Paul Buie
Guest
Well - I decided to give Triton a try. Not sure if it was worth the money, but I'll share what I learned from it. My tank is a really, really, heavy LPS tank with a clam the size of a large russet potato and a throw down Monti that Nick gave me, and a crazy neon orange ricordia that my guess is Dennis got from one of you.I tried a small carpet that died after i fed it a silverside 1 month later. I could tell that was a mistake after it spit it out and shrank the next day..... ...oh well. I have had several tanks, but none that are really strictly LPS, and never this much...
My Tank:
170 gal system, only about 20 behind the tank.
GFO Reactor (phosban)
Carbon Reactor (heavy use - lots of chemical warfare, and I mean lots. It is a requirement I have learned)
Bubble Magus rated for about 300 - 400 gal
1/4 HP JBJ chiller
(3) Hydra 26 HD LED's (on 10 hrs, off when Halides on), Hate em....other than the look they give
(2) 250 watt Hamiltons running on American HQI ballasts (on 4.5 hrs when LED's off) 20K radiums
Apex (not sure I like that, but it helps on vacation)
Routine - 35 gal water change bi-monthly, reef crystals. Vaccum sand. Kalk Paste for Aptasia my Copperband doesn't eat (big guys). Clean glass 2 times a week. Very small amount of hair actually grows under one of the LED's in my overflow....Clean out maybe a teaspoon. I'm running an old school Stockman overflow (don't laugh..... lol), and that is where it grows. No algae other than Coralline in tank. Scrape it off with credit card. Add water and I'm done.
Fish load - Too low. That is what I'm going to change. Small copperband, 2 perc hybrids (or whatever), 1 firefish, 3 pajamas (semi adult), 3 anthias (close to adult).
Results:
No heavys - RODI and make my own
Ca is around 460 after water change, 440 right before
Mg is around 1320 after water change, 1300 right before
All minors are fairly in line.
Macros are in line, other than these...
Li is high - from what I understand American salt mixes have high LI. From what I read, it doesn't matter. Hasn't mattered in my tank.
The two things that get's hammered down after a water change is Iodine and Silica. Iodine adds got popular in the day but I don't remember anyone ever reporting this helped. does anyone remember? Silica might be worth adding.
Phosphate: .009 ppm, .008 after. I have confirmed these levels with Hanna URL phosphorus (its like an 8 and 10). I've got to get these up a little. I'm going to try with fish poop.....
Comments appreciated!!!
My Tank:
170 gal system, only about 20 behind the tank.
GFO Reactor (phosban)
Carbon Reactor (heavy use - lots of chemical warfare, and I mean lots. It is a requirement I have learned)
Bubble Magus rated for about 300 - 400 gal
1/4 HP JBJ chiller
(3) Hydra 26 HD LED's (on 10 hrs, off when Halides on), Hate em....other than the look they give
(2) 250 watt Hamiltons running on American HQI ballasts (on 4.5 hrs when LED's off) 20K radiums
Apex (not sure I like that, but it helps on vacation)
Routine - 35 gal water change bi-monthly, reef crystals. Vaccum sand. Kalk Paste for Aptasia my Copperband doesn't eat (big guys). Clean glass 2 times a week. Very small amount of hair actually grows under one of the LED's in my overflow....Clean out maybe a teaspoon. I'm running an old school Stockman overflow (don't laugh..... lol), and that is where it grows. No algae other than Coralline in tank. Scrape it off with credit card. Add water and I'm done.
Fish load - Too low. That is what I'm going to change. Small copperband, 2 perc hybrids (or whatever), 1 firefish, 3 pajamas (semi adult), 3 anthias (close to adult).
Results:
No heavys - RODI and make my own
Ca is around 460 after water change, 440 right before
Mg is around 1320 after water change, 1300 right before
All minors are fairly in line.
Macros are in line, other than these...
Li is high - from what I understand American salt mixes have high LI. From what I read, it doesn't matter. Hasn't mattered in my tank.
The two things that get's hammered down after a water change is Iodine and Silica. Iodine adds got popular in the day but I don't remember anyone ever reporting this helped. does anyone remember? Silica might be worth adding.
Phosphate: .009 ppm, .008 after. I have confirmed these levels with Hanna URL phosphorus (its like an 8 and 10). I've got to get these up a little. I'm going to try with fish poop.....
Comments appreciated!!!