Triton Method Users // Do you maintain your dKH @ 8 or higher?

esther · Mar 24, 2020

How many of you dosing Core7 are keeping your dKH steady at 8? Anyone keeping alkalinity higher? I want to maintain ours at ~9dKH and was curious if that's going to be an issue? Our tank is doing fantastic currently. All corals are growing and fish are happy and our tank is at 8.8dKH. I get that it'll be more expensive to dose Core7 over time, but just curious is there are any negative long term effects.

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gpwdr · Mar 24, 2020

If it ain’t broken don’t fix it.

Dave Cureton · Mar 24, 2020

I agree with if it ain’t broke don’t fix it. That said I noticed my tank runs better around 7.5dkh.

Scurvy · Mar 25, 2020

I had been trying to get my Magnesium down from 1500ish and dosed up to 9dkh with Core 7. Been there for about 3 months now w/o an issue. Mags down to 1410 or so. I plan to stick around 8.5 once Im done tinkering.

gpwdr · Mar 25, 2020

I was running 7 DKH but the Ndoc test tell me to add higher dosing to 8 DKH

Mhart032 · Mar 25, 2020

When i started triton my aim was for 7.5, but with the correction dosing of trace elements it kicked up to 8.5 gradually so instead of trying to bring it back down im just letting it go everything is doing great right now so i dont want to change anything,

gpwdr · Mar 25, 2020

No change is good

H2Ocooled · Mar 28, 2020

I try to keep mine between 8 and 9 dkh and its worked well for me.

Mhart032 · Mar 28, 2020

Mine has been pretty stable at 8.6- 8.7

Oberst Oswald · Mar 28, 2020

I try to keep mine close to 8.0 as possible.

CSJIII · Mar 28, 2020

Good to hear since I’ve been trending down to 7.

Julian@Triton · Apr 7, 2020

We recommend that you maintain your dKH between 7 and 8. The main thing with this is stability wherever you find your corals are at their best.

SledHead · May 13, 2020

What are some signs that SPS corals are happy with the dkh of the tank?

esther · May 13, 2020

SledHead said:
What are some signs that SPS corals are happy with the dkh of the tank?

For me it’s fast growth, good colors and polyp extension.

Dr. Jim · May 16, 2020

Julian@Triton said:
We recommend that you maintain your dKH between 7 and 8. The main thing with this is stability wherever you find your corals are at their best.

May I ask what has led you to the 7-8 dKH recommendation? What is the disadvantage of maintaining it above 8? I'm only asking because so many suggest that corals grow faster at higher alkalinity levels (along with higher pH). Thank you!

anth · Dec 25, 2020

Dr. Jim said:
May I ask what has led you to the 7-8 dKH recommendation? What is the disadvantage of maintaining it above 8? I'm only asking because so many suggest that corals grow faster at higher alkalinity levels (along with higher pH). Thank you!

Same question?

Julian@Triton · Dec 28, 2020

Based on Ehsan's personal experience running the TRITON Method on his own aquarium and TRITON's research conducted over the past decade on thousands of aquariums utilising the TRITON Method, we know that the ideal dKH lies between 7 and 8dKH.

Higher than 8 may result in a reduction in growth and/or colour for aquariums running the TRITON Method.

anth · Dec 28, 2020

Julian@Triton said:
Based on Ehsan's personal experience running the TRITON Method on his own aquarium and TRITON's research conducted over the past decade on thousands of aquariums utilising the TRITON Method, we know that the ideal dKH lies between 7 and 8dKH.

Higher than 8 may result in a reduction in growth and/or colour for aquariums running the TRITON Method.

Thanks for the reply.
Is the reason for that because of the lower nutrients that a tank running the triton method usually has?
If so, would raising nutrients allow for a higher alkalinity?

Julian@Triton · Dec 29, 2020

The specific reason is related to the relationship between Alkalinity and Calcium as is explained in Randy's article linked here:

Chemistry And The Aquarium: Solving Calcium And Alkalinity Problems

I hope this article proves useful is understanding and dealing with the different types of calcium and alkalinity problems encountered by reef keepers. Once you get calcium and alkalinity under control, you are far along the road to having your tank chemistry optimal for its inhabitants.

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We find the ideal zone "within the zone" is between 7 and 8dKH.

Dr. Jim · Dec 29, 2020

Julian@Triton said:
The specific reason is related to the relationship between Alkalinity and Calcium as is explained in Randy's article linked here:

Chemistry And The Aquarium: Solving Calcium And Alkalinity Problems

I hope this article proves useful is understanding and dealing with the different types of calcium and alkalinity problems encountered by reef keepers. Once you get calcium and alkalinity under control, you are far along the road to having your tank chemistry optimal for its inhabitants.

reefs.com

We find the ideal zone "within the zone" is between 7 and 8dKH.

Randy's article is excellent. But it says that Alk anywhere between 7 - 11 is fine (provided the Ca is appropriate). So I don't see where it answers @anth 's questions nor why you are choosing 7-8. Anth's questions are essentially the same one's I asked a few posts back, which are:

1) What (exactly) has led you to the 7-8 dKH recommendation? And, what is the disadvantage of maintaining it above 8? (You answered: "Higher than 8 may result in a reduction in growth and/or colour for aquariums running the TRITON Method". So, specifically, what is it about the Triton method that leads you to this recommendation? (There have been so many reports stating that corals grow faster at higher alkalinity levels along with higher pH). (And this leads to Anth's next two questions):

2) Is the reason for that (7 to 8 range that you recommend) because of the lower nutrients that a tank running the triton method usually has?

3) If so, would raising nutrients allow for a higher alkalinity?