ATI ICP Lab Analysis Ultimate MS

The foundation for every successful reef aquarium is correctly adjusted, near-natural water parameters. Deviating from this water composition is the most common cause of a variety of problems in the aquarium, such as algae growth or coral death.

At the same time, correctly measuring water parameters presents a major challenge. The highly precise, professional ATI® Laboratory Analyses offer you the advantage of determining key water parameters (e.g., calcium, magnesium, salinity, etc.) much more precisely and reliably than with standard hobby test kits. Furthermore, you receive a comprehensive overview of a multitude of other relevant elements that can only be determined with professional laboratory analysis.

For this purpose, the ATI® uses a variety of highly specialized professional laboratory equipment such as ICP-OES, ICP-MS, ion chromatographs, and titrators. The most suitable measurement method is used depending on the element.

The ATI® laboratory, headed by Dr. Ben Funk, draws on many years of experience in analytics. We guarantee reliable, reproducible analysis results and are always available to assist you with any questions you may have about the measurement results. Your water analysis is in the best hands with us.

The ATI® Laboratory Analysis Standard is our solid basic analysis, which uses exclusively ICP-OES. It can determine a wide range of values ​​with high accuracy and medium detection limits. The following parameters ​​are measured:

• Salinity
• Alkalinity / Carbonate Hardness
• Major elements: Sodium, calcium, chloride, magnesium, sulfur, potassium, bromine, strontium, boron
• Trace elements: Arsenic, barium, beryllium, chromium, cobalt, iron, iodine, copper, lithium, manganese, molybdenum, nickel, selenium, silver, silicon, vanadium, zinc, tin
• Pollutants: Aluminum, antimony, bismuth, cadmium, lanthanum, thallium, titanium, tungsten, mercuy
• Phosphate/Phosphorus
• Nitrate and fluorine
• Alkalinity (Carbonate Hardness)
• Analysis of reverse osmosis water

Advantages of the ATI® Laboratory Analysis Ultimate MS

• Additional determination of nitrate, fluorine, and alkalinity
• Analysis of reverse osmosis water using ICP-OES

The parameters ​​from the table include the following:

• Salinity (salt content in PSU)
• Nutrients: nitrogen, phosphorus / phosphate
• Major elements: sodium, calcium, chloride, magnesium, sulfur, potassium, bromine, strontium, boron
• OES trace elements: barium, beryllium, iron, iodine, lithium, molybdenum, silver, silicon.
• OES pollutants: aluminum, antimony, bismuth, cadmium, lanthanum, thallium, titanium, tungsten
• MS trace elements*: Arsenic, chromium, cobalt, copper, manganese, nickel, rubidium, selenium, vanadium, zinc, tin
• MS pollutants*: Lead, neodymium, niobium, zirconium, indium, germanium, gallium, mercury, tellurium

*MS trace elements and MS pollutants – elements that can only be measured with ICP-MS in very low but physiologically already effective concentration