Not one to typically share my builds... There are a lot of members on here that have far more impressive systems than I have! With that said, I have read a lot about the Triton method and there doesn't seem to be many people running their tanks this way... (But there are a ton that have strong opinions about it 
). So I will be the guinea pig and I will do my best to post updates here with pictures.
My goals - Purely and simply to see if all the hype is accurate. I will certainly be conscious of cost but I'm not really concerned at this point how much more expensive it may be than other methods.
A little about me - I'm not a very detailed person and I'm certainly not a chemist. I am someone who works from home and spends a lot of time in the home office on the phone. I got in to the hobby because I wanted something cool to look at! How I got hooked is no different than the rest of you. Ive been in the hobby for almost 2 years.
A little about my system - Estimated 180G total with a 120G display, 30G frag tank, 20G fuge, and a 40B sump. I have a mixed reef in the DT and my frag has kind of evolved into an LPS/Softy tank at the moment. I am converting from BRS 2 part dosing to Triton. Any specific questions about my gear... feel free to ask.
Tonight is the first night I am dosing the Triton. They recommend getting your Alk to a stable at 8dkh which I have done. I have a Triton test and I will post the results later but for the most part there were some surprises but all in all the results were what I expected. My plan is to start with their 4 part Elements and once I lock the dosing in let it run for a few weeks and then send off another water sample.
Dosing Schedule -
<ul>
<li>Recommendation is 10ml per 100L. My system works out to close to 700L so I am dosing 70ml per day of each part.</li>
<li>I am dosing their 4 part independently but based on my current set up I am going to dose 3A and 3B at the same time but in different parts of the tank.</li>
<li>I am using BRS 1.1ml per min dosers</li>
<li>So if my math serves me correctly, 70ml is roughly 64mins of dosing</li>
<li>Using my APEX, I am breaking this up in to 8 equal doses of 8 mins ea starting at 11PM and running final dose schedule at 6AM</li>
<li>Part 1 doses on the hour for 8 mins</li>
<li>Part 2 doses 20 mins after the hour for 8 mins</li>
<li>Part 3A and 3B doses 40 mins after the hour for 8 mins (separate areas of the system)</li>
</ul>
Will test Alk daily and adjust as needed. The nice part about this method is everything is dosed and adjusted in equal increments so if I adjust anything up or down, I adjust all parts the same.
Please feel free to post any questions. Will post pictures of my tank that were taken today so I have a visual compare as I go through the process.
PS: Anyone in the Cumming/Alpharetta area that needs to trim their macro in the fuge, I would love to take it off your hands! Currently I only have Caulerpa and need to add some other varieties.
). So I will be the guinea pig and I will do my best to post updates here with pictures.My goals - Purely and simply to see if all the hype is accurate. I will certainly be conscious of cost but I'm not really concerned at this point how much more expensive it may be than other methods.
A little about me - I'm not a very detailed person and I'm certainly not a chemist. I am someone who works from home and spends a lot of time in the home office on the phone. I got in to the hobby because I wanted something cool to look at! How I got hooked is no different than the rest of you. Ive been in the hobby for almost 2 years.
A little about my system - Estimated 180G total with a 120G display, 30G frag tank, 20G fuge, and a 40B sump. I have a mixed reef in the DT and my frag has kind of evolved into an LPS/Softy tank at the moment. I am converting from BRS 2 part dosing to Triton. Any specific questions about my gear... feel free to ask.
Tonight is the first night I am dosing the Triton. They recommend getting your Alk to a stable at 8dkh which I have done. I have a Triton test and I will post the results later but for the most part there were some surprises but all in all the results were what I expected. My plan is to start with their 4 part Elements and once I lock the dosing in let it run for a few weeks and then send off another water sample.
Dosing Schedule -
<ul>
<li>Recommendation is 10ml per 100L. My system works out to close to 700L so I am dosing 70ml per day of each part.</li>
<li>I am dosing their 4 part independently but based on my current set up I am going to dose 3A and 3B at the same time but in different parts of the tank.</li>
<li>I am using BRS 1.1ml per min dosers</li>
<li>So if my math serves me correctly, 70ml is roughly 64mins of dosing</li>
<li>Using my APEX, I am breaking this up in to 8 equal doses of 8 mins ea starting at 11PM and running final dose schedule at 6AM</li>
<li>Part 1 doses on the hour for 8 mins</li>
<li>Part 2 doses 20 mins after the hour for 8 mins</li>
<li>Part 3A and 3B doses 40 mins after the hour for 8 mins (separate areas of the system)</li>
</ul>
Will test Alk daily and adjust as needed. The nice part about this method is everything is dosed and adjusted in equal increments so if I adjust anything up or down, I adjust all parts the same.
Please feel free to post any questions. Will post pictures of my tank that were taken today so I have a visual compare as I go through the process.
PS: Anyone in the Cumming/Alpharetta area that needs to trim their macro in the fuge, I would love to take it off your hands! Currently I only have Caulerpa and need to add some other varieties.
