Product overview
The Triton Lab ICP-OES kit is a mail-in saltwater analysis. Home kits miss traces and metals that stall growth, shrink tissue, and brown pink, purple, or green colour.
TRITON Applied Reef Bioscience runs your sample through ICP-OES (the water is heated to about 10,000°C) and reports about 45 parameters at parts-per-billion. You treat what is actually missing or high, instead of guessing.
For a full mineral and organics picture, pair this with Triton N-Doc Organics lab test
How it works
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Collect: Rinse the vials 3 times in tank water, fill them, and seal tight.
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Register: In the Triton Lab Portal, create a tank profile and enter the kit barcodes.
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Post: Box the vials, add the lab label, and send them to your regional Triton lab.
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Results: You get an email when the scan is done. Open the dashboard for the 45-parameter report and dosing suggestions.
Key features
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45 parameters: Macros, traces, nutrients, and contaminants in one scan.
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ppb accuracy: Catches shifts and toxins earlier than typical hobby kits.
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Traffic-light dashboard: Green, yellow, and red so you see what is out of range at a glance.
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Dosing guide: Supplement suggestions based on your real tank volume — no spreadsheet required.
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Metals: Flags copper, aluminium, lead, and tin that home tests often miss.
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Trends: Charts over multiple tests so you can see consumption and whether your plan is working.
Water and system compatibility
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Water: Marine and reef only. Not for freshwater.
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Use: SPS, LPS, soft coral, and FOWLR.
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Triton Method: Supports topping up only the elements livestock use, if you run a low or no water-change system.
What it screens
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Macros: Sodium (Na), calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), potassium (K), strontium (Sr), boron (B), bromine (Br), sulphur (S)
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Traces: Iodine (I), iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), zinc (Zn), vanadium (V), molybdenum (Mo), cobalt (Co), lithium (Li), barium (Ba)
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Nutrients and contaminants: Phosphorus (P), phosphate (PO₄), silicon (Si), aluminium (Al), copper (Cu), lead (Pb), tin (Sn)
Testing and instructions
Always follow dosage & directions on product packaging.
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Routine: Every 4–8 weeks while corals are growing hard.
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Problems: Test now if you see browning, bleaching, or poor polyp extension.
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New tank: After cycling, before adding sensitive frags, to check the salt mix.
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Register first: Link the vial barcodes in the Triton Lab Portal before you post, or the lab cannot match the sample.
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Rinse: Flush both 14 mL vials three times with tank water to clear dust, then fill.
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RO/DI check: Use the second sequence if you want to confirm source water is near 0 TDS.
Specifications
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Brand: Triton
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Options: Single kit or prepaid 4-pack
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Included: Triton ID card, 2 × 14 mL vials with lids, barcode seals
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Labs: Germany and Australia
