What tests R U doing

[seahunt]

What water parameters are you testing?

What frequency.

Lets not get into the brands of test kits please

 

[Awibrandy]

Alk, Cal, Mag, and Trates. Only use to do them when I saw something wrong. Now trying to do them more frequent as to avoid animals going through any kind of unnecessary suffering.

 

[bad coffee]

I normally just do the eyeball test. If something looks wrong, then I'll pull out the test kits.

I haven't done nitrate tests in 3 years. Cal, Alk and Mg are the only ones I use.

B

 

[ecvernon]

calcium, magnesium and alkalinity every three days. i made a few new clam additions so im trying to get an idea of my tanks dosing requirement.

after i figure it out then its every water change (every one or two weeks more likely) i test for calcium, alkalinity, magnesium

then nitrate,nitrite ammonia, etc only when there is a problem

 

[jerl77]

calcium

 

[MIKE NY]

cal, mag, alk, trates once a week and strontium once a month

 

[jnohs]

I normally just do the eyeball test. If something looks wrong, then I'll pull out the test kits.

I haven't done nitrate tests in 3 years. Cal, Alk and Mg are the only ones I use.

B

i like the name of that the eyeball test.. only i do the eye ball test and dont even bother testing if it seems like someting is wrong do a water change.

but if i was going to test i would do alk, calc, mag, and ph if i though any others were in neednothing a water change couldnt fix

 

[juiceguy]

phos test every other week. alk, cal and mag once a month. i rarely test for trates

 

[BHDMC]

The eyeball test as well.

 

[jnohs]

i think the eyeball test maty ctually be a better test. because your test kit could resd good and there could obvilously still be a visiable problem. and even though some of your test might not read perfect. that doesnt mean there is a problem with the water because no one truly knows the exact levels needed in sea water. sinecew they are chANGING ALL THE TIME ANY WAY.

 

[Alex]

Phosphates--- weekly
salinity--- weekly
nitrate----weekly
nitrite-----weekly
Alk------ bi weekly
calcium------ bi weekly
The eye ball test----- daily for any other problems

 

[LongIslandAndy]

Run a PH monitor, Check DKH weekly and do 25% water change every 3 weeks

 

[jnohs]

whats up andy.