每当公司说他们的“产品X”是“世界上最好的”时,我们通常都会折扣他们的主张,并转移到少怪异的东西上。但是在Triton Reefwhichdoesn’texplicitly make that claim, having spent a whole day at their facility wrapping our heads around the inner workings ofInductively Coupled Plasmaanalysis of seawater, we can say with conviction that there really is no other chemist in the world who has spent a fanatical amount of time getting批判的about their aquarium water chemistry, the results of which is evident in their下巴礁石水族馆展示。
Triton Reef创始人Ehsan Dashti是一个veritable mad man at his ICPwhich is also known as Atomic Emission Spectroscopy, a machine which literally rips molecules apart with plasma that is heated to 10,000 degrees Kelvin, we’re talking an actual temperature of 17,500F/9,700C, not a lamp color. The ICP-AES machine is designed to test freshwater but with his background in chemistry, Ehsan has adapted this beast of a water analyzer to test seawater with methods and protocols that are completely unique, and which have never been applied to testing marine aquarium water.
ICP-AES机器以及支持它的四分之一美元的实验室,使Ehsan和Triton Reef对海洋水族馆水的化学反应非常批评。Triton礁超出了测试钙,碱度,pH和磷酸盐的测试,相反,可以将更多的重点支付给鲜为人知的元素,这些元素要么是必不可少的,要么有害,而且要高水平。
例如,特里顿礁可以衡量缺乏锰,这对此对此产生有益的影响Goniopora正如朱利安(Julian)在十年前首先被理论化的那样,钒确实促进了各种过滤器喂食器(如海绵和外束)的生长,以及锌和钼锌,它们都是各种生物学过程的共同因素。On the other of the spectrum, Barium, Bromide, Aluminum and flippin’ copper are incredibly common industrial contaminants that seem to occur in even the best of marine aquarium additives, all of which can build up to dangerous levels that noticeably and negatively impact coral growth.
那么,普通水产仪可以在不访问这种超临界水质测试和监测水平的情况下做什么?除了使用超纯Triton礁添加剂(例如三部分礁元素),Triton礁的分析臂称为新万博登录网址Triton Laboffers a very novel aquarium water testing service wherein you can send your water sample to be tested at the atomic level. The results of Triton Reef’s testing arre reported back to users online with an incredible breakdown of the many lesser-understood elements of reef aquarium water, with recommendations on how to raise the beneficial elements that are lacking, and alerts to dangerous elements that are building up.
It took us the better part of 10 hours at Triton Reef/Triton Lab to wrap our head around what founder Ehsan Dashti is doing, not to mention thelaniledthat we’ve covered before, a spankin’ new version of which is set to be revealed at InterZoo later this week. If you want to learn more about Triton Reef Elementz, Triton Lab, or the new LaniLED, be sure to visit their InterZoo booth 427 in Hall 3, and you may also find us there at times, riding their wifi to liveblog during the show.