AWT aquariumwatertesting results

[trueblackpercula]

did anyone else get there results back from AWT and there was nothing but zeros below the bad results? If this is there way of reporting back to us then this was a waste of time. Also i think there test are bad as they have told me that my Magnesium was 938 and i know its around 1600. I feel that all SPS keepers should be awear of this and lets hope it was just my test that is wrong.

Michael

As you can see from the results there is no information is this how it come back?

Ammonia (NH3-4)
Natural Seawater Value: 0.010 mg/L
Acceptable Range: 0.000 to 0.050 mg/L
Tested: 0.006 mg/L
(GOOD) Your ammonia level is within the recommended range. We recommend staying
with the current feeding and stocking levels. Be sure to maintain a good schedule of water
changes and additives. Ammonia levels can rise after the addition of new animals, after a
water change, or after the changing of food diet. Any ammonia level above 0.05 mg/L is a
cause for concern, and the source should be found and corrected.

Nitrite (NO2)
Natural Seawater Value: 0.010 mg/L
Acceptable Range: 0.000 to 0.100 mg/L
Tested: 0.003 mg/L
0

Nitrate (NO3)
Natural Seawater Value: 0.050 mg/L
Acceptable Range: 0.000 to 25 mg/L
Tested: 0.3 mg/L
0

Phosphate (PO4)
Natural Seawater Value: 0.030 mg/L
Acceptable Range: 0.000 to 0.250 mg/L
Tested: 0.09 mg/L
(GOOD) Your phosphate level is within the recommended range. We recommend continuing
the current maintenance and water change schedule. The use of a phosphate absorbing
resin is recommended to keep phosphate levels below 0.05 mg/L.

Silica (Sio2-3)
Natural Seawater Value: 0.040 mg/L
Acceptable Range: 0.000 to 0.500 mg/L
Tested: 2.5 mg/L
0

Potassium (K)
Natural Seawater Value: 390 mg/L
Acceptable Range: 350 to 450 mg/L
Tested: 276 mg/L
0

Calcium (Ca)
Natural Seawater Value: 400 mg/L
Acceptable Range: 350 to 450 mg/L
Tested: 426 mg/L
0

Boron (B)
Natural Seawater Value: 4.6 mg/L
Acceptable Range: 3.0 – 6.0 mg/L
Tested: 1.7 mg/L
0

Molybdenum (Mo)
Natural Seawater Value: 0.01 mg/L
Acceptable Range: 0.0 to 0.12 mg/L
Tested: 0.3 mg/L
0

Strontium (Sr)
Natural Seawater Value: 8.1 mg/L
Acceptable Range: 5.0 to 12.0 mg/L
Tested: 6.6 mg/L
0

Magnesium (Mg)
Natural Seawater Value: 1280 mg/L
Acceptable Range: 1100 to 1400 mg/L
Tested: 938 mg/L
0

Iodine (I¯)
Natural Seawater Value: 0.060 mg/L
Acceptable Range: 0.030 to 0.090 mg/L
Tested: 0.03 mg/L
0

Copper (Cu++)
Natural Seawater Value: 0.030 mg/L
Acceptable Range: 0.000 to 0.030 mg/L
Tested: 0.04 mg/L
0

Alkalinity (meq/L)
Natural Seawater Value: 2.5 meq/L
Acceptable Range: 2.5 to 5.0 meq/L
Tested: 2.88 meq/L
(GOOD) Your alkalinity level is within the recommended range. We recommend continuing
with your current water change and buffering schedule. Maintaining an appropriate alkalinity
is crucial to maintaining a healthy aquarium. A fluctuating alkalinity will lead to serious
problems in maintaining an appropriate pH, as well as problems keeping calcium and
magnesium levels within required ranges.
Thank you for using AquariumWaterTesting.com

[reefkoi]

Yeah I got the same Da*% thing today!!!!!!!
My first name wasn't even right on the report and lots of numbers were way different than they normally are. And all the 0's which was not normal.
Maybe they had the janitor doing our tests because of the holidays LOL
I sent them off an email, I assume they will offer a re-test for free hopefully.

[PUGroyale]

...what do they charge for this "service" ?

[Orochimaru]

they claim to have scientists and engineers on their team. Not sure how they could get your name wrong.

Seriously, if you are concern, contact them ans ask them about their tesing methods, instrumentations and method validation.

Ask them what is the precision on each sample tested, has their instrument been calibrated and qualified properly and is their a system suitablility performed prior to testing these samples.

If they only test one replicate, it might not be as precise or if they don't qualify their instruments and calibrated them properly, the results might not be as accurate. And there is also the question of anylyst's qualification.

The point is to get accurate results from a qualified lab., it would cost in the thousands. I am not saying they are not ligit or qualified...I am just saying if you are not happy with the data, these are some of the questions you can ask them.

[Nanook]

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