Triton has US based testing now; I believe it is conducted by Unique Corals. I have not used Triton, but from my understanding, the intent was to reduce turnaround time by not shipping to Germany.
Tanks look great, what are you doing instead of water changes? I think WC are the part of the hobby most of us hate. Please share any tips or pointers.Is ICP testing really nessesary? Would love to hear the thoughts you have on this.
In my humble opinion ICP testing is a piece of the puzzle I which we are able these days to keep so many different types of corals and often in the same tank.
The older hobbyists maybe know that back in the days it was mostly leathers and anemones.
But in present day we can keep such a variety of species; and even without doing any waterchanges for years.
For me ICP testing is a great control to see (especially when corals are less happy and the main parameters are in check) if there is a build-up of heavy metals or, when my gionoporas and zoas are mad, to see if my trace elements are too low. Some of which you don't want to overdose and are hard to test with the regular home kits.
A part of the trace elements are already in all-in-one-dosing solutions. But in my personal experience, it is not enough. If you want to keep a mixed reef, the balance between all parameters amis very thin and that is why an ICP can give great insight in how to improve your water quality even more.
Can you reef without ICP testing? Absolutely. But you can hit a ceiling in what your tank can achieve and what kind of corals you can keep (for the long haul).
I have only been in the hobby for 5 years, with a 4 year old mixed reef tank with 0 waterchanges and a small 50g mixed reef, which is almost 5 months old. So maybe I am a newbie and disaster is waiting to be happen. But for now, I am going to the mail to post my next ICP to see if I can dare another few months without a waterchange
Love it when acronyms are used in written discussions, everyone always knows what your talking about .... except me... What the heck is ICP!Is ICP testing really nessesary? Would love to hear the thoughts you have on this.
In my humble opinion ICP testing is a piece of the puzzle I which we are able these days to keep so many different types of corals and often in the same tank.
The older hobbyists maybe know that back in the days it was mostly leathers and anemones.
But in present day we can keep such a variety of species; and even without doing any waterchanges for years.
For me ICP testing is a great control to see (especially when corals are less happy and the main parameters are in check) if there is a build-up of heavy metals or, when my gionoporas and zoas are mad, to see if my trace elements are too low. Some of which you don't want to overdose and are hard to test with the regular home kits.
A part of the trace elements are already in all-in-one-dosing solutions. But in my personal experience, it is not enough. If you want to keep a mixed reef, the balance between all parameters amis very thin and that is why an ICP can give great insight in how to improve your water quality even more.
Can you reef without ICP testing? Absolutely. But you can hit a ceiling in what your tank can achieve and what kind of corals you can keep (for the long haul).
I have only been in the hobby for 5 years, with a 4 year old mixed reef tank with 0 waterchanges and a small 50g mixed reef, which is almost 5 months old. So maybe I am a newbie and disaster is waiting to be happen. But for now, I am going to the mail to post my next ICP to see if I can dare another few months without a waterchange
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Hey Lone Wadde......Might want to look at the game of baseball nowadays. The game has been completly taken away from the managers and coaches making decisions based on gut feeling and experience.
