Triton Labs Base Elements
We are pleased to announce that the much talked about Triton Method for professional water testing analysis and trace elements additives are now available from Aquarium Specialty.
Not familiar with the Triton Method? Then please read on. Simply put, the Triton Method is the precise way to better understand your aquarium water, what's in your water, and how to better mimic natural sea water.
First, I would like to discuss a little of the technology behind the Triton Method. The Triton Method uses a very specialized piece of equipment that uses Inductively Coupled Plasma-Optical Emission Spectrometry analysis (ICP-OES). Using Spectrometry, the Triton Lab analyzes concentrations of 32 elements that include Na, Ca, Mg, K, Sr, B, Br, S, Li, Be, Ba, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Al, Si, As, Sb, Sn, Cd, Se, Mo, Hg, P (PO4), Pb, I.
Example of Lab result from Triton Labs.
Until recently, this technology was not available to aquarists. Aquarium Specialty is extremely excited to be able to offer a solution that takes some of the guesswork out of aquarium husbandry as it relates to overall water quality.
Here's what Triton Labs says about "The Triton Method".
“Empowered Reefkeeping” is at the core of “The Triton Method” , and it all starts with information about your aquarium’s water. For the time ever, reefkeepers have access to the most detailed analysis of aquarium water ever available to hobbyists.
Developed over several years at his facility in Dusseldorf, Germany, Triton Labs founder, Ehsan Dashti has developed customized protocols to utilize Inductively Coupled Plasma-Optical Emission Spectrometry analysis (ICP-OES) to literally rip molecules apart with plasma that is heated to 10,000 degrees Kelvin for analysis.
The ICP-OES machine has been adapted by Ehsan to test seawater for the ultimate in accuracy. Water is tested for precise concentrations of lesser known elements found in seawater that are either essential and missing, or detrimental and building up to high levels in the aquarium. The elements being tested for include Na, Ca, Mg, K, Sr, B, Br, S, Li, Be, Ba, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Al, Si, As, Sb, Sn, Cd, Se, Mo, Hg, P (PO4), Pb, I.
The results provide reefers with the most detailed analysis of marine aquarium water ever available at the hobby level, enabling reefers to understand exactly what’s missing, what’s excessive, and what to do about it. The procedure is very simple: The aquarist takes a sample of his/her aquarium water, registers with Triton online, and returns the sample to Triton U.S. in a provided postage paid envelope. The results of Triton Reef’s testing are reported back online in a simple, easy-to-understand format within 10 days of sample collection.
If you need to add trace elements, Triton offers ultra-pure trace elements to adjust deficiencies in your aquarium. The benefit to you is being able, for the first time, to add exactly what your corals require for long-term health and growth, or knowing exactly what is building up to potentially detrimental levels. The possibilities with the “Triton Method” include being able to precisely replicate natural the water chemistry conditions from reefs around the world, as well as creating higher potential for success with the information provided by the ICP-OES analysis.
The Triton Professional Water Analysis kits, elements, media and pure reef salt are all available from Aquarium Specialty.
Aquarium Specialty just sent off water to Triton Labs in Germany a few weeks ago from our office aquariums and as of last week, we have begun making incremental changes to the way and type of additives we dose to our Twin57 gallon reef display (total water volume approx. 130 gallons).
For more information on the Triton Method please contact Aquarium Specialty. Additionally, there is article written by Randy Holmes-Farley on the Reef2Reef blog.
