Hi all,
I have a long awaited upgrade tank arriving in around 1 months time and i've been trying to finalise how i'm going to run it, planning to go full triton method but I was hoping to get some opinions as to whether this is the best option for me.
Tank is 96x24x30 with 70x18x18 sump. I have designed the sump as per Triton method recommendations so the first compartment will be my algae fuge and will be 36" long, should comfortably hold at least 10% of the DT volume. I have most of the kit already split between various tanks, I plan to run:
- 2 x fluval sp4 return pumps (7200lph/1900gph US)
- bubble magus curve 9 skimmer
- 5 x maxspect gyre 250
- Tunze stream 3
- 2 x maxspect R420R 180w lights (I know I may need to add to these to get full coverage)
- around 300lb caribsea life rock
The main thing that appeals to me about Triton is the lack of water changes as i've had enough of carrying water all over the house to wc my existing 3 tanks, we are also expecting our first baby in march so I want to keep the maintenance as easy as possible in anticipation of whats to come!
The main reason I am questioning whether Triton is right for me is that I don't keep and SPS or LPS and plan to just keep large leathers and gorgonians mostly so I don't know if all that dosing is going to be overkill? Or will it just mean I can dose fairly small amounts and work out pretty cost effective in the long run? My current softie tank does use up a fair bit of alk but its packed full of xenia, GSP and zoa's etc in additon to the leathers and gorgs but I suspect these may dissapear once I add my cb majestic and blueline angels in to the reef so I don't think alk demand will be as high.
Any advice appreciated
Cheers
Nick
I have a long awaited upgrade tank arriving in around 1 months time and i've been trying to finalise how i'm going to run it, planning to go full triton method but I was hoping to get some opinions as to whether this is the best option for me.
Tank is 96x24x30 with 70x18x18 sump. I have designed the sump as per Triton method recommendations so the first compartment will be my algae fuge and will be 36" long, should comfortably hold at least 10% of the DT volume. I have most of the kit already split between various tanks, I plan to run:
- 2 x fluval sp4 return pumps (7200lph/1900gph US)
- bubble magus curve 9 skimmer
- 5 x maxspect gyre 250
- Tunze stream 3
- 2 x maxspect R420R 180w lights (I know I may need to add to these to get full coverage)
- around 300lb caribsea life rock
The main thing that appeals to me about Triton is the lack of water changes as i've had enough of carrying water all over the house to wc my existing 3 tanks, we are also expecting our first baby in march so I want to keep the maintenance as easy as possible in anticipation of whats to come!
The main reason I am questioning whether Triton is right for me is that I don't keep and SPS or LPS and plan to just keep large leathers and gorgonians mostly so I don't know if all that dosing is going to be overkill? Or will it just mean I can dose fairly small amounts and work out pretty cost effective in the long run? My current softie tank does use up a fair bit of alk but its packed full of xenia, GSP and zoa's etc in additon to the leathers and gorgs but I suspect these may dissapear once I add my cb majestic and blueline angels in to the reef so I don't think alk demand will be as high.
Any advice appreciated
Cheers
Nick