ICP Decode. BioForge Living Systems
Carlos testing reef water chemistry with ICP analysis results showing all parameters optimal

Your reef already gives you the data. BioForge tells you what to do with it.

ICP Decode

The lab gives you numbers.
BioForge gives you the plan.

Send BioForge your ICP results and tank details. You’ll get back a ranked action plan: what’s urgent, what’s fine to leave alone, and exact 7- and 30-day dosing steps for your tank.

Decode compares your ICP report against your tank type, salt brand, dosing method, livestock, and maintenance history — then ranks corrections by risk, not by what’s easiest to change.

Decode Report $39one-time — not a subscription
10-section action plan · what to fix first · safe 7- and 30-day correction timeline

BioForge interprets data you provide. Testing is performed by the lab. Results depend on tank conditions and execution.

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Real output from the Decode engine. Unedited, section 1 and 3 of 10.

Sample report

Your ICP action plan.

IssuedJune 26, 2026
Decode typeFull Report
Sections10
01

Situation

This is a textbook-clean SPS chemistry panel. Alk 8.5, Ca 430, Mg 1350, K 390, all dialed for an SPS-dominant system. PO4 0.06 and NO3 7 is a healthy nutrient profile for color and growth, not too lean. Minors (Sr, B, I, Mo, Br) are all in range. The only real issue is what's missing: every toxic metal on this panel came back "not provided." On a system running GFO and a calcium reactor with ARM media, both common metal sources, that's the data you actually needed, and it's blank. Nothing here is on fire, but you're flying blind on the exact risks your equipment introduces.

03

What Matters

  • Missing metals panel. Your two highest-risk inputs (GFO, ARM media) leach exactly the metals that weren't tested. This is the single most important gap.
  • Major elements are perfect. Alk/cal/mag/K need no intervention. Don't touch them.
  • Nutrients are in the sweet spot. PO4 0.06 / NO3 7 is where SPS color lives. Leave it.
  • Calcium reactor is holding params well. Your effluent tuning is clearly correct; alk and Ca prove it.

7 more sections in the full report: urgent risks, what to stop doing, correction order, safe dosing pace, water change plan, and a 7- and 30-day timeline.

Import your ICP report

Upload your Reef Labs Excel, paste any lab report as text, or enter values manually below.

REEF LABS · ICP-OES

Reef Labs: download Excel from your results page. Other labs: export PDF. Imports all 40+ elements.

Your tank
US gallons (display volume)
Filtration
Recent parameters (if different from ICP)

If you test at home between ICP runs, enter the most recent values here. Leave blank if you rely on ICP only.

Maintenance history
Photos

Upload what you can, tank overview, coral condition, algae growth, sump/equipment. The more context. The more precise the decode.

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Tank · sump · corals · algae, up to 8 images, 10 MB each
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Decode Report

Your ICP, decoded.

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Your results run through BioForge's structured decode system and issued as a full 10-section action plan.

  • Full 10-section report
  • Urgent risks flagged first
  • 7 and 30-day correction plan
  • Dosing math calculated
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Why this isn’t a guarantee

Every tank carries its own biological load, organic acid output, mucus production, trace mineral consumption, that changes how it responds to the same dose. Two tanks with identical ICP results can behave differently once a different mix of coral species and biomass is factored in. That variability is real, not fine print, which is why this report is a starting plan, not a fixed answer: dose based on what your data shows, then observe your tank and recalibrate, the same way any reef practitioner works with a moving target.

BioForge Decode is educational reef husbandry guidance based on customer-provided lab results, photos, and routine information. Output accuracy depends entirely on the accuracy of data you submit. BioForge is not responsible for results derived from incorrect or incomplete input. It is not a lab test, veterinary service, guarantee of livestock outcome, or emergency response. Always dose slowly, retest before and after changes, and watch your tank as closely as you watch the numbers. If you are experiencing a rapid crash or active livestock loss, contact your LFS or a reef specialist directly.

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