Checking Water Daily???

[Ro Bow]

Get a liquid test kit and follow the instructions. If you’re cycling you really only have to monitor ammonia and nitrates. I’d say every 3-4 days for ammonia and test for nitrates about the same. Once nitrates start registering then your close to the

Pretty sure I have the same one. Just make sure it comes with the calibration liquid and you use it before every test. I also second getting the salifert test kits
so i only need to test ammonia and nitrate?

 

[Jekyl]

If you plan on having coral you will need:
Alk, cal, mag, no3, po4

 

[JosephM]

Pretty sure I have the same one. Just make sure it comes with the calibration liquid and you use it before every test. I also second getting the salifert test kits

so i only need to test ammonia and nitrate?

At first ammonia, nitrate, salinity, and temp are most important. But you’ll want all of them sooner then later

 

[Jekyl]

For temp do yourself a favor and get a heater controller also. I feel it's my most important piece of equipment.