My Triton Results

Jizu Puentes · May 25, 2017

I finally got curious enough to try out the Triton testing out and thought Id post my results here and see what you all think.
First some background info. My system is about 300 gallons total and is made up of 3 tanks plus a sump. I have a mixed selection of coral and a not so heavy fishload, lots of small fish in my 135 but 2 in a 110 and 2 in my frag tank. I currently dose kalkwasser from a still resovoir to replenish CA and ALK, dose 30ml of Vibrant once a week, 30ml of Vineagar daily(im slowly increasing the doses), sometimes I run GAC and my skimmer is a SRO 3000. I have zero nuisance algae in my main display but I do have some cyano in my macroalgae tank. My corals are all growing well and have decent colors so this test was just for curiosity sake not so much to fix issues. Some of the levels shown are off from what the Triton lab recommends but Id rather let the experienced people here tell me what I need to worry about haha. The water samples were taken an hour after dosing vinegar and a week after my last water change of 30 gallons.
Here are the results.

BCSreef · May 25, 2017

Do you run a calcium reactor? Use 2-part? How often volume for water changes?

I know many on here don't agree with the Triton recommendations. Some are way off what seawater is.

I'm sure Randy will chime in.

Bob

Jizu Puentes · May 25, 2017

Bob Stohrer said:
Do you run a calcium reactor? Use 2-part? How often volume for water changes?

I know many on here don't agree with the Triton recommendations. Some are way off what seawater is.

I'm sure Randy will chime in.

Bob

I dose Kalkwasser for Ca and Alk. I do 10% water changes biweekly.

BCSreef · May 25, 2017

I do a 14% change biweekly, kalk and a calcium reactor. Your Triton numbers look better than mine! Compared to my numbers, you don't seem to have any crazy high or low numbers. Maybe only I is on the low side. If all is healthy, I wouldn't worry.

Wait a bit and you'll have some additional opinions from better chemists than I.

Bob

Randy Holmes-Farley · May 25, 2017

What is your measured salinity? It may be a bit low.

Potassium looks to be the only thing I might dose, and I don't see anything that's high enough to worry about.

Do you use GFO?

JimWelsh · May 25, 2017

His salinity looks to be around 32.2.

Jizu Puentes · May 25, 2017

Randy Holmes-Farley said:
What is your measured salinity? It may be a bit low.

Potassium looks to be the only thing I might dose, and I don't see anything that's high enough to worry about.

Do you use GFO?

Salinity is 1.025 according to my refractometer and my LFS.
I don't use any GFO, I have in the past

What's a good level for potassium

Jizu Puentes · Jun 4, 2017

I got a bottle of oceans blend potassium and raised my level to 400 over 2 days. Now I will dose once a week to maintain the level.

As for my P and PO4, should I continue to increase my vineagar doses or stay at 35ml per day? I wonder why the test doesn't provide nitrate measurements.

Jizu Puentes · Jun 4, 2017

I clean my glass every 5 days and the film is still green algae not white bacteria also. I've been dosing just upstream from my skimmer.

Jizu Puentes · Feb 26, 2018

It's been almost a year after my last ICP test so I decided to do another one. This time I went with Marinlab and a few elements have changed drastically.

Jizu Puentes · Feb 26, 2018

My Aluminum level went from 7.77 to 43.10. What are some sources of aluminum?
My Potassium has gone from 344 to 476 and I don't dose it.
My iodine has gone from 10 to 39.20 and I don't dose it.

Randy Holmes-Farley · Feb 27, 2018

Jizu Puentes said:
My Aluminum level went from 7.77 to 43.10. What are some sources of aluminum?
My Potassium has gone from 344 to 476 and I don't dose it.
My iodine has gone from 10 to 39.20 and I don't dose it.

White media of any sort can be a source of aluminum. Do you use any? So can tap water.

What salt mix are you currently using? Seachem Vibrant has very high Potassium.

The iodine is probably from foods. It's no concern, unless you want to try to raise it more.

Jizu Puentes · Feb 27, 2018

Randy Holmes-Farley said:
White media of any sort can be a source of aluminum. Do you use any? So can tap water.

What salt mix are you currently using? Seachem Vibrant has very high Potassium.

The iodine is probably from foods. It's no concern, unless you want to try to raise it more.

No media is used and neither is tap water.
I'm currently, and have been using Red Sea Normal since setup of this system.
I did change up my food mixture so that could be it. I glad to see it go up actually