPS dom tank samples were collected at same time, and mailed out at same time).Send mine out this morning - let’s see how much longer FM takes this time. While they can do it in 7 days, all stars need to align for this.
Interesting. So is @derek_SR understating their turnaround timeInteresting, i sent out to Triton on Monday as wall, no results yet. 3 tests (tanks) to Triton / 1 to ATI to compare results. (My SPS dom tank samples were collected at same time, and mailed out at same time).
I received my ATI results 6 days after my Triton results; which with my experience with ATI is the typical response time.I received my results from Triton today. Now waiting for ATI results (time and comparison of readings).
I am glad you did this. To me it looks like they measured two different tanks.I received my ATI results 6 days after my Triton results; which with my experience with ATI is the typical response time.
Some of the analysis results did differ from Triton. For example Calcium, Triton: 440mg/l vs ATI: 378 mg/l. Given i also tested my Calcium as a pulled the samples and got a result much closer to ATI's i am more inclined to believe the results from ATI over Triton in this case.
Generally; if a analysis, like Lithium was high on one test it was high on the other (now why my Lithium is high - i do not know yet). However in observation, what ATI calls 'high' might not be 'high' to Triton. Potassium on ATI: 441.7mg/l > Ideal value: 405.5 vs Triton: 407mg/l > Ideal: 380-480mg/l.
Now do i actually care, not really - i am way more interested in the trend lines over time.
Yes, i mainly looked at the website, was just much easier to post both PDFs here versus a bunch of screen shots.For what it’s worth, the Triton results on their website are much more useful than the pdf export that is linked above. It shows normal ranges and where your value is on that range more intuitively. It also gives specific suggestions.
Out of curiosity, what did you get as your own calcium test result?Yes, i mainly looked at the website, was just much easier to post both PDFs here versus a bunch of screen shots.
It doesn't change the analysis though.. I know my CA was low at the time of the sample and that did not register on the Triton results.... that is what i am struggling with.
Hana checker: 350mg/l. Which i did expect as my CA container of ESV was empty and i had forgotten to refill before last business trip.Out of curiosity, what did you get as your own calcium test result?
I do not rely on ICP for dosing. I test ALK and CA weekly - so I rely on my tests. The ICP is for looking at things i cannot test for/or test easily; and to build trend lines for those things in the good days - so if there are bad days somethign to compare too.Many have done comparisons between all the ICP companies and not surprisingly, results are usually different amongst all the various companies. Here's one such example: https://reefbuilders.com/2023/07/12/the-reef-builders-big-icp-test-review-by-sanjay-joshi/
If you're going to rely on ICP for dosing, I'd pick one company that you're comfortable with and just run with the trends.
There are really two reasons:
1) Results are only as good as the tester doing the test. There are a number of factors that go into this as glassware cleanliness, gasses in the air, interpretation of the results are just a few things that can affect what your results are.
2) ICP-OES vs. ICP-MS. ICP-OES is not as complex to run, but is not as sensitive as ICP-MS. ICP-MS requires more technical skill to run.
You wanna share your AB results? I put mine in my tank journal, and am about to send off another one.And i like to run "science experiments" like also previously sending off for Aqua Biome tests and such...