Reasons not to do water changes
1. Minimise variables
2. Adding unwanted, unknown elements, un-balancing the aquarium.
3. Guessing what elements have been removed from the aquarium, & guessing what elements to put back in.
Water changes have worked for a long time, but this doesn’t mean that there isn’t a better way to do things, or that improvements can’t be made.
Triton philosophy.
Also –
“let’s say that, during the interval between water changes, the corals have adjusted to a phosphate level, magnesium level, vanadium level, manganese level, etc., etc., etc. that, although perhaps lower than NSW (natural sea water) values, was stable, and tolerable for them. Suddenly, they’re receiving a “reset” of these parameters, with dramatic increases in these levels, along with an accompanying increase in pH, alkalinity, and possibly even a temperature change as well. And, let’s assume that your salt mix contained exactly the trace elements in the exact amounts indicated on the label (as many reefers can now tell you- not all do…). To corals that have been living in a closed system, this is quite a shock to absorb, wouldn’t you say?”
More - https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/r...luating-the-triton-method-objectively.183853/
1. Minimise variables
2. Adding unwanted, unknown elements, un-balancing the aquarium.
3. Guessing what elements have been removed from the aquarium, & guessing what elements to put back in.
Water changes have worked for a long time, but this doesn’t mean that there isn’t a better way to do things, or that improvements can’t be made.
Triton philosophy.
Also –
“let’s say that, during the interval between water changes, the corals have adjusted to a phosphate level, magnesium level, vanadium level, manganese level, etc., etc., etc. that, although perhaps lower than NSW (natural sea water) values, was stable, and tolerable for them. Suddenly, they’re receiving a “reset” of these parameters, with dramatic increases in these levels, along with an accompanying increase in pH, alkalinity, and possibly even a temperature change as well. And, let’s assume that your salt mix contained exactly the trace elements in the exact amounts indicated on the label (as many reefers can now tell you- not all do…). To corals that have been living in a closed system, this is quite a shock to absorb, wouldn’t you say?”
More - https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/r...luating-the-triton-method-objectively.183853/