Not sure if Triton method can be honestly called “no waterchange method”. You’re technically putting together new saltwater inside of your tank, by using 3 5 gallon jugs of liquid(or however many jugs it uses) this is exactly why you have to remove some saltwater from the system. It’s more like an auto waterchange method. I might be wrong though.
Here is my tank at 6+ months no waterchanges, I just did my first ATI ICP, as a result I have elevated tin, lithium, zinc and silicate( silicates are high because of my RO). Ati gave me 50% on my water quality. The Corals look ok, growth could be better. My iron and salinity are low, rest of the elements look fine. Runs on a geo calcium reactor. Some of the Corals could look better, if I was using Triton. As it keeps everything on point.
From what ATI suggested, the easiest way is to do water changes. My lithium is high because I have some artificial rock in my tank, and because I used the Reef cement to hold some of my rocks together. I recently watched a video where Jason Fox mentioned that the main reason to do water changes is to get rid of the build-up of heavy metals. As a matter of fact I think Triton has a salt made just for that. https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/triton-salts.195712/
I have been running a mixed tank with a 95% wild collected sticks frags for a year now (1 year old to several months age) with no water changes (same water since I start end of 2013 with softies). No specific method just guestimate based on experiences I gathered along the way. I am more into natural way of reefing, emphasizing bacteria nutrient control method, recently added algae through for diversity. I do have some elements dosing regime, kalk for ca/kh along with coral supplements but nothing fancy. I am trying live oyster in the sump, hoping it will thrive and spawning eggs for coral consumption (keeping an eye on these bivalve as they are relatively new.
Pictures using lumia phone, not that nice.
Man, great looking aquarium. When you say wild collected, are you talking about local Singapore waters, that you yourself collected? Also, what is that purple stick here:
I want it ;-)
-Tom
. That purple (actually it's pink) is NPS soft coral, not sure what genus.
I am in Sabah, the island of Borneo. Sticks and other corals are abundant. 100 meter from local public beach is full with acros, stags, monti etc. I collect most of my frags from here, under 2 feet of water during lowest tide
DAM that's only 6 months of growth? How long has the tank bin up and running?Not sure if Triton method can be honestly called “no waterchange method”. You’re technically putting together new saltwater inside of your tank, by using 3 5 gallon jugs of liquid(or however many jugs it uses) this is exactly why you have to remove some saltwater from the system. It’s more like an auto waterchange method. I might be wrong though.
Here is my tank at 6+ months no waterchanges, I just did my first ATI ICP, as a result I have elevated tin, lithium, zinc and silicate( silicates are high because of my RO). Ati gave me 50% on my water quality. The Corals look ok, growth could be better. My iron and salinity are low, rest of the elements look fine. Runs on a geo calcium reactor. Some of the Corals could look better, if I was using Triton. As it keeps everything on point.
