My AWT test results

So I gave Aquarium Water Testing a try. As shown below, my Potassium is low as is my Iodine. My calcium is high as is my Magnesium. Currently I dose 30ml of Cal and Alk a day and 6ml of magnesium. I am going to reduce the Cal and Alk to around 27ml and magnesium will be off totally for a week or so and then I'll put it at around 2ml. Im guessing the high level of magnesium may also be making Cal and Alk higher. I'd prefer my alk closer to 3.2 meq/l. I will have to start dosing and testing for potassium which I currently don't do and have never done. I suspected it as my ora blue chalice has been fading. Also looks like I may need to dose some iodine too, which I am hesitant of as it is nearly impossible to test at home. The molybdenum is what I find most odd. I wonder if Nualgi contains it, or BRS 2 part. Those are the only things I ever dose except Acropower maybe twice a month. I'm going to start doing 12 gallon water changes every 2 weeks instead of 25 gallon water changes every 3-4 weeks. I noticed my birdsnest corals were not extending polyps and getting some bare white patches which prompted me to do this test. If anyone has any thoughts feel free to share.

 

Well after reading up and receiving advice I've ordered a test kit for Potassium as apparently AWT is notorious for reporting potassium lower than it is and molybdenum higher than it is. I'll do a triton test in a couple months and check things about again.

 

I tested my Potassium twice with a Red Sea kit and both times it read at 410ppm. So apparently the complaints about AWT are correct. I tested for Iron as well and it was almost unmeasured on the color card, so I guess I may need to look into adding that into my dosing as I have a lot of green coral. I am testing the iodine later this afternoon.